Course overview

The SSI Navigation specialty on Neil Island teaches reliable compass and natural navigation across the island's reef-and-sand bottom, where clear water and obvious reef features make orientation intuitive. Ideal for divers wanting more independence in the Andamans.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • SSI Navigation digital academics
  • Compass and natural-navigation theory
  • Navigation specialty dives
  • Pattern and distance exercises
  • Site-relocation practice
  • SSI Navigation digital certification
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Underwater Navigation pathway

SSI Navigation is delivered free through the digital app with performance-based repeatable dives and certifies with an SSI digital specialty card toward Specialty Diver recognition.

Where you'll dive in Neil Island

Navigation dives use Neil's sandy-lane reefs like Coral Safari (5-20 m), where coral heads and sand channels offer easy natural reference points. Calm November-May water at 27-30C keeps the focus on technique.

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