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The modifiers are bonuses (or penalties) that the basic ship design and equipment provide for the users of the ship.
The piloting modifier comes from the thrusters that are used on the ship. Better thursters gives better bonuses. This bonus is on top of what is provided by the pilot's rank in piloting. It gets added to all piloting checks.
Science officers can enjoy a bonus because of the Sensors.
See page 301 for Sensors and page 296 for Thrusters.