Whether "the left" means your left, the ship's left or yet another left (the harbour's?) is highly ambiguous. You can't assume that everyone will instantly unde

Whether "the left" means your left, the ship's left or yet another left (the harbour's?) is highly ambiguous. You can't assume that everyone will instantly understand this correctly. I think starboard and port make more sense here because they only describe parts of the ship, so the meaning of the terms is completely unambiguous.