Question a good book to learn orientation

[Mario007]

anyone has any goodbook, or video to learn underwater orientation?

Thanks

 

[Kharon]

Do you mean navigation?

 

[Mario007]

Do you mean navigation?

Yes

 

[DiveProKoko]

YouTube....there's a bunch. It's pretty basic, so most videos will be redundant, but there are some good tips you can use all the time. Once you have the basics there's not much to it, honestly. Like anything, it takes practice, which you can actually do on land as well.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

One challenging exercise is to do a triangle along a slope. People have a tendency to drift downslope which makes it much harder to come to the same point.

Even if you are not becoming a DM, do your own mapping project where you record compass readings to items of interest. Use some line to get exact compass readings, then try to navigate the path you created. If you have poor viz in your area, this can be a challenge. If you don't have much, say in a quary or lake, you can create your own course by putting stakes with flags.

If you do this where there is a slope to contend with great. If changing slope, even better.

Good luck!

 

[tursiops]

Like anything, it takes practice, which you can actually do on land as well.

Well, sort of. Most folks have difficulty following a compass course while holding their depth constant. That's kind of hard to practice on land.

 

[Robert H. Diver]

Well, sort of. Most folks have difficulty following a compass course while holding their depth constant. That's kind of hard to practice on land.

The first time I did navigation underwater was not pretty…my buoyancy was all over the place.

 

[DiveProKoko]

Well, sort of. Most folks have difficulty following a compass course while holding their depth constant. That's kind of hard to practice on land.

True, but if you practice shooting azimuths/back azimuths and following a heading on land and have it down really well, focusing on buoyancy and depth when you get in the water is much easier.

 

[John C. Ratliff]

If you really want to learn about the sport of Underwater Orienteering, check out these pages:

underwater-orienteering.com – SCUBADIVING COMPETITIVE SPORTS

ORIENTEERING

In addition to organizing international underwater sport events it is at the forefront of technical and scientific research and development.

www.cmas.org

SeaRat

 

[Kharon]

Yes

I have a hard enough time with navigation, I wouldnt want to try orienteering. LOL