Underwater Navigation
Stop getting lost ...
The PADI Underwater Navigation Course with AQUASUB SCUBA DIVING CENTRE
The PADI Underwater Navigator course is designed to provide divers with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively navigate underwater using both natural and compass navigation techniques. The course covers topics such as the different types of compasses and navigation patterns, as well as how to use natural navigation techniques such as depth, time, and landmarks.
During the course, you will learn how to use a compass to navigate underwater, as well as how to apply natural navigation techniques to determine your position and direction. You will also learn how to use different types of underwater maps and dive site sketches, as well as how to plan and execute navigation dives safely and effectively.
To enroll in the PADI Underwater Navigator course, you must have a minimum of the PADI Open Water Diver certification or equivalent, and be at least 10 years old. The course typically includes both classroom and practical sessions, and culminates in several open water dives where you will apply the knowledge and skills you have learned.
The PADI Underwater Navigator course is an important training program for divers of all levels, as it helps to improve diving safety and enjoyment by enabling divers to navigate underwater environments effectively and confidently. Proper navigation skills are essential to preventing accidents and getting the most out of your diving experiences.
Fine-tune your underwater observation skills and learn to use your compass more accurately. This course may count towards college credit, ask your instructor.
Course Overview
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 more accurately use your compass underwater. If you like challenges with big rewards, take this course and have fun finding your way.
If you're a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 10 years old, you can enroll in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course.
What You Will Learn
You'll learn to use natural clues to navigate and also practice:
- Methods to estimate distance underwater.
- Compass navigation while making multiple turns
- Marking or relocating a submerged object or position from the surface.
- Underwater map making.
Prerequisites & Requirements
- Be at least 10 years old
- Certified Junior Open Water Diver or above
Equipment Requirements
- Standard Scuba Equipment
- Compass
- Spool or Reel
- Slate
For all your learning materials and equipment, contact AQUASUB SCUBA DIVING CENTER.
Paperwork:
- Student Enrollment Form - All students must complete the intake form
- Liability and Risk Acknowledgement Forms - All students must complete, print and sign the questionaire and liability releases.
- Medical Questionaire - If Form 2 has ANY questions you have answered YES to, you must complete form 3 and have it signed by your personal physician
Choose your next adventure!
Many shipwrecks are often found in deeper water. That’s why the PADI Deep Diver course is a natural companion to the PADI Wreck Diver course. Sometimes you can take these two specialties concurrently.
Other training to consider is the PADI Enriched Air Diver course on your way to PADI Master Scuba Diver.
For more information about this or other PADI courses have a chat with one of the AQUASUB SCUBA DIVING CENTER Team members.