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> seems pretty self explanatory On a big ship, like an aircraft carrier or cruiser, you can qite easily lose track of which direction is the prow (front). Many
by denton-scratch 4y ago
> seems pretty self explanatory
On a big ship, like an aircraft carrier or cruiser, you can qite easily lose track of which direction is the prow (front). Many carrier crew rarely go up on deck. And if the ship happens to be sailing astern, left and right become ambiguous.
- dsego 4y ago> you can qite easily lose track of which direction is the prow If you don't where the prow is, how do you know where starboard is? I guess if the sailing direction is backwards, it might be confusing if you say "to your left", but if you say "left side", it should still be clear I think, maybe not.