If you are standing in the center of the vessel facing to the front the port side is on your left and the starboard side is on your right.
The port side of a vessel is indeed the left side as you look forwards on nthe vessel.
it is known as the port shingle
Port is the left hand side of the vessel
red
you are on the port side of the vessel
Straight out from the middle of the vessel on the left side.
An easy way to remember that the port side of a boat is on the left, is to remember: Port is red and there is little left in the bottle.
Left (Port) side
It is top looking down. The left side of a vessel (ship or aircraft) is port side.
I intend to pass you on my port (left) side.It means I intend to LEAVE you on my port side. That means you will be overtaking the vessel you are approaching (which is the stand on vessel and has the right away) and leaving it on YOUR port side. Simply put you are over taking the vessel and maneuvering to your right. If you are passing from behind and the other vessel is in agreement they will sound the same sound, one short blast. To pass on the opposite side leaving them on your starboard side then you will sound two short blasts. If in agreement you will hear two short blasts in return.
passing on port side
when the vessel is departing from one port to another port.