Question: What does enabling Buffer Time do to a voyage plan?
Buffer Time is a planning option that adds a time margin to voyage plans to reduce the risk of late arrival.
When enabled, the system adjusts the ETA to arrive 3–6 hours earlier than the latest allowable time, depending on voyage duration.
For voyages longer than 7 days, the plan may start at a slightly higher speed to account for uncertainty, unless enough margin already exists without it.
This is designed to avoid last-minute speed-ups near arrival and reduce delay risk overall.
Trade-off to know: enabling Buffer Time can lead to slightly higher predicted voyage costs, since the plan is more conservative by design.