Compass Adjustment and Marine Compliance for New Zealand and the Pacific
Maritime Masters is led by Mark Rothwell — Master Mariner, MSc, BSc, and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Nautical Institute. Recent work spans superyachts, cruise ships and commercial vessels, from Auckland to Tahiti.
Built for working vessels and the people who run them
Superyacht captains and agents
Commercial fleet operators
Surveyors and marine inspectors
Pacific regional operators
Maritime Masters takes on superyachts, cruise ships and larger, more complex jobs across New Zealand and the Pacific — including travelling to the Islands for major work — while still covering smaller coastal and inshore vessels locally.
Recent work
Compass adjustments, from trailer-boats to 75,000 tons
Yacht Sea Eagle 81 m three-masted sailing superyachtAuckland · January 2026
Yacht Senses 60 m superyachtTahiti · June 2026Yacht Iceberg 34 m expedition yachtAuckland · November 2025FV Ocean Dawn 64 m deep sea fishing vesselNelson · February 2026M/V Explorer Dream 75,000 ton cruise shipWellington to Napier · December 2019
Plus numerous smaller vessels, coastal and inshore — including trailer-boats.
About
Mark Rothwell — Master Mariner
Maritime Masters is the practice of Mark Rothwell, a Master Mariner with command-level experience at sea. He holds MSc and BSc degrees and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation (FRIN) and a Fellow of the Nautical Institute (FNI).
When you call Maritime Masters, you deal directly with Mark — the person who does the work.
