navigator

[jasonr575]

what is the proper name for the person who is the navigator on a ship?

[T34C]

I think that would be, "Sir".

[Plumper]

I was a navigator. My beer mug and name tag said "Navigating Officer". The Captain called me "Pilot". When I was Captain I called my navigator "Pilot".

[nolatom]

On merchant ships, typically the Second Mate is the navigation officer. The polite form of address in the U.S. is "Mister mate", or I guess "Ms. mate", since there are more female ship officers these days.

On sailboats, it's "Hey you, got that fix so I can tack"?

[Boasun]

Sailed as Second Mate. Was the Navigator. A good and interesting job.

[jasonr575]

i know the person at the helm is the cokswain. thought there was a proper term for it

[Plumper]

Helmsman usually works.

[jasonr575]

No i thought there was a proper name for the navigator.
ie
the cockswain runs the ship and the helm
the bowswain runs the deck and sails
the person who tells you where you are and where to go is called ________?

[papazulu]

Jason. The US Navy has a Rate or did have when I was in called Quartermaster that navigated ex. plotted course given to him by the Capt. on paper charts. Now with GPS and such they might have combined that rate with other on the Bridge, radarman,signalman Etc.

[Ilenart]

Not my wife!