How To Use A Compass For Scuba Diving

[@CircleHScuba]

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[@billpassmore6525]

This is EXACTLY how all agencies should be teaching this. Thank-you

[@CircleHScuba]

Thanks for the compliment!!

[@omfglykwtfff]

I was so stressed about having to do this for my AOW this week, but honestly not turning the bezel and instead just aligning E/S/W for the 90 degree turns is such a game changer. SO much easier 😵 I don't know why I didn't even think of this before. Thank you!

[@CircleHScuba]

So happy to hear it helped! Let me know how your AOW goes this week!!! You got this! Congrats on furthering your dive education and reply here when you do the navigation portion! This trick saved me SO much time in basic navigation so I'm glad it was an unlock for you 😊

[@realworkoutsforrealpeople5041]

Gee-Zus. I've lost sleep trying to understand the theory of how to use a compass and ...ta-daaaa!!! Your video just solved it all for me. Thank. You. So. Much. (Also, now I have to buy a better compass because...)

[@CircleHScuba]

Haha hey we all end up with cheap stuff that we replace later at some point of our life. Glad this helped!!!

[@SummersideDiver]

You’ve taught more in this video than my instructor taught in both my AOW navigation and search and recovery courses.

[@CircleHScuba]

I tried to keep it to basics 😅, maybe I covered too much haha. Thank you for the compliment though (I’ll assume it’s good that you learned a lot from the video!)!! You should have definitely learned out and back and square patterns in your AOW Nav course. Your instructor didn’t have you do those? 😱

[@EhCloserLook]

Like, versus what your instructor taught overall???

[@nitromax5150]

So now I am a certified navigation diver because you just taught me how to use a compass!! tanks!!

[@CircleHScuba]

Well this doesn’t certify you, but hopefully it’ll help with your certification when you take the class!

[@nitromax5150]

@CircleHScuba 🤣. I really am certified! I'm a padi divemaster. And I'm an instructor candidate.

[@CircleHScuba]

@nitromax5150 oh ok, hahaha. Awesome!!!! Good luck on your IDC and IE!

[@nitromax5150]

@CircleHScuba ah you're awake lol. 513318 tanks. I'm also crossing over to Naui. Soon, I'll be instructing. How do you like that insta360 X4? I like your instrumental videos. I post just the fun dives.

[@CircleHScuba]

@nitromax5150 I like it! Check my most recent video, I showcase it haha. I haven’t taught NAUI but I know NAUI instructors and there are some nice things there too.

[@jimmylanders2175]

This is the best explanation of how to use a compass in scuba. Enjoyed!

[@CircleHScuba]

Thanks so much, that’s a huge compliment for me, as that was definitely my hope! Please feel free to share it with any divers you know 😊

[@BillieLo]

I searched all over youtube about how to use compass while diving last few weeks...cant even get a suitable video for me, suddenly youtube recommend your video to me ! ❤ thanks for your great sharing.

[@CircleHScuba]

Oh my gosh, I’m sorry I didn’t post it last week! Haha. I’m glad you found it useful and I hope it still serves you well! Share it with your dive buddies if they need an overview too, haha. Where were you diving last week? Any fun trips? Thanks again for commenting, hope to see you in future videos!

[@BillieLo]

@@CircleHScuba haha! My next dive trip is coming Saturday, Still newbie here starting want to learn about this! Your video came in the right time man! xD See you in future videos!

[@CircleHScuba]

Oh awesome!! Have fun on the trip, let me know how it goes!

[@Schoschimoschi]

I spend 1 hour of reading the theory and didn't get it. 5 Minutes of your video and I understood it! Thank you! :)

[@CircleHScuba]

You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful!

[@dripphoenix80]

Far better than what was given during the Nav course. thanks!

[@CircleHScuba]

You’re very welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@amandakemperman3380]

You are faabulous! I feel so much more knowledgeable and comfortable from listening to your tutorials, ty!

[@CircleHScuba]

Thanks so much! I hope this one helps you!

[@robertnickocuan7324]

happy to see a brother of the craft on this hobby.

[@CircleHScuba]

Only a couple people have noticed, but happy to meet you as well

[@lisazew]

This is the first video on underwater compass use where I let out a sigh of relief because I finally *understand*. You break up all the steps so nicely and clearly. Excellent and very educational, thank you!

[@CircleHScuba]

Woohoo!!! Happy it was helpful! Thanks for the comment, 🙌

[@MichaelCunningham-r9d]

Thank you for a great well explained lesson on basic use of compass

[@CircleHScuba]

You are very welcome!

[@Corrvision]

Great navigation skills video thank you!

[@CircleHScuba]

Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful!

[@bradsileo4141]

Thanks!

[@CircleHScuba]

Wow, thank you so much for the Super Thanks! I’m glad you found the video helpful! That’s my first ever super thanks! Just…Wow!…..Sincerely thank you for the support! That just made my day.

[@robertvanarkel6219]

A very difficult topic explained so well and made so easy to understand. I’m really grateful that you share this with us. Thanks a lot.!😅

[@CircleHScuba]

I’m happy it was helpful!

[@marcosamuelriosmorales7536]

Gracias por la enseñanza, es muy clara y comprensible. Saludos desde Perú.

[@CircleHScuba]

You are very welcome!

[@jamesdelosh8099]

You shared this information in person with our AOW group last weekend. I couldn't agree more with your comments around digital. I had to recalibrate multiple times and it's a huge pain to read off the wrist(Perdix compass.) Wish I had followed your method the first time. Thank you for making the video!

[@CircleHScuba]

Hey!!! Good to see you! Yes, digital is just hard to use and you don’t get the bezel “cheats” that I personally love for basic patterns like 90 degree turns, and the digital compass just doesn’t always seem accurate to me for whatever reason. I LOVE my Perdix but that compass, idk haha.

[@vaclavrabusic9170]

Love it! Great and easy to understand explanation, thank you😊

[@CircleHScuba]

Happy to hear! You’re welcome!

[@panditreuvers]

Although I succeed the PADI navigation specialty I learned a lot from you, Thank you so mucht

[@CircleHScuba]

You’re welcome! Certification is part of it, but I think continued learning is always important. I’m so happy to hear this helped! Let me know if you have any questions!

[@ItsOpheliaZ]

Thank you! I'm getting my Open Water certification soon and my PADI book explains this skill in such a weird way.

[@CircleHScuba]

No problem!! I’m glad it was helpful! Good luck on your class!!!!!

[@ItsOpheliaZ]

@@CircleHScuba I’m now certified!!

[@CircleHScuba]

@critter.kitty3 woohoo!!! Congrats!

[@cr7687-d5c]

Impressive. Your videos are full of knowledge :) Keep up the good work

[@CircleHScuba]

Thanks!

[@ziggyd.6119]

Good show, I like it. January 2024 I passed advanced scuba diving course in Cuba it was with SNSI which is not recognized by PADI in Canada. For underwater navigation I used Perdix it was OK but, when I used compass I can't see other things on display. Next January I'll dive in Dominican Rep in La Romana. It will be with Dresell Divers and I'll take the PADI advanced diver course with them. Today I purchased Suunto SK-8 compass so it will be more handy. Yours video helps to get idea how to use it and understand it. By the way, you have many good tutorial videos. I'm almost 70, but I'm happy from what I'm doing with support form people like you. Thx man.

[@CircleHScuba]

I’m glad you liked the video and you’re finding them helpful! I love my compass, I think you will too! That is too bad that the course in Cuba wasn’t recognized. Sorry to hear that! It sounds like a great trip coming up though!

[@ilciavo]

Excellent video!!! Specially the last part about magnetic interference. Keep in mind that also your lamp can alter your compass, so better keep your lamp away from your compass, specially when night diving. Looking forward to more videos about underwater navigation.

[@CircleHScuba]

Good point! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! What else would you like to see with regards to underwater navigation?

[@SheriffGuyBuck]

Very well done! Thanks for sharing.

[@CircleHScuba]

I’m glad it was helpful, you’re welcome!

[@chrislangford7867]

Great explanation thanks 😃

[@CircleHScuba]

You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful!

[@bodee1994]

Thanks for all the great tip! You Rock🤘

[@CircleHScuba]

Glad you find them useful!

[@rjhollinger]

Awesome video, thanks!!!

[@CircleHScuba]

You’re welcome! Any other skills you’d like to see?

[@AdamSmith-qn9sb]

Thanks for your help

[@CircleHScuba]

Absolutely, I’m glad you found it helpful

[@razorpit]

Do you have a video on the knot you used to tie it to the clip?

[@CircleHScuba]

Yes! This is tying onto a flashlight but it’s the same thing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJfSY2B-ZaegeK8

[@ScubaDiverMan711]

4:26 my dude roasted me 😂😂

[@CircleHScuba]

Do you have a cheap compass? Lol

[@ScubaDiverMan711]

@@CircleHScuba guilty

[@CircleHScuba]

🤣🤣

[@realworkoutsforrealpeople5041]

Same same

[@observingrogue7652]

I love compasses. They're the symbol of adventure. And I'm guessing no matter how much the earth's magnetic field changes, even if it flips, this compass you used can still be used to navigate. Like it won't become outdated in a decade or 3. I remember watching a video about plane landing strip numbers. If I remember correctly, the numbers are approximately degrees from magnetic North... And different airports can have the same number on a strip pointing a different direction from another airport, or what a compass currently says, because, not only they may have rounded up or down, but also magnetic North may have changed since that strip or airport was built. It was a CPG Grey video.

[@CircleHScuba]

Oh wow that’s interesting. I didn’t know that about airstrips and runways. I do enjoy a good compass though for sure!

[@SuperFoxFamily]

How do you do that scuba gear knot? Love these videos.

[@CircleHScuba]

The one for the bolt snap is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJfSY2B-ZaegeK8 I have a knot video here too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2jEkHqPiqd9hJo

[@DavidFricks]

Great video. I prefer Sunto over Oceanic, because they are more forgiving to tilt lock, but both have their advantages and disadvantages. I also prefer my students dive wrist mount over handheld. Locking in the "4" prevents them form turning the compass instead of the body. I agree that the digital compasses are not great for anything except a general heading (example: If you find yourself getting too deep, head west).

[@CircleHScuba]

I like wrist mount at times but I find students don’t always center the lubber line properly and their heading is off

[@user-dm4th6gv1l]

OMG , you are amazing

[@CircleHScuba]

Thanks, I hope the video helped you!

[@stevenciesiel777]

Navigation can be a bit confusing at first. I didn’t quite understand it too well during my open water course. When I took advanced open water in Lake Mohave my instructor had me navigate I believe in a square pattern during my wreck dive. There’s a school bus around 50 ft mark I started off at the school bus navigated in a square pattern and counted my fin kicks and returned back to the school bus and it started to make a bit more sense. Very good video explaining how to do it.

[@CircleHScuba]

Thanks! Yeah it is something you gotta practice enough to keep up on the skill so it’s not confusion next time you try doing it. Sounds like a good AOW instructor!

[@stevenciesiel777]

@@CircleHScuba yeah he’s really good instructor he’s a independent instructor for Padi. My lessons have all been one on one vs a big group which I prefer since that gives me more one on one time. I’ve taken a few classes with him Open water, AOW, and drysuit specialty and would like to take the rescue course next to take me to the next level. I know it can be a physically demanding course but well worth it because it makes you a better diver and a better buddy!

[@CircleHScuba]

@stevenciesiel777 rescue is the most fun I’ve had in a recreational course by far.

[@AH-xf3tt]

Great video, thank you. My question may sound silly but for new divers, could you please tell me how to actually determine the direction we should be heading? In the video you demonstrated heading 300°, as a new diver I rely on the dive guide to set the direction but when I become more experienced to plan a dive with my dive buddies, is there resources i can use to inform me that if I head 300° as an example from shore i will see this or that?

[@CircleHScuba]

So that’s called “shooting an azimuth” for most use cases. You’d hold the compass with the window facing you, then turn in place until you are pointed to what you want to go toward. Look through the side window and you’ll see a heading (the number, 300 in my example). You can do this from the surface for example, from the shore you point toward the reef. You enter the shore and follow that heading to hit the reef, then come back on the same heading. Hope that helps! I need to do another video to cover this probably 😜

[@AH-xf3tt]

@@CircleHScuba yes you are right about making another video 😜

[@maximwandrowski]

Keep in mind to not use a ferro magnetic material like steel as a clip to mount your compass. It'll throw your bearings off and render your compass useless due to deviation. Also, better not wear a wrist mounted compass next to your dive computer, especially if it has l 9:01 ots of metal parts for the same reason.

[@CircleHScuba]

Yup, good points. Most people don’t use iron parts for diving because of rust, but I hear you there. For the computer, I think I mention that in the video, but thanks!

[@souswes]

Blue water can be very disorienting and deceiving. Ive been trained in green water and had to surface a few times to get a heading on those blue water dives. Practice practice practice Good vid! DGX sells a really nice handheld compass at a good price with a 30 degree forgiveness on tilt

[@CircleHScuba]

Haven’t seen you for awhile, happy to have you back! Haha. I totally agree, plain open blue water with no references is disorienting. I’ll check into the Dive Gear Express one!

[@ybkseraph]

Good - But who dives in straight lines or with 90 degree turns and same number of clicks ?

[@CircleHScuba]

That's the skills they have you do for a lot of the navigation specialties for various agencies including the one I'm affiliated with. I'd love to do some advanced nav patterns and such though, anything specific you'd like to see? This one was more so for "basics" and "beginners" that are new to compass nav and just need a few basic concepts down. Hard to make a video that's for everyone so I try to target content based on an audience demographic and sometimes it's useful for more than just "beginners" or "new divers" but other times it may just be for a small group of people (for example I did a video on how to get into cave diving that I don't expect brand new divers necessarily need/care about).

[@ThePriceIsRising]

It's great when someone has dropped a piece of gear and you're searching for it......making the square smaller and smaller.

[@tayfunkucukates]

Hello, can you add Turkish subtitles to the video?

[@CircleHScuba]

Yes I will right now! I apologize for not having that. Give me 3 minutes and I’ll have it.

[@CircleHScuba]

Oh there should be turkish subtitles already. Can you check please and let me know? I can redo them if needed.

[@tayfunkucukates]

Thank you🙏

[@CircleHScuba]

You’re welcome!