Navigation

The Navigation specialty at Orca Diving covers underwater orientation using a compass and natural references. The l'Escala area offers varied terrain for this kind of training — sandy bottoms with clear reference points in the shallower zones are a standard setting for navigation exercises, and the centre has access to those environments through its three operating zones.

The course runs from the Club Nàutic de l'Escala. Theory is covered in the fully equipped classroom; practical sessions go out on the Janity to appropriate sites. The centre's instructors adapt the course to each student, which matters in navigation — spatial awareness underwater varies considerably between divers and the teaching approach needs to match.

At 180€ the Navigation specialty is one of the more accessible options in the speciality menu, priced the same as Perfect Buoyancy and Enriched Air Nitrox. It is often taken as part of a cluster of specialities by divers building toward the Advanced Adventure or working through an SSI speciality programme.

Cressi-Sub rental equipment is available and cylinders are filled on site. The centre stores gear between sessions for divers staying in l'Escala, which is practical for multi-day course formats.