PADI Navigation and Night Diver Specialties on Malapascua Island
Two of the most practical and rewarding PADI specialties — Underwater Navigation and Night Diver — available individually or as a combined package. Navigation makes you a more independent and confident diver. Night diving opens up a completely different side of Malapascua’s reefs.
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Choose Your Specialty
Take one or both courses during your stay. Ask us about the combined package price when you book.
Underwater Navigator
- 3 dives, 2 days
- Natural and compass navigation skills
- PADI Underwater Navigator certification
Night Diver
- 3 night dives, 2 evenings
- Torch technique, communication, marine life identification
- PADI Night Diver certification
Course Overview
Each specialty course includes:
Knowledge Development
Navigation: compass use, natural navigation cues, distance estimation, and search patterns. Night Diving: torch handling, communication signals, what to expect on a night dive, and how to find your way in low visibility.
Skill Development Dives
Navigation: guided compass and natural navigation exercises in daylight dives. Night Diving: a pre-dark familiarisation dive at the site followed by full night dives as darkness falls.
Specialty Dives
Navigation dives around Malapascua’s local reef sites with specific search and return tasks. Night dives on the same reefs — completely transformed after dark with hunting cephalopods, bioluminescence, and rarely-seen nocturnal species.
Study Materials
Each specialty uses its own PADI manual. Available in print or as digital downloads, included in the course price.
Online or self-study components can be completed before you arrive to save time on the island.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
PADI Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent) required for both specialties. Minimum age is 10. No prior specialties needed.
Download medical exam formYour Instructors
Our guides know every navigation landmark on Malapascua’s main sites and will make sure your night dives are well-planned, well-briefed, and memorable for the right reasons.
Adventure Dive Credits
Completed a Navigation or Night Adventure Dive as part of your Advanced Open Water Course? It counts as credit toward the corresponding specialty. Let us know when you book.
Credits apply when enrolling in the full specialty during your stay.
Combine Courses
Navigation and Night Diver work perfectly together as a two-day package. Add them to your Advanced Open Water course or combine with Deep Diver for a well-rounded set of specialty certifications.
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