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 Course Overview:
When you are underwater, knowing where you are and where you are going comes in handy, especially
if you are looking for that beautiful reef that you have heard all about. The Underwater Navigation
Specialty course will help you become a pro at finding your way underwater.
Prerequisites:
Must be at least 10 years old and certified as a Junior Open Water Diver or an Open Water Diver.
 Course Activities:
You will learn about planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of
underwater navigation, methods of estimating distances underwater, natural navigation techniques,
using underwater patterns, dive site relocation techniques, compass navigation techniques, and how
to use a nav-finder. You will get to use your new knowledge during the 3 dives under the supervision
of an instructor.
- Classroom:
There are one classroom session. The classroom session will cover
each of the chapters, review your knowledge review answers and prepare you for the open water dives.
- Independent Study:
Read the Underwater Navigation Specialty Manual
and complete Knowledge Reviews Parts I and II. You will need to turn in the knowledge review
prior to certification or provide a copy of an Adventure Log signed by an appropriate instructor
if you have already done dive one in connection with your Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water
Diver Certification.
- Open Water Dives:
The 3 open water dives are done at an area lake/scuba park
or on a dive trip.
 Forms Required:
Students training will need to complete the three (3) forms:
Liability Release,
Statement of Understanding, and
Medical Statement
prior to entering the water.
Materials/Equipment Required:
Underwater Navigation Specialty Manual (included in course price). Recommended: Underwater Navigation
Specialty DVD ($25 - NOT included in course price).
Price of Course:
$139 - Price includes the Underwater Navigation Specialty Manual, picture for
certification card, certification card and 3 dives under instructor supervision. Add the Underwater Navigation Specialty
DVD ($25). If you have done an Underwater Navigation dive in connection with your Adventure
Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver certification, provide us with a copy of the Adventure Log book page signed by
your instructor evidencing that you have turned in the knowledge review and completed the dive. We will subtract $20
from the cost of the specialty.
Deposit:
$50 - Cost of Materials.
 Length of Course:
If you have read the Underwater Navigation Specialty Manual, completed the all the knowledge reviews
and watched the entire video prior to coming to class then the classroom will last approximately 1 - 2
hour depending upon class size.
Course Dates: This specialty course is offered on any lake weekend or any dive trip.
See our online Dive Training Calendar for our next lake
weekend or up coming dive trip.
Related Specialties:
Project AWARE,
Boat Diver,
Coral Reef Conservation,
Deep Diver,
Drift Diver,
Dry Suit Diver,
Enriched Air (Nitrox),
Equipment Specialist,
Fish ID,
Multi-Level Diver,
Night Diver,
Peak Performance Buoyancy,
UW Naturalist,
UW Navigation,
UW Digital Photo,
UW Photo,
UW Search & Recovery,
Wreck Diver.
How To Sign-Up:
Call us at (972) 467-8314 or you can
sign-up online for the course.
You can come by and pick up the materials or we can have them delivered to your home or office.
Type of Classes: We offer the following types of classes:
(1) Group Class [scheduled classes with up to 4 students],
(2) Make Your Own Group [for 4 or more students that want to take the class together],
(3) Semi-Private [maximum of two students],
(4) Private [one person private].
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For more information, please call us at (972) 467-8314 or
email us at
or click here to request
additional information or to sign-up online
for a class or dive trip.
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Dive 1:
- Distance Estimation - Swim a measured distance of 100 ft. at a normal, relaxed pace from one end to the other.
While doing so, count the number of kick cycles it takes to cover the distance. Return to the starting point and measure the elapsed time
needed to cover the distance. Record on your slate the number of kick cycles and time needed to swim the 100 feet.
- Navigate a straight line underwater using natural navigation.
- Navigate a straight line and its reciprocal using a compass.
- Navigate a square pattern using a compass.
Dive 2:
- Land Practice with compass and instructor-provided navigation pattern.
- Navigate underwater a predetermined compass course with five or more compass turns - the provided compass course
will return to starting point.
- Fix a specific location underwater.
Dive 3:
- Compass practice on land – walk a course, following the markers with the new headings marked on them.
- Underwater Compass course with five or more new headings – following marker headings: (1) Descend at designated
point. Once on the bottom, write down time. (2) Find first underwater marker – read new heading, set compass, turn in given direction and begin
swimming to next marker. (3) Continue following markers until the course is complete. Once the last marker is found, write down time. (4)
Surface and note location.
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For more information, please call us at (972) 467-8314 or
email us at
or click here to request
additional information or to sign-up online
for a class or dive trip.
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