styrman
Styrman is a maritime term used in Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish to denote the person responsible for steering the vessel and often for navigation on deck. In English translations, styrman is commonly rendered as helmsman or steersman, depending on the context. The term is used for both historical and contemporary roles and is not the same as the ship’s captain or the boatswain.
The word derives from the verb styra, meaning to steer, with the agent suffix -man, literally “the
Typical duties of a styrman include steering the ship under orders, maintaining a steady course, and, in
Historically on sailing ships, the styrman was a deck officer or experienced crew member entrusted with helm