Navigation Course
Navigation is one of the more underrated but most important diving skills you can hone as a diver. Whether you’re trying to navigate your local quarry, find your way on a massive reef, or out in the open, our underwater navigation course provides you the tools, insight & confidence to find your intended locations (& make it back home again) when diving while increasing safe diving practices.
Please choose NO COURSE DATE (on the "start date" below) if there is no class scheduled, the classes we have scheduled won't work for you OR you would like a private class* (*additional fees may apply).
Availability: In Stock
What to expect in this course:
The navigation course is a fun yet challenging course in which you’ll learn to use a compass, natural features, & the environment to successfully navigate underwater. Your instructor will lay out increasingly complex courses to navigate & walk you through the process in how to do so successfully.
Who this class is for:
- The certified diver looking for a higher sense of direction & orientation while scuba diving
- Certified divers in areas where surface swimming isn’t advisable
- Certified divers who enjoy planning & executing specific dive routes
- Certified divers who often get lost
- Certified divers who will be doing self-guided diving & want to make it back to their starting point
Our Navigation certification class fee includes:
- 3 instructor-supervised dives in open water
- Your online learning, tests, & instructor review
- Navigation certification e-card & processing fees.
What you will learn:
- How to use the aquatic environment to navigate
- How to use natural navigation aids
- Compass types, usage, & features
- Underwater distance estimation techniques
- Navigating simple & complex patterns
- Dive planning using navigational markers
Course Requirements:
Navigation certification prerequisites:
- 10 years or older (Under 18 requires parental consent)
- Open water diving certification
- Approved diver medical form
- Liability waiver
Gear requirements:
- Standard scuba gear (regulators, BCD, weights, tanks, computer – available for rental)
- Personal scuba gear (mask, fin, snorkel, boots – student must provide)
- Compass (digital or analog)
- Underwater Slate
Class requirements:
- Satisfactorily complete the online learning course
- Complete all open water requirements efficiently
- Demonstrate various navigation techniques & achieve navigation goals set by instructor
- Ensure the certifying agency has your photo on their website (no hats or sunglasses)
Time requirements:
- 2 – 3 hours for online learning
- 6 – 12 hours of instructor led surface & in-water training
