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GUE Navigation Primer course with Dive House Baltic. Advanced navigation, search, mapping, and night diving.

GUE Navigation Primer

Underwater navigation, search and mapping, night diving

Gain knowledge and skills in advanced navigation using a variety of tools. During the training, you will learn to use a compass, a reel and use natural navigation efficiently. You will learn searching and mapping methods. The culmination of the training will be learning procedures related to night diving and light communication.

Course Duration

Minimum 2 days

Number of dives

Minimum 2

Small groups

2-3 students

Configuration

Single cylinder or twinset

Gas mixes

Nitrox 32

Standards

Check course standards: GUE Navigation Primer

Entry requirements

  • Age: 16 years old
  • Health: generally good health and being a non-smoker
  • Certificate: GUE OWD, GUE Performance Diver or GUE Fundamentals
  • Experience:
    – at least 15 dives made after the GUE OWD, Performance Diver or Fundamentals
    training – if you use a dry suit and/or twinset – at least 15 dives in the configuration you want to use in the course.

Course price in Poland

1500 PLN

Course fee

+ 45 $

Registration fee:

certificate and access to the virtual learning platform

+ 30-100 PLN

Additionally:

Gas costs and dive logistics depending on the location

Course price abroad

400 €

Course fee

+ 45 $

Registration fee:

certificate and access to the virtual learning platform

+ 50-100 €

Additionally:

Gas costs and dive logistics depending on the location

Interested in this course? Do you have any questions?

Learn more about the course GUE Navigation Primer

The GUE Navigation Primer training will introduce you to underwater navigation techniques, allow you to feel more confident in more demanding conditions – for example, during night diving.

  • Maximum depth during training: 18 meters.
  • No overhead environment
  • All dives must be within the minimum deco limits, i.e. no required decompression stops.

The key skills and knowledge you will gain include:

  • using a compass (simple and complicated navigation),
  • using a reel and a spool,
  • natural navigation,
  • underwater search techniques,
  • light communication and diving in the dark (night diving),
  • optional: mapping techniques, e.g. wrecks.

The GUE Navigation Primer is one of the three modules of the GUE Advanced Open Water Diver (Rec2) training.

Each GUE course includes a swimming test. In this case, it is:

  • 275m swim in up to 14 minutes.
  • 15m underwater on breath hold.

During the training, you will learn theoretical issues related to underwater navigation. We will discuss topics such as:

  • Introduction to underwater navigation
  • Situational awareness during difficult navigation
  • Compass – design, operation, navigation techniques
  • Use of line for navigation and/or mapping
  • Searching methods
  • Natural (environmental) navigation

The GUE Navigation Primer course focuses mainly on practical exercises. During the training, participants will master skills such as:

  • Buoyancy, position and maneuvering techniques in a silty environment
  • Compass navigation – both simple and complex routes
  • Operating with a spool and reel – linework
  • Underwater search
  • Wreck diving techniques, including wreck search and placing a jump line and the use of a strobe to mark the shotline
  • Surface marker buoy (SMB) use
  • Optional: make a simple map of a dive site
Do I need to know anything about underwater navigation to take this course?

No. This training is just for you to learn underwater navigation using various tools.

How to prepare for the training?

Be sure to repeat all the procedures you have learned during your GUE OWD (Rec1), Performance Diver or Fundamentals training. Mastering buoyancy, position, and movement techniques will help you navigate underwater effectively. Take the time to achieve stability in the water before starting the course.

Do I need additional pieces of equipment?

During the training, we will use the basic configuration of GUE. Additional equipment includes:

  • Primary light with a Goodman handle
  • At least one backup light
  • One primary reel per team

 

Interested in this course? Do you have any questions?

What distinguishes GUE training?

Standardization of equipment and procedures
Standardization of equipment and procedures
A unified configuration and consistent procedures increase our security and efficiency.
Conscious Team Diving
Conscious Team Diving

Cooperation, communication and consistency of activities in the team are the foundation of the GUE philosophy.

Diving as a tool for exploration and environmental protection
Diving as a tool for exploration and environmental protection

wykorzystujemy nurkowanie do badań i działań na rzecz eksploracji, dokumentacji i ochrony środowiska podwodnego.

High precision and training discipline
High precision and training discipline

Stringent requirements ensure excellent stability, responsiveness, and situational awareness.

Standard gases from the beginning
Standard gases from the beginning

Nitrox 32 is introduced at the basic level and trimix is also available for recreational divers.

Elite instructors
Elite instructors

A selective process of recruiting instructors, requiring experience, extensive knowledge and intensive practice outside of training.

Reviews

Patryk Grodecki
| Łódź
I did the Performance Diver training with Bartek Trzciński in February 2025 and in my opinion it was the best course I have been on so far. It seems like only two days, but the combination of intensive practice (both dry and underwater) with theory (online) really changed a lot when it comes to my skills. Back-kick? Basic 5 when hovering in neutral buoyancy? OOG + surfacing? No problem! For me, this course opened the gate to further adventure with GUE and I am already planning further training under Bartek’s supervision.
Maxime Cheminade
| France
GUE Fundamentals was one of the most demanding trainings I have ever attended. Every second of the course was valuable to me.
Dariusz Nowak
| State Fire Service Płock
GUE Fundamentals Tech at Bartek Trzciński’s. A course that changed my perspective on diving, improved my sense of security and reawakened my passion. Bartek is a great instructor, a walking diving encyclopedia who makes this course approachable despite its challenges. Highly recommended for those who want to improve safety, technique, teamwork and fall in love with diving again.
Jakub Chyrzyński
| State Fire Service Płock
As a professional firefighter, I took part in many courses. I trained in extinguishing fires, cutting vehicles, rescue at heights or performing underwater work druing rescue actions. The professionalism and commitment of the instructor, the atmosphere during the class, and the great training program make this course unique. GUE Fundamentals is the best training I have ever attended.

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