Course overview

Build precise underwater navigation skills with the SSI Navigation specialty in Djibouti, learning to orient yourself confidently around the reefs of the Gulf of Tadjoura. Through SSI digital learning and guided dives you combine natural references with compass technique and distance estimation, so you can lead a dive back to your exit point reliably in this quiet, reef-rich stretch of the Red Sea.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • SSI Navigation digital theory and dive planning
  • Guided open-water navigation dives
  • Natural-navigation and compass-pattern exercises
  • Distance-estimation and pattern-navigation practice
  • SSI digital learning materials and logbook
  • SSI Navigation specialty certification
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Underwater Navigation pathway

The SSI Navigation specialty is delivered through SSI digital learning and counts toward SSI recognition ratings such as Specialty Diver and Master Diver. It also reinforces the navigation competence expected on the SSI leadership pathway.

Where you'll dive in Djibouti

Navigation dives use the reef and sand flats of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where clear reef contours, light currents and warm 24-30°C water through the October-to-February peak provide reliable references for practising natural and compass navigation.

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