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PADI Underwater Navigator
Learn to find your way underwater with a compass and natural navigation, no surface support required.
$299.95Enrollment Open
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♾️ Lifetime cert
🗓 Private & flexible
📍 Local dive sites
SKU: TSA-PADI-PADI-U
What's included
✓PADI eLearning — complete at your own pace
✓Small-group pool training — we book the pool and bring all the gear
✓Open water training dives (if applicable)
✓Personal instruction from a certified PADI Instructor
✓Lifetime certification card
Who it's for
This course builds on prior certification and experience — here's what you'll need before you start.
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PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higherEntry-level certification required to enroll
What you'll learn
Navigation Skills & Topics
✓Using a compass both at the surface and underwater
✓Natural navigation using environmental cues without a compass
✓Common underwater navigation patterns and multi-turn navigation scenarios
✓Estimating underwater distances
✓Marking and relocating a submerged object or dive site
Course Structure
✓eLearning knowledge development, taking about 2-4 hours
✓Three required dives plus land-based compass practice
✓Typically completed in 2-3 days
✓Counts as one of the five specialties required for the Master Scuba Diver certification
✓Navigation dive from Advanced Open Water may credit toward this specialty
Frequently asked questions
Three open water dives, each building on compass and natural navigation skills until you can run a full pattern on your own.
Simple process
How it works
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eLearning at home
Complete the academic portion online at your own pace — videos, quizzes, no classroom required.
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Pool training — we handle everything
We book the pool, bring all the gear, and schedule around your availability.
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Open water checkout dives
Finish your certification at a local dive site. Real diving, real skills.
Ready?
Ready for what's next?
Keep building your skills. PADI Advance Open Water Diver is a popular next step — we reach out within 24 hours to schedule.