Passage planning procedures are specified in International Maritime Organization Resolutions, in the laws of IMO signatory countries (for example, Title 33 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations), and a number of professional books and USN/USAF publications.
Procedure planiranja prolaza specificirane su rezolucijama Međunarodne pomorske organizacije, zakonima zemalja potpisnica IMO-a (primjerice, Title 33 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations), te mnogim profesionalnim knjigama i publikacijama USN/USAF-a.