it is known as the port shingle
The port side of a vessel is indeed the left side as you look forwards on nthe vessel.
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.
Port is the left hand side of the vessel
The red light is called the Port side and is on the left as you are piloting the vessel. The right side is called the Starboard and the colored light is green.
red
you are on the port side of the vessel
1).- When facing forward, the left side of the boat is called 'port" to distinguish and differentiate it from the starboard side of the vessel.2).- The left side is the port side and the right side is the starboard side.3).- Portside.4).- An easy way to remember this, is that "Port" and "Left" have the same number of letters.5).- When I was very young, I toured an active US Navy ship. In the captain's quarters, his desk had a small, engraved sign facing the visitor's chairs that read, "Port is Left".See the related Port and Starboard Wikipedia article listed below for more information:The left side of a boat is called the port. The right side of the boat is called the starboard. The windows around the boat is called portholes.
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.
A part facing forward on the left side of the ship is called the "port" side. In nautical terminology, the left side of a vessel when facing forward is always referred to as the port side, while the right side is known as the starboard side. This distinction helps to avoid confusion when giving directions on board.
Left (Port) side
It is top looking down. The left side of a vessel (ship or aircraft) is port side.