Course overview

Sharpen your underwater navigation with the PADI Underwater Navigator specialty in Tarkarli-Malvan. Over three dives in the calm, sheltered bay beside Sindhudurg Fort you master compass use, natural navigation and distance estimation, building the orientation skills that make every dive more confident.

What you’ll learn

• Navigate accurately with a compass
• Use natural references to find your way
• Estimate distance by kick cycles and time
• Follow reciprocal headings and patterns
• Mark and relocate underwater points of interest
• Lead a navigation dive for a buddy team

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Theory & navigation dives

   Cover navigation principles, then complete three dives practising compass headings, natural references and distance estimation in the calm Tarkarli bay near Sindhudurg Fort.

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