Underwater Navigator

Compass, distance estimation, natural reference points, route planning.

Depth: open water
Format: 3 dives
Prerequisites: Open Water Diver
Agency: PADI

The most underrated specialty, and the one that repays itself fastest in comfort. A diver who knows where they are does not spend air on being anxious.

You learn three independent methods: the compass, distance estimation and reading the bottom. Each alone can let you down; together they give you the certainty of returning to where you started — without surfacing every five minutes to check.

Training path

← Previous level Night Diver Technique and procedure after dark, working with a torch, orientation without daylight. Next level → Peak Performance Buoyancy Trim, breathing and gas consumption. The course that changes the comfort of diving most.