A Harbor Pilot River Pilot Bar Pilot .Q What is a navigator?
A navigator is the person onboard a ship or aircraft responsible for the navigation of the vessel. On aircraft, the position may also be referred to as a flight officer. The navigator’s responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the captain (or pilot) while en route, and ensuring that hazards or obstacles are avoided. A person who navigates a vessel. Historically another name for Navigator, usually different from the Master or Captain. Today a Pilot navigates the ship in specific bodies of water. At what time in history the very first pilot appeared on the scene is pure guesswork. Obviously, it must be associated with the earliest recognition of the necessity for safe conduct of life and property. In Biblical times pilots pursued their occupation already; see the 27th chapter of the book of Ezekiel, where the word pilot is used four times. (at least in the King James Version of the Bible; in a Netherlands version the word “sailor” is used.) Also in the ancient writings of
