Starboard is green and port is red. An easy way to remember is to think of port wine which is red.
Starboard = Green = Right side. Port = Red = Left side. As an easy way to remember them look at the number of letters in each: starboard has more than port green has more than red right has more than left GRASS is green, so Green Right At Starboard Side
The vessel on the starboard quarter always has right of way. The vessel approaching on the port side has to give way.
The old Viking longboats were steered with a board (oar) that was mounted on the right side of the ship and 'steering board side' evolved into 'Starboard'. When approaching port, the steering board had to be on the side away from the landing, so it was approached on the left or "Port" sideThe port side was often called 'larboard side' which evolved from loading board.Starboard is the right hand side when stood aft and looking forwardPort is the left hand side when stood aft and looking forward
because that is the right side
starboard is the right of a boat. port is either where large ships are docked or the left of a boat. the way i remember it is port= 4 letters, left= 4 letters.
The right side of the vessel is the starboard side, the light is green. The light is coordinated to the starboard side of the vessel no matter how you look at it. Refer to Rule 21 of the 72 COLREGS, a link is provided below.
Starboard (right side).
The head and starboard side of the vessel is toward you
The head and starboard side is toward you
A green light is on the starboard side of the vessel. So it may mean that the starboard side is directly facing you.
you are following another vessel on it's starboard side. the stern light and stbd running light are visible
The color light that must show on the starboard side of a boat is green. This green light is part of the navigation lights used to indicate the direction the vessel is facing and helps prevent collisions at night or in low visibility conditions. The starboard (right) side green light is typically visible from 112.5 degrees, along with other navigation lights on the vessel.
Red marks the Port or left side. (Green is Starboard or the right-hand side.) Port
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.
You are looking at the Starboard (right) side of that boat. If it is moving, it is moving to the right.
Green
The green light would be located on the right, or starboard, side of the boat.