HELMSMAN

:''The ''Helmsman saga'' is a series of novels by Bill Baldwin.''
A helmsman relies upon visual references, a magnetic and gyrocompass, and a rudder angle indicator to steer a steady course as directed by the mate or other officer on the bridge. The bridge of the freighter shown here has two steering stands. This redundancy is a safety measure in case one of the steering mechanisms that controls the ship's rudder fails.
A 'helmsman' is a person who steers a ship and many types of boat. In the merchant marine this is usually an able seaman. In the Navy it is a seaman or a quartermaster. Mao Zedong is commonly known as the "Great Helmsman".
The unisex equivalent is 'helm'.

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See also



★ Seafarer's professions and ranks

References



★ "Quartermaster 3 & 2," Naval Education and Training Command. U.S. Government Printing Office 1976.

★ "Prof. Nate Cook -- Steering a Fletcher-class Destroyer."

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