SDI U/W Navigation Specialty

This course is designed to give students a greater understanding and experience on how to properly navigate underwater using both natural and compass navigation.

Who this course is for:

• The certified diver looking for a higher sense of direction and orientation while scuba diving

Course prerequisites:

• SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Diver, or equivalent
• Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI Underwater Navigation Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

• The aquatic environment
  • Vision
  • Light
  • Sound
  • Tides
  • Currents
  • Waves
  • Surge
• Natural navigation
  • Bottom contours
  • Depth
  • Amount of light
  • Surge
  • Currents
  • Underwater objects
• Compass
  • Types
  • Analog
  • Digital
  • Features
• Compass use
• Estimating distance underwater
• Kick cycles
• Time