Helm, Skipper on small boats and you've got different people at different times on larger ships (e.g Cargo Ships, "Superships" etc) e.g- Watch Officer, Navigator(sometimes).
The proper term is helm. Hence the person doing the steering is called the helmsman.
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.
If the boat has an oarsman...a Coxswain.
The front of the boat is called the bow.
The name of Uncle Henrik's boat is called the "Ingeborg"
The name of the boat that the pilgrims rode on is called the Mayflower.
The person who invented the boat is still a mystery and may never be found out??!!
the name of a boat that goes underwater is called a SUBMARINE.
The name of Hagar the Horrible's boat is called "The Sea Serpent."
The Amerindian Boat Is Called The Canoe.
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If by movement you mean tilting it is called roll. There is no name for a boat simply moving sideways.