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    Why Captain's Cabin Is Always On Starboard Side

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    The captain's cabin is traditionally located on the starboard side of the ship for several reasons. Historically, the starboard side was considered superior and the captain, as the person in charge of the ship, was given the superior location. Today, it allows the captain to monitor ship traffic on the starboard side, which is the designated "give way" side according to the Rules of the Road, and ensure the officer on watch is taking the proper actions to avoid collisions. While there have been some exceptions where the captain's cabin was located on the port side, starboard remains the customary location for these practical purposes.

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    Why Captain's Cabin Is Always On Starboard Side

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    The captain's cabin is traditionally located on the starboard side of the ship for several reasons. Historically, the starboard side was considered superior and the captain, as the person in charge of the ship, was given the superior location. Today, it allows the captain to monitor ship traffic on the starboard side, which is the designated "give way" side according to the Rules of the Road, and ensure the officer on watch is taking the proper actions to avoid collisions. While there have been some exceptions where the captain's cabin was located on the port side, starboard remains the customary location for these practical purposes.

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    The captain's cabin is traditionally located on the starboard side of the ship for several reasons. Historically, the starboard side was considered superior and the captain, as the person in charge of the ship, was given the superior location. Today, it allows the captain to monitor ship traffic on the starboard side, which is the designated "give way" side according to the Rules of the Road, and ensure the officer on watch is taking the proper actions to avoid collisions. While there have been some exceptions where the captain's cabin was located on the port side, starboard remains the customary location for these practical purposes.

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    Why Captain's Cabin Is Always On Starboard Side

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    The captain's cabin is traditionally located on the starboard side of the ship for several reasons. Historically, the starboard side was considered superior and the captain, as the person in charge of the ship, was given the superior location. Today, it allows the captain to monitor ship traffic on the starboard side, which is the designated "give way" side according to the Rules of the Road, and ensure the officer on watch is taking the proper actions to avoid collisions. While there have been some exceptions where the captain's cabin was located on the port side, starboard remains the customary location for these practical purposes.

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    Why Captains cabin is always on

    starboard side ?
    Written by Capt Rajeev Jassal on February 10, 2015

    There are many questions in shipping industry which seem to be


    mysteries of the ancient shipping times with as many theories
    floating. And one of these question is Why Captains cabin is
    always on Starboard side? Here is what I have gathered during
    my sea career.

    Captains cabin on the starboard side is a tradition that has been


    since many years but there has been some exceptions to it where
    captains cabin is on port side. Leaving aside the exceptions, in
    old days, the starboard side was considered superior to port side
    in every sense, be it flag etiquettes or two watch system in old
    days where more experienced staff used to keep watch on
    starboard side, the starboard side was considered superior to port
    side. Captain being overall incharge of the ship was considered
    superior to all the crew onboard and was given superior side of
    the ship.
    In modern days however it is not superiority that is considered
    for captain cabin to starboard side. Starboard side is give way
    side in ROR (Rule of the road) and captain is expected to see the
    traffic on starboard side of his ship just to be aware of the traffic
    situation where it is his ships duty to take action. He can then
    also monitor if the officer on watch has taken the required action
    to avoid close quarter situation.

    Do you have any other theory or do you agree with this


    explanation ? Do you have any other such question ? Leave a
    comment.

    Meanwhile wishing you all fair winds and following seas.

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