Navigation Specialty

Underwater Navigator Course

The Underwater Navigator Course teaches you how to confidently find your way underwater using natural clues and a compass. Stop guessing and become the diver everyone wants to follow!

Course Price: 7,600 THB

Minimum Age: 10 Years Old

Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or qualifying rating

Duration: 1 Day / 2 Dives

*If not Advanced Certified: 2 Days / 3 Dives (includes 1 Fun Dive) – 10,900 THB

Maximum Depth: 18m

Why Take the Underwater Navigator Course?

Learning to navigate underwater is a skill that improves your confidence and enjoyment on every dive. This course gives you the tools to measure distance, follow patterns, avoid getting lost, and even return directly to your entry point without surfacing.

Build Confidence in Any Dive Environment

The Navigator Course doesn’t just help you on coral reefs—it prepares you for navigation in all types of environments. Whether you’re diving on wrecks, walls, sandy bottoms, or low-visibility sites, these navigation skills will help you stay oriented and stress-free. With strong compass use and natural navigation techniques, you’ll feel more confident leading dives or exploring new sites on your own.

What You’ll Learn on the PADI Underwater Navigator Course

We’ll refresh your compass navigation techniques and teach you how to estimate distances and identify natural landmarks. You’ll also learn how to navigate around obstacles and complete a practical compass course (a.k.a. underwater treasure hunt!).

Course Options

If you’re already an Advanced Open Water Diver, this course takes just one day with two training dives. If not, it spans two days and includes a bonus fun dive to explore Phi Phi’s beautiful reef sites. Already done the Adventure Navigation dive? Then you only need two more dives to complete the full specialty.

Try it First

Still unsure? Try the Underwater Navigator Adventure Dive as a single dive option. It counts toward both this PADI Specialty and your Advanced Open Water Course.

What’s Next?

This Underwater Navigator Course pairs well with the Search and Recovery Course or Rescue Diver Course.
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