PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course in Hurghada

PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course in Hurghada

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Sharpen your underwater orientation skills with the PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course in Hurghada. In just one day and three exciting dives, you’ll master the art of underwater navigation using both natural references and a diving compass. Guided by professional instructors, you’ll gain the confidence to find your way, follow navigation patterns, and return to your starting point with precision — making every dive safer and more enjoyable.

What to Expect: PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course

The PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course Hurghada is a one-day training with three open water dives designed to develop your orientation and precision underwater. Each dive builds your skills step by step, helping you combine natural navigation with compass techniques. With expert guidance, you’ll gain the confidence to explore dive sites accurately, avoid getting lost, and return safely to your starting point. During your course, you will:

  • Practice using a diving compass to follow straight lines and bearings
  • Learn to estimate distances accurately underwater
  • Navigate complex patterns and routes with precision
  • Use natural references and landmarks for orientation
  • Complete three open water dives under instructor supervision

Who Is This Course For?

The PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course is ideal for divers who want to boost their confidence and safety underwater by mastering navigation techniques. Whether you’re exploring new dive sites, planning advanced dives, or simply want to avoid the frustration of losing your way, this course gives you the skills to dive with greater precision and control. This course is perfect if you want to:

  • Improve your underwater orientation using a diving compass
  • Learn natural navigation techniques to complement compass skills
  • Plan and follow underwater routes with confidence
  • Strengthen your overall diving safety and independence
  • Add a practical specialty to your PADI certifications

Who Can Join: PADI Underwater Navigator Course

To enroll in the PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course, you’ll need to meet the following requirements:

  • Minimum age: 15 years old
  • Certification level: PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent from another agency)
  • Health: Must be in good health and fit for recreational scuba diving

If you meet these PADI navigation specialty requirements, you can join the course and start building the skills that make every dive safer and more enjoyable.

What You’ll Learn:

During the PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course, you’ll gain the skills to move with accuracy and confidence underwater. Each dive focuses on practical navigation exercises that build your ability to plan and follow routes with precision. By the end of the course, you’ll know how to:

  • Use a diving compass to navigate in straight lines and complex patterns
  • Estimate distances underwater with accuracy
  • Combine compass bearings with natural navigation techniques
  • Apply search patterns and underwater compass navigation
  • Return directly to a designated exit or starting point

PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Certification

After completing the PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course, you’ll earn the PADI Underwater Navigator certification — an internationally recognized qualification that proves your ability to plan and follow underwater routes safely and accurately. With your certification, you can:

  • Dive with confidence using a compass and natural navigation skills
  • Plan and complete dives without relying on a guide
  • Strengthen your independence and safety as a diver
  • Log this specialty toward your PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
  • Use your navigation skills on local dives, liveaboards, and travel adventures

Your certification never expires and opens the door to more advanced PADI courses and specialties.

Explore More Diving Courses in Hurghada

Not certified yet? Start your journey with the:

  • PADI Open Water Diver Course: Learn the fundamentals of scuba diving through theory, confined water training, and four open water dives. This entry-level certification will let you explore the underwater world up to 18 meters and is the first step to many exciting dive adventures.

Already certified and want to build more practical skills? Try the:

  • PADI Search and Recovery Diver Course: Master search patterns, lifting techniques, and recovery planning. Over two days and four dives, you’ll gain the ability to locate and retrieve lost objects underwater — a highly useful and rewarding specialty.

Book Your Course Today!

Ready to sharpen your navigation skills? Join the PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty Course in Hurghada and learn how to use a compass, natural references, and precise patterns to find your way underwater with confidence. With expert instruction and three open water dives, this one-day course is your key to becoming a safer and more independent diver. Book your spot today or contact us to learn more about schedules, availability, and equipment options. Your next dive could be the most confident one you’ve ever made!

Learning on the boat or PADI E-Learning:

The theory of diving: learn on the boat or with PADI eLearning Before you dive, it is important to have a good understanding of diving theory. At Red Sea Horse, you can learn this either in the traditional way on board or flexibly via PADI eLearning.

Learning on the boat

For anyone who enjoys learning in a group and values direct contact with the diving instructor, lessons on board are ideal: our diving instructors teach the course content in a relaxed atmosphere, which you can then put into practice straight away in the water.

PADI E-Learning

PADI E-Learning is ideal for anyone who wants to learn flexibly and conveniently: you complete the theory online at your own pace and then come on board with us to practise in the water and take the final exam.

Price

€ 127 exclusive equipment

€ 90 e-learning and certification

Not included in the price:

€ 5 marine fee,

10% entertainment tax (per day, payable on site)

€ 115 Book
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Prerequisite

PADI OWD
15 years

Inclusive

Delicious lunch including drinks

Equipment
Exclusive
During

1 day

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