# Timed Arrivals with a low-speed diesel **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [July 30, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/timed-arrivals-with-a-low-speed-diesel/66735 "2023-07-30T11:29:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/timed-arrivals-with-a-low-speed-diesel/66735/1 "2023-07-30T11:29:26Z")
> [@Maersk Ordered to Rehire C/M Who Tipped Off USCG](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maersk-ordered-to-rehire-c-m-who-tipped-off-uscg/66666/85): > > That being said, upon receiving a call we were running a few minutes late would not lead me to write someone up. The company I work for does take safety seriously, and delays in particular are perfectly OK in the name of safety. It’s not really about safety, it’s a little more complicated. There’s a saying “never be late when you’re early”. Say the pilot time is 0515hrs. The arrival plan might have waypoints 1-4, the plan might be: leg 1-2 18 kts leg 2-3 14 kts leg 3-4 12 kts So ship has to be at waypoint #1 at the correct time. If the ship arrives at waypoint #1 about 45 minutes early the speed can be dropped to 16 kts or a round turn made to add a little time. To be conservative the captain can create a waypoint #0 as a time check to make sure the arrival is on time. If the second mate calls at wp#0 and reports the ship is running 20 minutes late there’s still 25 minutes or more time up the sleeve. But you know the 2nd mate can’t be trusted. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/timed-arrivals-with-a-low-speed-diesel/66735)._