What its called to steer a boat?

Answer 1

It is called manning the helm. And no, it is not sexist. The root man ( as in woman and chairman) simply means "human being," and to man something, such as a helm, is to put a person on it.

Somebody who steers a racing shell is called a coxswain.

One name for somebody who is in charge of a boat is called a cox'n, which is a contraction of coxswain.

Steering the boat is called being at the helm. So the person steering would be called the helmsman or the quartermaster.

The navigator would be in charge of the route the vessel takes.

Depending on the size of the vessel these positions could be occupied by different people or just one.

A large ship will be steered by the quartermaster, but in general, the person who steers a boat is called a coxswain, shortened to cox'n and cox. Cox is particularly used when referring to rowing boats.