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Paddling Float Plan & Emergency Brief Builder

Put the trip details another person would need in one clear brief: who is going, what craft they are in, where they launch, where they plan to finish, when they expect to check in and what your contact should do if they do not.

Important: this tool does not monitor your trip, send alerts, contact emergency services, verify conditions or make a route safe. Check current weather, water, closures and local guidance yourself, and leave the finished plan with a responsible person.

Trip

Use names and locations your emergency contact can understand without extra context.

Trip nameActivityDateLaunch locationPlanned takeoutDeparture timeExpected finish / check-inContact should act afterVehicle / plate

Intended routeAlternate exits / decision points

People & craft

ParticipantsCraft detailsRelevant medical / access notes

Emergency contact & communications

Responsible contact nameContact phoneLocal emergency / ranger informationPhone carriedSatellite messenger / PLBVHF / radio

Equipment checklist

Other equipment / notes

Emergency brief

Completeness is not a safety rating. It only shows how many planning fields are filled.

Your data

Everything stays in this browser unless you export or share it yourself.

Saved float plans

What a useful float plan does

A float plan gives someone on shore a concrete starting point if you miss your agreed check-in: route, launch, takeout, craft description, people, vehicle and communication equipment. It is most useful when it is actually given to a responsible person before departure.