Berth-to-berth passage plan

A berth-to-berth passage plan is the documented voyage plan covering every leg from the departure berth to the arrival berth, including pilotage and harbor waters, required by SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 34. It is built in the four stages of IMO Resolution A.893(21): appraisal of all available information, detailed planning of the intended track, execution once the plan and tactics are fixed, and monitoring to confirm the ship keeps to the plan. The plan marks course and distance per leg, no-go areas, abort points, parallel-index lines, under-keel clearance, wheel-over positions, and contingency anchorages. SOLAS V/34 makes it berth to berth, so the plan does not stop at the pilot station; the pilot’s local knowledge supplements but does not replace it.