Sail Through the Louisiana Boater Safety Challenge 2025 – Navigate Your Way to Success!

In vessel navigation, a green light is an important visual cue indicating the location of a vessel's starboard side. It is part of the standardized color coding used in navigation lights to help boaters determine the direction and relative position of other vessels, especially at night or in low visibility conditions. When two vessels are approaching each other, the green light signifies that the vessel is facing the right, or starboard, side.

Understanding this signaling system is crucial for maintaining safe navigational practices. When a vessel is approaching and a green light is visible, it indicates that the other vessel is either moving towards you from your left (port) side or that its bow is directed toward you, allowing you to take appropriate action to avoid a collision. The other options represent different parts of the vessel—stern (back), bow (front), and port side—each of which is indicated by different colored navigation lights (red for port and white for the stern).