![]() 'Port and Starboard: Why do Sailors say 'Port' and 'Starboard', for 'Left' and 'Right? ''. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) Ocean Facts. ![]() 'Why Do Ships use 'Port' and 'Starboard' Instead of 'Left' and 'Right? ''. ![]() References Look up bæcbord, larboard, starboard, or port in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anatomical terms of location, another example of terms of directionality that do not depend on the location of the observer for things that are bilaterally symmetrical. ![]() : 11-12 To set forth these navigational rules, the terms starboard and port are absolutely essential, and to aid in in situ decision-making, the two sides of each vessel are marked, dusk to dawn, by navigation lights, the vessel's starboard side by green and its port side by red. The navigational treaty convention, the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea-for instance, as appears in the UK's Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 (and comparable US documents from the US Coast Guard) -sets forth requirements for maritime vessels to avoid collisions, whether by sail or powered, and whether a vessel is overtaking, approaching head-on, or crossing. ![]()
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