5 Underwater Navigation Tips Every Diver Should Know

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Underwater Navigation is a skill many divers don't practice enough. Knowing how to use a compass underwater is great, but being able to use natural navigation techniques while scuba diving will help you when combined with a compass to ensure you can get to where you are going and get back safely. This video covers 5 tips that you'll learn in a course like the PADI Underwater Navigation specialty or PADI Search and Recovery specialty.

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0:00 How to Navigate Underwater
0:53 Tip 1
2:13 Tip 2
3:46 Tip 3
8:35 Tip 4
13:51 Tip 5
15:38 How to Practice
16:53 Don't Make These Fatal Mistakes

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[CircleHScuba]

What questions do you have about underwater navigation? Make sure to check out these resources I talked about during the video next!

[albertbell]

I’m trying to get my head around my Garmin compass .. wish me luck🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 … love your video’s

[laminar]

Great topic! Very few channels have covered underwater navigation as thoroughly as you did. This is something I need to work on for sure. It’s easy to think you have it down during the DMs briefing, but still get disoriented during the dive. Especially when visibility is not the greatest. It can be very frustrating if you generally navigate well on the surface (driving, etc.). But I’ll keep at it! Thanks..

[AnilaoDivingAndPhotography]

Very helpful tips for those scuba divers.

[AzikiweJackson]

Really enjoy these tips videos. Excellent production and I enjoy the B-rolls of underwater video. Thanks!

[Gamica]

OMG who edited this marvelous piece of content! that guy should get 3 raises 😍😍😍

[stephanwilliot]

Hi, another great video. Is there a good video on how to mount the bungee straps to the compass. I have the Suunto but the way they do it doesn’t;t seem the best way possible. Thanks 🙏

[souswes]

Dealing with current and drift. That’s my big struggle currently. You can keep a perfect heading but at the end I still have to come up, see where my land markers are and then line myself up to hit those. Good tips for UW natural markers

[stevej]

Who wants to be counting kick cycles? I found time works pretty well. It is amazing how bad you can get turned around in limited viz when you don't constantly keep your eye on a compass.

[cookingforsingles]

Awesome thumbnail! It's pretty different for you - I dig it though! 😊

[ivoryjohnson]

Does the bolt snap affect the compass since it’s metal

[logancthomas]

Been to Barbados? Saw an aerial shot of Carlisle Bay when you were talking about the shore going North-South!

[gilbertodutra]

Are there dive computers that have GPS that can be used as a safe reference underwater? If so, could you indicate it?

[oliverlucas]

❤ hoping you put up a business like diving school here in the Philippines

[manius_dive]

why can I turn on Polish subtitles on some movies and for example there is no Polish language selection on this one?

[kunalbiswaas]

Hi bro.... where i can get PADI instructor learning videos and manual?

[hidehide-dg]

I only have an ASD license, So not requirements navigation deeply. but this video brings to me very good understanding and navigation fundamentals. thankyou ('◇')ゞ