steersman
Vessel's direction controller
A steersman is the person who steers a boat, operating the rudder or tiller to control direction.
The term appears in nautical contexts and historical writing: The steersman guided the longship through the narrows.
Helmsman is the more common modern equivalent.
helmsman
Vessel's steering mechanism
- tillerBoat steering lever
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- wheelRotating circular frame
- coxswainBoat steerer and commander
pilot · captain · skipper · mariner · seafarer · vessel · ship · yacht
guide
One who guides others
- directorOne who leads
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
helm
Vessel's steering mechanism
coxswain · pilot · captain · skipper · mariner · seafarer · vessel · ship · yacht · boat
leader
One who guides others
- directorOne who leads
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
strategist · shepherd · conductor · captain · chief · commander
chart
Data shown visually
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
bearing · waypoint · latitude · longitude · celestial · pilotage · voyage · expedition · logbook · passage
- navigatorsnavigators, navigator, pathfinders, wayfinders, guides
- ship crewsailor, seaman, crewman, deckhand, first mate
- Viking WorldNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland
- Outrigger Canoeingoutrigger canoe, paddle, paddler, hull, steerer
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
- boatmenoarsman, rower, ferryman, gondolier, waterman