Navigation course ?

[Redshift]

And if you want to make it slightly harder, some obstacles they have to go around.

 

[tursiops]

There needs to be a measured distance (typically 100 ft) for the students to swim for fin-kick counts and timing. It should not be a leg of the course.

 

[sylverbard01]

Use as many underwater waypoints as you can. Its a class not navy seal training. The last thing you want is students burning through air in a panic looking for stuff.

 

[mullannix930]

If I have objects on the waypoints, is it still useable for the AOW nav dive?

 

[sylverbard01]

Given what the visibility is when students are around...if they get close to it and see something from ten feet away Id call it a pass. Most of the nav course is buddy compass work anyway.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

It depends on whose nav course you are taking as to what the required skills are.

 

[mullannix930]

Padi and NAUI AOW for now

 

[Jim Lapenta]

With NAUI the instructor can add whatever they want to the skills list. Whatever he/she feels will benefit the student in their local conditions.

 

[tursiops]

You can add more skills with PADI, too, but you can't withold certification if they are unable to do them.

 

[mullannix930]

As long as it's ok for things to be on the waypoints, for the AOW nav dive, I will go with it.