John is correct in his use of port and starboard. These define the sides of the vessel better than left and right. They are not relative to the orientation of the individual. Facing forward, towards the bow, with the stern behind, port is on your left and starboard on your right.
To remember which is which, think POSH. The upper class in the British Empire sailing to India. requested berths on the cool side of the ship, "port out, starboard home" or POSH. On airplanes, the A seats are on the port side. Roger Bailey N 51 W115 where I still don't know left from right -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Patrick Powers Sent: July 19, 2002 3:26 PM To: INTERNET:[email protected] Subject: Conference Travel Tip Message text written by INTERNET:[email protected] >port (right) side of the airplane< But the port side is the left (when looking toward the front). Can you confirm which side it should be? Sadly I won't be able to come (again!) this time. Patrick ------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Patrick_Powers/ Lat: N 51d. 49m. 09s: Long: W 00d. 21m. 53s - -
