Hard to starboard means that the ship's rudder is turned hard to the right moving ship to the right. Leaving it hard to starboard will results in the ship going in circles. Typically the order is followed by a course to steady on.
"Helmsman, rudder hard to starboard, come to course 320!"
"Rudder hard to starboard, coming to course 320, aye, sir!"
"Quartermaster, aye, sir!"
"Sir, steady on course 320, checking course 324, sir!"
"Very well! Steady as she goes!"
Starboard is to the right; port is left. Taker her hard to starboard, helmsman!
In 1912, hard a' starboard meant turning the ship's STERN to starboard and the bow to port. Today this would be called hard a 'port. So the bow of the ship did indeed turn to the left, causing the iceberg strike on the starboard side.
Starboard is the right side of a ship or aircraft when one is facing forward.
30 degrees
Please move that cargo to the starboard side of the poop deck. Scrub the barnacles from the starboard side of the hull. Turn the wheel hard over to starboard, mister!
"Hard 'a starboard" refers to a Helm Command, not a rudder command. The "Helm" (or tiller) is moved to the starboard side, when the ship is turned left. It's a British term.
That you are crossing starboard to starboard or overtaking to port side. (you are passing on YOUR starboard side)
In the film Titanic, the Second Officer gives the order 'hard a starboard' when the iceberg is sighted: the helmsman then turns the wheel and the ship to port.The reason is that in the British Merchant Navy steering orders used to be given as helm orders; as though the helmsman at the wheel was actually holding a tiller. So 'hard a starboard' would mean 'put your helm or tiller hard a starboard'. This would turn the ship's rudder to port and so the ship would turn to port.This all changed with the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932, which came into effect on 1 January 1933. This brought the British Merchant Navy into line with the rest of the world, so that from that date all steering orders were given as wheel orders, and 'hard a starboard' did in fact mean 'turn right'.
"Hard to starboard" was a common word among sailors to indicate the ship's rudder should move to the extreme right.
They intend to pass starboard to starboard side.
They intend to pass starboard side to starboard side.
They intend to pass starboard side to starboard side.