Course overview

Stop relying on a guide and find your own way with the PADI Underwater Navigator specialty in Key Largo. On the patch reefs and spur-and-groove formations of John Pennekamp, you master natural navigation and precise compass work to plan and follow underwater courses. You finish able to navigate back to the boat or mooring with confidence on any Florida Keys reef.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • Knowledge development on navigation theory and techniques
  • Three open-water navigation dives on Key Largo reefs
  • Compass-pattern exercises and distance estimation
  • Natural-navigation practice on spur-and-groove reef
  • Underwater site-mapping introduction
  • PADI Underwater Navigator certification card
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The PADI Underwater Navigation pathway

The PADI Underwater Navigator specialty counts toward the Master Scuba Diver rating, and one of its dives can credit toward the Advanced Open Water navigation adventure dive. It is also a recommended building block toward the Rescue and Divemaster pathway.

Where you'll dive in Key Largo

Key Largo's spur-and-groove reefs in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, such as Molasses and Elbow Reef, offer clear water and distinct contours that make ideal natural-navigation references. Calm, warm conditions through the April-to-October season keep compass work straightforward.

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