Navigation
All-Inclusive option available: $440.00
Availability: Contact us for booking information
Find Your Way Home – SSI Navigation
Stop following the fins in front of you. There is a big difference between diving and leading a dive. If you usually rely on a Divemaster or your buddy to know where the boat is, you are missing out on the confidence that comes with true underwater independence. The SSI Navigation specialty teaches you how to combine compass work with natural clues to navigate complex dive sites and return to your exit point with precision.
Getting lost underwater isn't just embarrassing; it can be dangerous and stressful. This course gives you the tools to know exactly where you are, where you are going, and how to get back—every single time.
Why Take a Navigation Course?
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Ditch the Anxiety: Eliminate the fear of losing the anchor line or surfacing far away from the boat.
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Be a Better Buddy: Stop being a passenger on your own dive. Take charge and lead your buddy team with confidence.
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Conserve Air: Swimming in circles wastes energy and gas. Efficient navigation means you spend more time seeing the reef and less time looking for it.
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Find the Good Stuff: Learn how to mark and relocate specific points of interest, like a cleaning station or a lobster hole, so you can find them again on the next dive.
What You Will Learn
Navigation is an art that blends technology with observation.
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Compass Mastery: How to set a heading, swim a reciprocal (return) course, and navigate square and triangular patterns without surfacing.
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Natural Navigation: Learn to read the environment—using sand ripples, depth contours, light angles, and currents to orient yourself without looking at a compass.
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Distance Estimation: Techniques for measuring distance underwater using kick cycles and elapsed time.
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Multi-Level Navigation: How to navigate safely when changing depths throughout the dive.
Course Pricing & What's Included
Choose the course option that works best for you. Our All-Inclusive price combines the course, rental equipment, tanks, and required specialty equipment into one convenient package.
Base Course
The Base Course Price includes:
- SSI eLearning and required course materials
- Professional instructor instruction and training
- Required dive site entry fees
All-Inclusive Course
Includes everything in the Base Course, plus:
- BCD rental
- Regulator with gauges rental
- Dive computer rental
- Wetsuit rental
- Cylinders/tanks required to complete the course
- Required specialty equipment
Required Navigation Equipment
Required specialty equipment includes:
- Underwater compass
- Writing slate with pencil
- SMB with 100+ ft reel
- Measuring tape/reference line
Students may provide their own equipment or use rental equipment where applicable.
Equipment Options
Our published All-Inclusive Course Price is based on a standard mid-range equipment package for required student equipment.
Students may choose lower-priced or higher-priced equipment when permitted for the course.
- Choosing lower-priced equipment may decrease your final course cost.
- Choosing higher-priced equipment may increase your final course cost.
- Your final customer price will reflect the equipment selections actually made.
The required equipment category is determined by the course, but the specific brand, model, and price may vary based on the student's selection.
VA Students
VA students and non-VA students are charged the same published course prices. Space Coast Dive does not create a separate VA price, VA discount, VA surcharge, or VA-only equipment package.
The published All-Inclusive Course Price represents our standard course package and is available at the same price to all students.
VA payment or reimbursement is determined under the applicable VA education benefit rules and the student's individual eligibility.
Space Coast Dive does not guarantee that optional equipment upgrades or additional costs above the standard package will be reimbursed by the VA. Students using VA education benefits should confirm with their VA education benefits representative or applicable certifying official how their individual benefit applies to the approved course and its eligible charges.
Expand Your Range
Ready to lead the pack? Navigation is the cornerstone of advanced diving. It is a critical prerequisite for Search & Recovery and is an essential skill for anyone aspiring to become a Dive Guide or Divemaster.