Course Overview:

Become 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 confidently and accurately use a compass underwater. You’ll practice natural navigation, estimate distances, and master compass patterns until finding your way feels second nature.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Compass skills: proper compass use, maintaining headings, and combining navigation with kick cycles and time
  • Natural navigation: reading underwater features, bottom contour, sunlight, etc.
  • Patterns and techniques: square patterns, triangle patterns, reciprocal headings, and navigating complex routes
  • Effective dive planning: combining natural and compass navigation into a reliable system for returning to the starting point

Certification requirements:

  • Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
  • Time:
    • PADI eLearning: 2-4 hours
    • Entire course: 2-3 days
  • Age: 10 years or older

Price: 350€* (3 underwater navigation dives)