Forum Message | City: | Plano  | | Personal Data: | Male, | | Membership | 21years 90days ago. | | Last Login | 20years 5days ago. | | Last Move | 17years 269days ago. | scottinplano is currently  | |
| Message header | Area/Game: | Wooden Ships & Iron Men | | 1Topic: | Bugs and Improvements | | Subject: | Re: [WS&IM][BUG] So so many bugs. Bugs here and there, bugs everywhere | | Posted by: | scottinplano  - 20years 282days ago. |
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| Message text rune wrote:
scottinplano wrote: I've heard recently that "starboard and port" are being phased out in alot of nautical areas in favor of "left and right" simply because alot of people don't know what they are. But Starboard/port is NOT the same as right/left! I.e. if you stand on the deck of a ship and look towards the stern, then the port side of the ship is to your right...
I'm missing something here. It's all relative, based on your defined frame of reference. Whether on a ship, a bus, a train, standing outside, etc., if you are looking forward, the left side is to your left, and if you are looking back, the "left side" is to your right. On a ship, port and starboard are only relevant if you know where you are in relation to the bow (on the stern looking toward the bow is the defined frame of reference). |
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