Divers are intensely fascinated by navigation… It allows them to make their way back to a special spot discovered on an earlier dive. They use the 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.Your SDI Underwater Navigation Specialty course will help you overcome the obstacles inherent to finding your way underwater. You will learn how easy and simple navigation can be and how it will help you both above and below the surface. During this course, you will review natural aids such as sand ripples or reef formations, which can accurately predict your route. Tools such as mechanical or digital compasses are a surprising challenge to the novice but we will help you unravel the challenge and teach the practical skills and techniques you’ll need to use them effectively.
This course is designed to give students a greater understanding and experience on how to properly navigate underwater using both natural and compass navigation.
The price shown is for Group class, we will organise a class once the number of purchased persons are 4. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to have a private course.
**No refund will be given for e-learning course.
The class will include:
- E learning
- Practical Courses
- International certificate for successful candidates
Who this course is for:
- The certified diver looking for a higher sense of direction and orientation while scuba diving
Course prerequisites:
- SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Diver, or equivalent
- Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent
What’s in it for you?
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may engage in diving activities without direct supervision of the SDI Instructor* so long as the following limits are adhered to:
- The diving activities approximate those of training
- The areas of activities approximate those of training
- Environmental conditions approximate those of training
*Note: Junior divers (ages 10-14) must participate in underwater navigation diving activities with a parent, guardian, or dive professional.
Also, the SDI Underwater Navigation Diver certification counts towards a single specialty rating to achieve the SDI Advanced Diver Development program.
SDI Underwater Navigation Diver minimum requirements:
- Satisfactorily complete the SDI Underwater Navigation Diver Knowledge Quests with a passing score of 80%, followed by 100% remediation by the Instructor
- Complete all open water requirements efficiently
- Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution
What you can expect to learn:
The SDI Underwater Navigation Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:
- The aquatic environment
- Vision
- Light
- Sound
- Tides
- Currents
- Waves
- Surge
- Natural navigation
- Bottom contours
- Depth
- Amount of light
- Surge
- Currents
- Underwater objects
- Compass
- Types
- Analog
- Digital
- Features
- Compass use
- Estimating distance underwater
- Kick cycles
- Time
Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:
- Equipment set up
- Dive planning
- Predive checks
- Orientation
- Navigation
- Skills are generally done with more success if practiced on the surface from shore. Using the shore or descent line as a starting/reference point makes keeping track of students easier
- Practice compass use on the surface: out and back, in addition to square and triangle patterns
- Perform square pattern on the bottom
- Perform triangle pattern on the bottom
- Buddy contact
- Equipment disassembly
- Log all dives
Our highly professional team conducts all courses to ensure that all our students receive the best quality training.
The valid period of any course is 6 months (after the payment is made). The course time is very flexible. You can obtain an internationally recognized diver certificate and become a qualified ADVANCED ADVENTURES diver!
Course Policy
- There will be a payment deadline announcement to all participants, no late fee will be accepted.
- The difference must also be paid if the new course is of a higher value than the original booking. No exceptions.
- If special circumstances or ocean conditions cause the necessary cancellation on the day's activities, our students or participants who paid will get the fee conveyed into credit points. No direct cash return.
- If you are unable to attend for personal reasons, this is non-refundable.
- Before payment for any activity or course, the company reserves the right to change the price, and participants must take the initiative to confirm the relevant changes.
- For any reason, cancellation or postponement of all courses is acceptable unless written notice is provided seven days before the pre-arranged diving course training day; otherwise, the fund shall be forfeited. Please note that the postponement must be made within three calendar months, otherwise, you will be deprived.
- Cancellation due to medical reasons is only accepted in written or verbal notice 48 hours before the pre-arranged diving course training day. A subsequent medical certificate must be provided. However, we only accept the postponement to be re-arranged within three calendar months; otherwise, the fund shall be forfeited.
- All diving courses refund shall only be honoured after the deduction of the e-learning fee, and shall be processed within seven days after bank information is provided.
Special Conditions
Special circumstances will deal with in a case-by-case manner, such as medical conditions, verbal instructions, unconditional payment, etc
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