“The next was the kuberneter,—the master or pilot, who had charge of the navigation of the ship, and sat at the stern to steer. He was expected to be well versed in the kubernetike techne, or art of navigation, such as it was then practised. It consisted, first, in the management of the rudder, the sails, and the engines, then in use,—second, in the knowledge of the winds, the stars-their motions-and their supposed influences on man,—and third, in the knowledge of the best harbours, the rocks, quicksands, and other hydrographical particulars. As may be supposed, the navigators of those times, kept to sea only during the day— commencing the voyage at sun-rise, and anchoring at sunset. The master had his proreus,, or mate, under him, whose station was on the forecastle.—to his care the tackling was assigned, and the placing of the rowers. The duty of the keleustes, or boatswain, was to repeat the orders, and to distribute the allowances to the ship's company. The purser was styled the grammateus,. Nor was the trieraudes,, or musician, forgotten; whose duty, like the modern fifer on the capstan, was to cheer and inspirit the rowers, and to keep them in time.”
[Navigation in Ancient Greece, The Pilot, or Sailors' Magazine. [Continued as] Sailors' Magazine, Vol.2, anon RN officer, 1840]