It depends on where the ship is. On the open sea, the captain or any crewman he assigns may drive the ship. While in a harbor, or a channel such as the Inter Coastal Waterway (ICW) along the east coast of the US, a pilot or harbor pilot steers the ship.
In many Navies the person who drives the ship is known as a Helmsman.
The Figurehead
Coxswain
Someone called a Pilot, a captain with extra good local knowledge.
A statue at the prow of a ship is called a "Figurehead".
Who is Colmbus? Is he an Irish man who drives a bus? who ever wote this is wrong!!! it was santa maria!!!
the person is called a chaufer
A person that drives a passenger actually drives the car for the owner. This special essential person is called a Chauffeur.
A chauffeur is a person who drives a motor car for other people.
Boatman
A person who sells ship supplies is called a chandler
Because racist is for people who discriminate other people, so a person who drives a car is just called a race car driver.
You had the answer in your question. A driver. A person who drives.
Astronaut or pilot.
The people who drive a ship in the open sea are called sailors or seafarers. They are responsible for operating and navigating the vessel to ensure it reaches its destination safely.
A ship's captain is in charge of the ship. The navigator plots the ship's course. The engineer looks after the engines that drive the ship along. The helmsman is at the wheel and follows direction from the officers as to the course to steer. Then there are other members of the crew.
A sailor
The captain