Definition
The time at which the vessel expects to reach a given position, found by dividing the distance remaining by the expected speed made good and adding the result to the time now: 24 miles to run at 6 knots gives four hours. Honest ETAs matter because they drive tidal gate timing, lock and berth bookings, traffic service reporting and shore contacts, and they must be revised whenever speed or the route changes materially.
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