Helmsman

The helmsman (or helm officer) was the Starfleet crewperson who operated the helm console on 22nd and 23rd century Federation starships.
The helmsman of those vessels worked in concert with the navigator, who plotted the ship's course. On the , the helmsman controlled both the speed and attitude of the ship, as well as the ship's weapon and shield systems. Other spacefaring services use the term helmsman also, the 22nd century Earth Starfleet for one, but it isn't clear if there is the same relationship with a navigation console, since vessels like had a single helm station.
In 2293, Lieutenant Valeris explained her presence on the bridge of the by saying that she'd heard they needed a helmsman and she had volunteered for the position. ()
By the 24th century, the helm and navigation stations became combined as the flight control officer position. Also, control of weapons and defenses is usually handled by the tactical station or the operations officer, rather than their 23rd century equivalents, under the control of the helmsman. 
Nevertheless, the terms of the position remained during this period. In 2368, William T. Riker was in disagreement with Ro Laren with a procedural change she implemented on her own initiative, which he protested, stating "Navigators on this ship have been doing flight handling assessments the same way for years, Ensign." A short time later, she was identified in the ship's crew manifest as the ship's helm officer. ()
In 2364, Jean-Luc Picard described his execution of what would later be named the Picard Maneuver as being "what any good helmsman would have done." ()
In 2375, after hearing how Hector Ilario had piloted the into a crowd of half a dozen Jem'Hadar attack ships and was the sole survivor of the melee, Miles O'Brien described him as a born helmsman, to shouts of agreement from all around them. ()
File:Travis Mayweather, 2155.jpg|Ensign Travis Mayweather
File:Una Chin-Riley, 2253.jpg|Commander Una Chin-Riley
File:Keyla Detmer post battle.jpg|Lieutenant Keyla Detmer
File:Hikaru Sulu, 2266.jpg|Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
File:Wesley Crusher, 2366.jpg|Ensign Wesley Crusher
File:Ro Laren.jpg|Ensign Ro Laren
File:Tom Paris, 2377.jpg|Lieutenant junior grade Tom Paris
File:Kemi.jpg|Ensign Kemi
File:Sidney La Forge.png|Ensign Sidney La Forge
== List of helmsmen ==
;NX Beta
* Jonathan Archer (NX-Beta)
* A.G. Robinson (NX-Beta)
;Enterprise NX-01
* Travis Mayweather (Enterprise NX-01)
* Hutchison (Enterprise NX-01)
;USS Stargazer
* Jean-Luc Picard (USS Stargazer)
;USS Enterprise NCC-1701/A/B/C/D/E/G/(alternate reality)
* Una Chin-Riley (USS Enterprise)
* Erica Ortegas (USS Enterprise)
* Gary Mitchell (USS Enterprise)
* Hikaru Sulu (USS Enterprise, USS Enterprise-A)
* (USS Enterprise (alternate reality), USS Franklin, USS Enterprise-A (alternate reality))
* Jana Haines (USS Enterprise)
* Kyle (USS Enterprise)
* Valeris (USS Enterprise-A)
* Leslie (USS Enterprise)
* Pavel Chekov (USS Enterprise-A)
* Demora Sulu (USS Enterprise-B)
* Richard Castillo (USS Enterprise-C)
* Ro Laren (USS Enterprise-D)
* Sidney La Forge (USS Enterprise- G)
;USS Shenzhou/USS Discovery
* Keyla Detmer (USS Shenzhou, USS Discovery)
;USS Titan-A
* Sidney La Forge (USS Titan-A)
=== Unnamed helmsmen ===
* USS Excelsior helmsman
* USS Stargazer helm officer
== External link ==
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