Sea captain (7)
I believe the answer is:
skipper
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sea captain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that skipper is a type of sea captain)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for skipper that I've seen before include "one that's put over the side" , "Captain - one using a rope" , "Chap aboard trawler" , "Senior pilot" , "who makes short hops" .)