Port side of a boat
![Port side of a boat](https://aceboater.com/hs-fs/hubfs/courses/pcoc2021/images/port-hr-2.png?width=1100&height=619&name=port-hr-2.png)
What is the port side of a boat?
Port is the left side of a boat looking forward.
How do I remember port side?
It is quite simple. There are four letters in the words PORT and LEFT so you can easily remember that the left side of a boat is the port side.
![port side light of a boat](https://aceboater.com/hs-fs/hubfs/courses/usa2022/images/images-transparentes/navigation-lights-hr.png?width=1100&height=800&name=navigation-lights-hr.png)
![What color is a port buoy or marker?](https://aceboater.com/hs-fs/hubfs/courses/usa2022/images/images-transparentes/port-hand-buoy.png?width=1100&height=784&name=port-hand-buoy.png)
Sound signaling to port
2 short sounds = I am coming to port, I am going left.
When I pass near another boat, I will maneuver by leaving the other boat on my right side as I pass.
![Sound signaling to port](https://aceboater.com/hs-fs/hubfs/courses/usa2022/images/images-transparentes/2-short-blasts-turn-left.png?width=1100&height=904&name=2-short-blasts-turn-left.png)