The helmsman (or helm officer) was the Starfleet crewperson who operated the helm console on 23rd century Federation starships.
The helmsman of those vessels worked in concert with the navigator, who plotted the ship's course. On the USS Enterprise, 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 Enterprise NX-01 had a single helm station.
By the 24th century, the helm and navigation stations became combined as the flight controller 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.
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 Enterprise NCC-1701/A/B/C/D/E/(alternate reality)
- Number One (USS Enterprise)
- Gary Mitchell (USS Enterprise)
- Hikaru Sulu (USS Enterprise, USS Enterprise-A)
- Hikaru Sulu (alternate reality) (USS Enterprise (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)
- Data (USS Enterprise-D, USS Enterprise-E)
- Ensign Haskell (USS Enterprise-D)
- Geordi La Forge (USS Enterprise-D)
- Miles O'Brien (USS Enterprise-D, USS Defiant NX-74205)
- Worf (USS Enterprise-D)
- Wesley Crusher (USS Enterprise-D)
- Gates (USS Enterprise-D)
- Sam Lavelle (USS Enterprise-D)
- Ro Laren (USS Enterprise-D)
- Branson (USS Enterprise-E)
- Hawk (USS Enterprise-E)
- William T. Riker (USS Pegasus, USS Enterprise-E (briefly))
- Deanna Troi (USS Enterprise-D, USS Enterprise-E (emergency situation))
- USS Defiant (NX-74205)
- Nog (USS Defiant NX-74205)
- Miles O'Brien (USS Enterprise-D, USS Defiant NX-74205)
- Jadzia Dax (USS Defiant NX-74205)
- Hector Ilario (USS Defiant)
- USS Voyager
Unnamed helmsmen
These articles have entries about unnamed crewpeople who've occupied the helm or conn station.
- Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) command division personnel
- USS Excelsior personnel - USS Excelsior's executive officer was at the helm
- USS Stargazer personnel - USS Stargazer's sciences division helm crewwoman
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