Archer Point Light by the Commonwealth between 1964 and 1979. By order of construction the lights were Cape Capricorn Light, New Caloundra Light, Point Danger Light, New Burnett Heads Light, Fitzroy Island Light, Point Cartwright Light and itself. The light characteristic shown is four flashes, separated by two seconds, every twenty seconds, White at 153°-276°, 305°-313° and 334°-338°, Green at 276°-305° and 320°-334°, Red at 313°-320° and 338°-358° (Fl.(4)W.R.G. 20s). The white sector indicates the clear passage into the channel, while the red and green sectors indicates the ship is outside the channel. The current light source is a 35,000 cd 120 Volt
Port and starboard people are right-handed. Since the steering oar was on the right side of the boat, it would tie up at the wharf on the other side. Hence the left side was called "port". The Oxford English Dictionary cites "port" in this usage since 1543. Formerly, "larboard" was often used instead of "port". This is from Middle English "ladebord" and the term "lade" is related to the modern "load". "Larboard" sounds similar to "starboard" and in 1844 the Royal Navy ordered that "port" be used instead. The United States Navy followed suit in 1846. "Larboard" continued to be used well into