Sector light Authorities). For example, the United States uses a signalling stereotype which is the opposite of Europe. In USA, the red light indicates the starboard side of the channel for harbour bound vessels, while the green light indicates the port side of the same channel. An expression to remind of this is "red right returning". An example of a sector light is the light of the Fisgard Lighthouse in British Columbia. The lighthouse as built to guide ships through the entrance of Esquimalt harbour. The white sector is an isophase light of 2s from 322° to 195°. If the ship sees
Container ship first coordinate is the "BAY", which starts at the front of the ship and increases aft. The second coordinate is "TIER", with the first tier at the bottom of the cargo holds, the second tier on top of that, and so forth. The third coordinate is the "ROW". Rows on the starboard side are given odd numbers and those on the port side are given even numbers. The rows nearest the centerline are given low numbers, and the numbers increase for slots further from the centerline. Container ships only take 20 foot, 40 foot, and 45 foot containers. 45 footers