Passage plan (Berth-to-Berth)

A berth-to-berth passage plan covers the whole voyage from the berth of departure to the berth of arrival, including pilotage waters, and is mandated by SOLAS V/34 read with IMO Resolution A.893(21). The guidelines set the four stages of appraisal, planning, execution, and monitoring. Appraisal gathers all relevant charts and publications; planning lays off courses, no-go areas, abort points, wheelover positions, and contingency anchorages; execution puts the plan into effect with the tidal window; monitoring fixes the ship’s position against the plan throughout.