Sentence:  Others may speak of Speaker Rayburn ' S uniquely long and devoted service ; of his championship of many of the progressive social measures which adorn our statute books today , and of his cooperation in times of adversity with Presidents of both of our major parties in helping to <WSD>pilot</WSD> the Ship of State through the shoals of today 's stormy international seas . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance