PADI Specialty · Navigation
Underwater Navigation Specialty
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Be the scuba diver everyone wants to follow because you know where you are and where you’re going. The PADI Underwater Navigator course fine-tunes your observation skills and teaches you to use your compass more accurately underwater.
- Prereqs
- PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 10 years old. · Besides basic scuba gear, you’ll need a compass and underwater slate.
Course details
What You'll Learn
- Navigation using natural clues and compass headings.
- Methods to estimate distance underwater.
- Compass navigation with at least five turns.
- Marking or relocating a submerged object from the surface.
- Underwater map making.
Requirements
- PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 10 years old.
- Besides basic scuba gear, you’ll need a compass and underwater slate.
What to Expect
- Three scuba dives of navigation practice.
- First dive may credit as an Adventure Dive toward Advanced Open Water.
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