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Starboard Bow
The forward part of a vessel’s starboard side, or the relative direction forward of the starboard beam.
As a structural location it lies towards the bow on the right when facing forward. As a lookout report, an object on the starboard bow lies in the sector between approximately dead ahead and abeam to starboard.
The directional sector moves with the vessel. A more precise report should add relative bearing, clock position, distance and movement when relevant to navigation or collision assessment.
