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    Is no-one gonna mention the inconsistent formatting of the signs underneath? Just me?

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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.worksC [email protected]

      Pilot here. We just say left and right and don't bother with port and starboard.

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      Usually you also know in which direction is front on a plane lol

      On a ship it might get more confusing sometimes, so I see the reason there at least somewhat

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        red and left - both short words. port and left - both short words.

        right and green - both long words. starboard and right - both long words.

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          port and starboard both have an r in the word, for right. that's how I remember them.

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          How tf fid you get upvotes for this? /s

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            Imagining a ship at port works for me, since then i can remember which side faces towards the port

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            Search images for "port"

            Literally every single photo is of a ship docked starboard

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              No it is not. Port and starboard are only left and right if you are facing the bow. If you are facing the stern they are reversed (from your perspective). The reason why is to make sure there are unambiguous terms for turning a ship in order to navigate and avoid collisions.

              Btw the same rule applies to airplanes. If you are flying and have another airplane flying towards you both pilots must turn starboard to avoid a crash.

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              This sign looks like it's fixed to the vessel, so it should be correct unless they put it in the wrong place, or someone decides to read it upside down without correcting it in their head.

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                red and left - both short words. port and left - both short words.

                right and green - both long words. starboard and right - both long words.

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                PORT is the spirit that's LEFT in the cupboard after the party

                a STARBOARD would be RIGHT under your feet in space if it hasn't floated away

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                  PORT is the spirit that's LEFT in the cupboard after the party

                  a STARBOARD would be RIGHT under your feet in space if it hasn't floated away

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                  Excellent!

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                    I memorized the following: "Port wine is red, and none is left in the morning"

                    Therefore Port - Left and Red and the other "Starboard" is Right and Green.

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                      Right. This is in English, which is what I'm referring to.

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                      ok. when you're right, you're right

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                        How tf fid you get upvotes for this? /s

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                        two wrongs don't make a right.. but three ports do

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                          Pilot here. We just say left and right and don't bother with port and starboard.

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                          Have you seen the Nathan Fielder special The Rehearsal up on HBO? It's specifically about pilots and how to potentially reduce airplane crashes

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                            Port and starboard are easy enough in a powerboat (of the type I am familiar with). Tie up port side, sit on starboard (steer board) side to steer.

                            But what is most fun is remembering what direction in a channel one is travelling in an area where the channels merge.

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                            Right, all these people with mnemonics and whatnot to remember port and starboard; I just remember that port is on the port side when you dock.

                            Perhaps for Americans it's harder, seeing as they park on the wrong side of the road.

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                              Have you seen the Nathan Fielder special The Rehearsal up on HBO? It's specifically about pilots and how to potentially reduce airplane crashes

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                              I taught flight school at a busy uncontrolled airport for 2 years.

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                                Search images for "port"

                                Literally every single photo is of a ship docked starboard

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                                ??? It looks all wrong

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                                  Is no-one gonna mention the inconsistent formatting of the signs underneath? Just me?

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                                  I think it gives character, which is in opposition to the 'black and white mono spaced thing' above it making the joke even funnier

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                                    it makes me a little irrationaly upset that we have left and right, both one syllable words

                                    but the naval version of left and right, is a one syllable Port, and a two syllable Starboard

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                                    Well consider you're on the deck in the open air during a storm, waves crashing everywhere, people yelling, you can barely hear anything.

                                    Do you want to keep asking them to repeat which way to turn because you can't hear? Or do you wanna know short word/one noise = right and long word/two noises = left?

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                                      104 comments on how to memorize starboard and port as right and left.

                                      I have an even better way to know : Just fucking remember it.

                                      It's not that difficult.

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                                        104 comments on how to memorize starboard and port as right and left.

                                        I have an even better way to know : Just fucking remember it.

                                        It's not that difficult.

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                                        Good idea. Just fucking remember it. JFRI. Jerry Fixes Ruined Items. Got it.

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                                          I taught flight school at a busy uncontrolled airport for 2 years.

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                                          Ah I was just wondering your thoughts on it if you had seen it. Basically he posits that most accidents are due to bad communication in the cockpit and he's exploring at how to better train pilots to communicate

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