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.

• PREREQUISITES:  Completion of, or enrollment in, an SDI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification).
   
• COURSE INCLUDES: eLearning online, 1 class session, and 2 open water dives.
   
• FOR YOUR SAFETY AND ENJOYMENT: Our course size is limited to 6 students whenever possible. Ages 10+ are invited to attend. Divers must be in good physical condition to enroll.
   
• USE OF DIVE GEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN FEE: If you choose to do the optional open water dives, but do not have gear, our instructor will assist you in choosing the items that best suit your needs and budget. Or, you may rent gear at 50% off rental rates for use in training.
   
• ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  Medical forms and waivers must be completed before participation.  Based on the answers you provide on your medical information form, you may be required to obtain physician approval to dive. The non-refundable deposit fee for this course is $50, plus the cost of eLearning if it has already been activated.

If you need gear for class, every purchase at Dive & Glide Scuba earns you 5% cash-back-credit-on-account with our DG Doubloons Loyalty Program.

Course cancellation policy is in effect; please review and understand the terms and conditions before enrollment.

The non-refundable deposit fee for this course is $25, plus the cost of eLearning if it has been activated.

Please call (989) 486-3627 if you have questions about this course.

This course is taught by instructor, Marc Ellis. 

Marc has been an instructor since 1994 and has been teaching at Dive & Glide Scuba since 2022.  In addition to training divers, he also heads up the organization of our dive club (Mid-Michigan Dive Adventures) meetings and events.  Marc is bi-lingual (he speaks Spanish) and holds multiple diving instructor certifications as an SSI, PADI, and SDI instructor.  To learn more about Marc and our other staff members, visit our Dive Team page.