firm hand on the tiller

Full control over a situation. I felt comfortable knowing that even during this difficult time, he had a firm hand on the tiller.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nand	-	Indian, Hindi
Gulbahar	-	Urdu
Malie	-	Hawaiian
Katsuo	kah-tsoo-o	Japanese
Geraldo	he-RAHL-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Nethanel	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew