To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).
The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."
To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
To inspect, examine
To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
To observe secretly or unintentionally.