A guide for living aboard a sailing vessel to prepare for and survive various civilization collapse scenarios.

This manual provides detailed guidance for achieving complete autonomy and self-sufficiency in a maritime environment, addressing:

• Economic Collapse - Mass unemployment, currency failure, supply chain breakdown
• Civil Unrest - Widespread violence, government instability, social breakdown
• Climate Collapse - Extreme weather, sea level rise, ecosystem failure
• War - Regional or global conflict, breakdown of international order

Live Documentation: https://rriehle.github.io/plan-omega/

The documentation is built with MkDocs using the Material theme.

• Python 3.13+
• pip

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/rriehle/plan-omega.git
cd plan-omega

2. Activate a Python virtual environment; here we use pyenv:

pyenv activate py3.13.9-mkdocs

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Serve locally (with live reload):

mkdocs serve

Open http://127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser.

Build the site:

mkdocs build

The static site will be generated in the site/ directory.

Deploy to GitHub Pages manually:

mkdocs gh-deploy

The site automatically deploys to GitHub Pages when you push to the main branch via GitHub Actions.

To enable GitHub Pages for your repository:

1. Go to your repository on GitHub
2. Navigate to Settings → Pages
3. Under Source, select GitHub Actions
4. The workflow will automatically build and deploy on every push to main

The workflow file is located at .github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml.

Every critical system has four levels of redundancy:

• Primary - Main, most efficient solution
• Alternate - Secondary method when primary is unavailable
• Contingency - Backup when both primary and alternate fail
• Emergency - Last-resort solution using minimal resources

• Level 1: Monitoring - Normal operations with enhanced preparedness
• Level 2: Enhanced Readiness - Early warning signs detected
• Level 3: Activation - Imminent threat, execute departure protocols
• Level 4: Survival Mode - Long-term autonomy, minimal external contact

Documentation Content: CC BY-SA 4.0

You are free to:

• Share - Copy and redistribute the material
• Adapt - Remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following terms:

• Attribution - Give appropriate credit
• ShareAlike - Distribute contributions under the same license

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

The best survival plan is one you practice regularly. Knowledge without skills is useless. Skills without practice fade.

Fair winds and following seas.