Superyacht Compass Services for New Zealand and the Pacific
Compass work for superyacht captains and agents. Planned around your programme, in port or across the Pacific.
You're dealing with a peer
I'm a Master Mariner. I've held command, so I know what your day looks like and I don't waste your time. One call covers the compass adjustment, the paperwork and the deviation card.
- Compass adjustment and swinging for superyachts
- Deviation card and the Compass Certificate required under SOLAS, accepted for Flag and Port State inspections
- My mobile and my email, no front desk
- I travel to the vessel, Pacific ports included
In port here, or out in the Pacific
Recent jobs were done in Auckland and Tahiti, and I fly to the Islands, Fiji included, for major work. Planning a passage into New Zealand waters? Get in touch before you arrive and the compass is one less thing on the list.
Recent adjustments
81 m three-masted sailing superyacht
60 m superyacht
34 m expedition yacht
Need the bridge team looked at while I'm aboard? I also run navigation assessments and bridge competency training.
Superyacht questions
Do you travel outside New Zealand?
Yes. In June 2026 I swung a 60 m superyacht in Tahiti, and I fly to the Islands, Fiji included, for major work.
What size yachts do you handle?
Recent superyacht jobs run from a 34 m expedition yacht to an 81 m three masted sailing superyacht. I have also swung a 75,000 ton cruise ship, so size is not the issue.
Who actually turns up to do the work?
Me. Mark Rothwell, Master Mariner. There is no front desk. The person you email is the person on the compass platform.
We are planning a passage to New Zealand. When should we get in touch?
Before you arrive. Email me your programme and I will work the compass in around it, in port or at the refit.
How often does SOLAS require the compass to be adjusted?
For vessels under SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 19, the standard ISO 25862:2019 requires adjustment at least once every two years. Sooner after dry-docking or structural work, after equipment changes near the compass, or if deviations pass about 5 degrees. I issue the Compass Certificate on completion.
Planning a passage or a refit?
Email me your programme and I will work the compass in around it.