Port Side Pirates (Singalong)

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To say I’ve read this book us an understatement. I probably read and sing it to my students at least 5 times a week. I teach at a special needs pre-school and this book has been amazing. In fact, all of the Barefoot books have been an amazing addition to our music classes This navigational treaty ensured that stringent rules were followed during any manoeuvres to prevent collisions and untoward incidents. Port and starboard are non-interchangeable terms referring to the two halves of the vessel. When looking from the bow to the stern, the port lies on the right side, while the starboard side lies on the left side. A phrase similar to that used in navigation is then used- X degrees to the port or starboard. This information is conveyed either to the captain or to an officer manning the weapon system. These terms also become useful while passing messages between ships. For instance, instead of mentioning that a vessel would be passing to the right or left of a ship, the terms starboard and port can be used.

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Studies have shown that most pilots turn to the left when faced with an aborted landing and even during accidents. This logic is followed even while driving on roads in some countries. Most cars have steering wheel positions that enable the driver to safely pull over to the left instead of heading to the right where there is incoming traffic.

Another theory as to why it is called starboard is that Vikings called the sides of their ships boards, and the word for the steering oar sounded like star. They steered from the right side as well, and so the right side was the board with the star or the starboard. Think that there is something interesting missing about these navigational terms? Have a new point or opinion to add? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section. An important point to keep in mind is that ships do not take drastic changes in direction. Considering the enormous size of these vessels, it may take an average of a few kilometres for the ship to execute a direction change of a few degrees. Thus, commercial cargo and passenger-carrying vessels generally limit direction changes to within 45⁰ on the port and starboard sides. This sentence above is technically correct but it is a confusing definition for port and starboard, associating the word port with the right side and the word starboard with the left side.

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Port and starboard are the official directions for left and right on all vessels, and this convention was laid down in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. To do so, information can be fed into the system in the form of two parameters- the angle of change and whether the change is in the port or starboard side. Such an automated system reduces the chances of error and allows the officers to attend to more immediate duties.Incorrectly passing information has led to major mishaps in the past. So, although both instructions put the vessel in almost the same position, care must be taken when using them. In addition to manoeuvring, the terms port and starboard are also used to spot and convey the location of an object, mainly on warships. Here's a pirate song to rival 'Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest' from 'Treasure Island' and what's more this book has a CD along with it so that readers can sing along!