If you dream that you are the captain of the boat and going on the water without any disturbances, the dream shows how perfectly you can control your life. If the sea is rough or you do not know what to do as the captain, you will struggle in your waking life. If the other person is the captain of the boat you are in, you give the control of your life and decisions for this person.
Dream dictionary: Boat captain dream meanings
The boat in dreams is the symbol of movement the dreamer makes while living his life. If you are the one who controls the boat and doing it with easiness, then such dream shows that you have an ability to manage your life perfectly. If someone you know is the captain of the boat, it shows the huge influence this person has in your life. The dream could suggest to be more independent from that particular person. Sometimes the boat shows some situation and your ability to solve the problems. If there is a storm in the water and you are shipping the boat, you are finding hard to concentrate and manage your own life, but if it goes smoothly, you are doing great.
To dream that you are the captain of the boat, means that you are controlling your life perfectly. You are able to move forward without other peoples help. If the captain is other person, it means that you let others control your life and feel good about it.
…from the danger of his enemies. If one who is dismissed from his work sees himself on a boat in a dream, it means that he will be rehired to occupy the same office and regain his authority, or that he may take a dangerous trip during which he may either die or escape from death. If one thinks that the ship does not befit his class or rank in the dream, it means that he will face danger. If one’s ship is drowning, and if another ship comes to its rescue in the dream, it means that one will escape from a great danger to fall into the hands of a strong person, or that he will escape from a danger, though should he disobey its captain and abandon the second ship in his dream, it means that he may disobey his leader and go astray. Recovering one’s ship…