Chart Navigation & Plotting · Set & Drift — Estimated Position

An estimated position (EP) differs from a dead-reckoning (DR) position in that the EP also accounts for:

Explanation

A DR position is advanced using only course steered and speed/distance through the water. An EP applies the estimated current (set and drift) and leeway to the DR, giving a best estimate of actual position absent a fix.

Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9); Dutton's Nautical Navigation

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