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
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