Starboard side of a boat
Which side is port and which is starboard?
![Starboard side of a boat](https://aceboater.com/hs-fs/hubfs/courses/pcoc2021/images/starboard-hr-2.png?width=1100&height=619&name=starboard-hr-2.png)
What is the starboard side of a boat?
Starboard is the right side of a boat when looking forward.
How do I remember starboard?
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.
What color is the starboard side light of a boat?
The green light indicates a vessel's starboard (right) side.
![port & starboard side lights 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 starboard buoy or marker?](https://aceboater.com/hs-fs/hubfs/courses/pcoc2021/images/starboard-hand-buoy.png?width=1100&height=912&name=starboard-hand-buoy.png)
Sound signaling to starboard
1 short sound = I am coming to starboard, I take the right.
When I pass near another boat, I will maneuver by leaving the other boat on my left side as I pass.
![Sound signaling to starboard](https://aceboater.com/hs-fs/hubfs/courses/usa2022/images/images-transparentes/one-short-blast-turn-right.png?width=1100&height=904&name=one-short-blast-turn-right.png)