Five-Minute Pre-Departure Checklist
A mobile-friendly final check for license, weather, equipment, reporting, and return plan
Start with the key point. A mobile-friendly final check for license, weather, equipment, reporting, and return plan
Pre-departure deck check
Right before leaving, use a fast โready now?โ structure instead of a long planning checklist.
Check warnings, wind, waves, and visibility.
Make sure each person can wear the right gear.
Check round-trip fuel, reserve, and battery.
Prepare phone, radio, and emergency contacts.
Set the turn-back point and return time.
Check distance or weather-warning reporting rules.
Keep the final check short and firm
Use long checklists during preparation. Right before departure, answer only whether it is safe and ready to leave now.
| Check | Question |
|---|---|
| License | Can todayโs operator legally operate this craft? |
| Weather | Are there no warnings, strong wind, fog, high waves, or poor visibility? |
| People | Do passengers know the emergency contacts and return plan? |
| Equipment | Life jackets, communication, battery, fuel, and bilge pump checked? |
| Report | Distance report, voluntary near-distance report, or local report checked? |
| Route | Departure point, route, turn-back point, and return time agreed? |
If any answer is no
Delay departure or return to preparation. Weather warnings, poor visibility, missing equipment, and unchecked reporting are not things to solve after leaving.
A useful sentence
Before asking โhow far should we go,โ decide โwhere will we turn back.โ For beginners, the turn-back point matters more than the destination.
๐ Sources
5This guide is based on the sources below. Laws, notices, and fees can change, so check the original source before use.
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Korea Meteorological Administration
Remember before departure
This guide is general information. For actual license booking, renewal, operation, reporting, and restricted-area decisions, confirm the latest Korea Coast Guard portal and relevant authority guidance.
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