I think navigation both natural and with a traditional compass is a great skill
Natural navigation = "lost...right up until the very last moment"
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I think navigation both natural and with a traditional compass is a great skill
Natural navigation = "lost...right up until the very last moment"
Since DEMA there has been more chatter about UW Navigation systems like GPS for recreational divers but really, how important is it?
Here in SoCal most dive charters do not provide a DM or guide and we are expected to do all our own navigation and the same applies to shore diving. You went in as a team; you find your way out as a team. For those gifted with that innate ability to navigate this is not an issue but for those who tend to get lost in the mall, they might have an entirely different perspective.
Navigation is indeed a skill that can and should be learned but for the majority of recreational divers that will not dive without a DM or guide or, they dive inside a confined space like a dive park, quarry or lake, just how important is it?