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(Bobsprit) wrote in message ...
It used to be common for the watch officer or pilot to give helm orders
in terms of a tiller... ie, to turn starboard, they'd order the helmsman
"put the helm to port." and vice versa.

Good god. WRONG!!!!
Titanic's wheel worked counter to today's wheels. Tiller logic prevailed for
quite a few years, even with wheels on large ships.
The wheel on Titanic had to be turned to PORT for a starboard course.

RB

Bull Feathers!

When the conning officer says hard to Starboard...He wants the ship to
turn hard to starboard.

There is no wheeled ship in the world that ever set op the helm ass
backwards.
That would be confusing and dangerious.

Joe
USN Helmsman

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