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You are asking yourself: “How does my instructor manage to find the way back to the exit point or to the boat?”. Navigation is your answer!
The SSI Navigation Program will teach you to navigate with a compass and how to apply natural navigation skills. You will also learn to estimate distances, navigate different search patterns, find your way to different marking points, and be able to get back to the exit point at any time. Instructors use tricks and techniques of navigation to find an ideal exit point at the end of a dive without the need for an uncomfortable surface swim.
This course is designed to give students a greater understanding and experience on how to properly navigate underwater using both natural and compass navigation.
Keywords are learning to ‘read’ aquatic environment, natural navigation, compass use, predive checks and pattern performances.
Have the following SSI certifications or an equivalent from a recognized training agency:
You will be taught to navigate with a compass and how to apply natural navigation skills. The course also teaches you to estimate distances, navigate different search patterns, find your way to different marking points, and be able to get back to the exit point at any time.
So in essence, we train you precise and natural navigation. We learn you how to draw an underwater map.
Practical exercises are at the forefront. This means partially theory on land but lots of time in the water.
You can sign up and acquire the Navigation Specialty Course. With digital learning, you can study at your convenience anytime or anywhere on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The advantage? You safe time and can learn at your own pace.
When can you start to learn SSI underwater navigation course? In short; enroll in SSI underwater navigation course and learn the important skills and academic sessions online.
After completing all academic sessions and assessments and two open water dives.
You will make final exam with a passing score of at least 80%
Upon completion of all academic and in-water requirements, the SSI Professional may issue the program’s digital certification card.
Certified SSI divers can dive with an equally- or more-qualified buddy in environments equivalent to their training and within the recommended depth limits of their certifications.
Students younger than 15 years old will be certified as an SSI Junior Diver in the applicable program, and can dive under the direct supervision of a dive professional, or with a certified adult, in environments equivalent to their training and within the recommended depth limits.
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