Captain maybe in command in present situation (7)
I believe the answer is:
officer
'captain maybe' is the definition.
(I know that captain is a type of maritime pilot)
'in command in present situation' is the wordplay.
'in command' becomes 'ic' (military abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'present situation' becomes 'offer' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ic' going within 'offer' is 'OFFICER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for officer that I've seen before include "Policeman/policewoman" , "Commissioned member of the services" , "eg Colonel" , "One holding post" , "A commissioned soldier" .)