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2003: Making A Name
For Ourselves
Float Plan Central
debuts 17 January, making a mark as the first web site dedicated to
providing and promoting the use of the float plans nation-wide.
In less than 1 month
following an article in the Auxiliary's e-magazine SITREP, Float Plan
Central's business soars; praise from customers and boating safety
professionals poor in.
The "Float Plan Supplementals"
are introduced to expand the capacity of the float plan's Itinerary and Persons
On Board sections.
Float Plan Central begins
development of its new Web site in August.
The first ever Lesson Plan for
the float plan is developed.
Float Plan Central produces
its first piece of advertising copy "Do You Have A Plan?".
14 November, the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary -
Boating Department announces its latest boating safety initiative, "Float Plan
Central".
The "Millennium Edition"
Float Plan is pictured in a article about float plans in the December
issue of Motorboating magazine.
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2004: Expanding Our
Resources
On January 1, the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary moves Float Plan
Central to a new address, floatplan.uscgaux.info, in the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary network and celebrates by unveiling a new look.
2007: Our New Address
On April 1, the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary obtains the domain name,
www.floatplancentral.org,
for its float planning service.
2010:
Unprecedented Flexibility and Ease of Use
On May 21,
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
announced
its new Float Plan that offers unprecedented flexibility and ease of use.
The new float plan
allows users of Adobe Reader version 8 or later to save any data they enter
into the float plan on their computer for later revision or use.
Users now only need to enter information about their vessel one time.
Data related to specific trips can be added or changed as necessary.
The
update also includes new data fields, additional user defined fields, and
new drop-down lists that show all of the available choices for greater ease
of use. The Vessel Type field has
been expanded offering a broader range of recreational vessels to choose
from. The Itinerary section has been
enhanced to improve readability.
Also, each field on the plan has an explanatory “tip” that is displayed when
the user hovers over the field, providing specific guidance on the type of
data that should be entered.
