Underwater Navigation (Why we DON'T just use a Compass!)

When we talk about underwater navigation while scuba diving it’s often a focus on just one thing, like how to use a compass, but in practice superior navigation is the combination of several things including using a compass, natural navigation, something called cognitive mapping, and/or physical mapping.
In this video, we talk about combining different underwater navigation techniques while scuba diving at a dive site called Truck Lagoon on the west end of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands.
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0:00 A Science and an Art
0:25 Truck Lagoon - Dive Site
0:43 Not just a Compass
1:25 Natural Navigation
2:20 Parts of a Compass
3:03 Don’t Fixate on the Compass
4:25 Crabbing into the Current
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[@Sharon-wh9hw]

Another fine educational video keep them coming 😬😬👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@TritonsRealm]

Thank you! Stay tuned for our videos from our summer travels in the States!

[@BlueHorizonDiving]

Great video! These will help you when come to Bermuda

[@TritonsRealm]

Thank you! Bermuda is on our list! Going to do some summer traveling in the States and get into some colder water.

[@williamwells8672]

I just completed my navigation course in April in Cozumel.

[@TritonsRealm]

Congraulations! The ability to navigate back to the boat/shore is an great skill to have. Happy diving!