Compass New Zealand is independent and is not affiliated with, approved by, or endorsed by Coastguard Boating Education, Maritime New Zealand, Radio Spectrum Management, or MetService. It does not award Day Skipper, Boatmaster, MVOC, or NZQA certification.

Small provider pilot

Help learners arrive ready for New Zealand instruction

Compass New Zealand is testing independently authored pre-course resources. Providers retain full responsibility for recognised teaching, practical work, assessment, and certification.

Free preparation resource

Use the Day Skipper readiness sample or Maritime VHF practice before recognised instruction.

Approval-only referral

Compass reviews the organisation before issuing a referral identifier.

Aggregate evidence

Admin reporting keeps market, currency, funnel, and confirmed purchase totals separate.

Independent positioning

No endorsement, certification, learner-answer sharing, or official-provider claim.

Deliberately limited

What this pilot does not include

— No commissions or discount programme
— No cohorts or instructor dashboard
— No learner-answer or personal-progress sharing
— No unreviewed public provider directory
— No automatic approval or partnership claim