# How do I make a planning?

The Planning section has an overview of the ships with the scheduled crew members listed by rank.

[![crewing-planning.png](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/scaled-1680-/crewing-planning.png)](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/crewing-planning.png)

1. Right-click on a non-scheduled part of a rank and click on **New...**
2. Complete all required fields  
    [![crewing-newplanning.png](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/scaled-1680-/crewing-newplanning.png)](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/crewing-newplanning.png)
3. Click on **Save & close** or Save & Recurring   
    With the function **Save & Recurring** it is possible to create a recurring schedule  
    [![crewing-planningrecurring.png](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/scaled-1680-/crewing-planningrecurring.png)](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/crewing-planningrecurring.png)
4. Enter the fields for recurring schedules and click on **Save & close**

<p class="callout warning">If an employee cannot be scheduled on a specific ship, make sure the ship has been listed as one of the employee's preferred ships.</p>