Topic
Ocean Careers
Navigator Career Profile
It takes a lot of people to explore the ocean — at any particular moment E/V Nautilus can host up to 31 members of the science team and 17 ship’s crew, all contributing in various ways to the scientific efforts of the Corps of Exploration. No one is expendable — without pilots, cooks, navigators, mates, data loggers, engineers, and many more, the ship couldn’t function. Learn more about what’s it like to be a Navigator, and about the many other STEM career roles on Nautilus.