BOATsmart! USA Knowledge Base

Module 05 - Navigating the Waterways

Determining Your Position and Course of Direction

When in boating traffic, you can determine who has the right-of-way by figuring out each boat’s position relative to the other on the water using the ‘sectors’ of navigation. 

The sectors of navigation include: The port sector, the starboard sector and the stern sector.

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