CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER T—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS) (parts 175 to 186) > PART 185—OPERATIONS > SUBPART E—Preparations for Emergencies (§185.502 to §185.530) > 185.503—Voyage plan.

185.503—Voyage plan.

(a) The master of the following vessels shall prepare a voyage plan:
(1) A vessel making an oceans or coastwise voyage;
(2) A vessel making a voyage of more than 300 miles on the Great Lakes, except from a Canadian to a United States port;
(3) A vessel, with overnight accommodations for passengers, making an overnight voyage; and
(4) A vessel arriving from a foreign port, except at a United States Great Lakes port from a Canadian Great Lakes port.
(b) The voyage plan required by paragraph (a) of this section must be prepared prior to departing on a voyage and communicated verbally or in writing, ashore at the vessel's normal berthing location or with a representative of the owner or managing operator of the vessel. The voyage plan shall be available to the Coast Guard upon request.