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.

…Dreaming of seeing a captain of any company, denotes your noblest aspirations will be realized. If a woman dreams that her lover is a captain, she will be much harassed in mind from jealousy and rivalry….

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.

Talking to him indicates an improvement of your situation. Being the captain, problems in perspective.

Seeing a captain of a sea vessel, or the pilot of an airplane in a dream signifies distant travels, a business, or profits. (Also see Camel driver)

…pocket, turned into his friend Captain Macgregor, who, forcing him under a pump, made him drink and drink till he could hold no more. The captain then produced a Maxim gun, and swore that unless Doctor Eastlake went on drinking he would fire; whereupon the unfortunate dreamer was about to try and squeeze more water down his throat, when the pump was suddenly converted into a steamer, and he found himself struggling desperately to join his wife, who was already seated, and in imminent danger of being crushed to death by a huge baby that had been thrust into the berth, that was too frail to support such a stupendous weight, just over her head. Oh, the agony of that moment! — His beloved wife in the utmost peril of her life, and he frustrated on all sides in his efforts to save her! Just as he had mounted the…

(Captain | Manager | Ship) In a dream, the sails of a ship represent its captain, or they could represent a good manager, or they could mean gaining power. If one sees sails being raised to honor him in a dream, it means that he will attain power, leadership, honor and exaltation. If a ruler or a general of an army sees such a dream, it means that he will remain strong and secured from enemy attacks.

(Captain | Mariner | Sailor) In a dream, a seaman or the captain of a ship represents a jailor, a ghetto leader, a coach driver, a minister, an army general, a manager, a mediator, or a carrier.

…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…

In a dream, a camel driver represents a manager, a guide, a sailor, the captain of the ship, travels, or death of a sick person.

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 going on the journey with the ship indicates changes in your waking life. The ship is also a symbol of great and rich life, but only if you were the one who was the captain of the ship. Some people who think about changing their lives dream about the ship, because it brings them far away from where they belong. If you are taking the long journey on the ship, it shows that the things which will change will be permanent.