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Is port on the left side?

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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.


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What do you do if a vessel is close and you see a red and white light at night?

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Why is the left side of a ship called?

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If you see something the port beam you are seeing something straight out from the middle of the vessel on the left side straight ahead of the vessel directly behind the vessel?

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