PADI Sidemount Diver
Start your adventure into Tec diving with the Sidemount course
The PADI Sidemount Diver course gives you the opportunity to dive with 2 cylinders for extended dive times.
The PADI Sidemount Diver course is a great way to get started into technical diving because the skills you learn in this course will train you to handle multiple cylinders on a single dive. You can combine what you learn in the Sidemount Diver course with other open-circuit tec courses that you take, or certifications you’ve already earned, to take advantage of sidemount’s cylinder configuration and handling advantages.
This is a natural progression for divers intersted in Wreck and Cave penetration, giving you the necessary redundancy for these types of diving. The sidemount configuration affords you great trim and balance to streamline your profile, while offering a fantastic position and trim in the water.
During your dives you will learn about:
- Planning and organising dives within recreation scuba limits using the sidemount configuration
- Calculating your SAC rates to determine your required gas supply
- Advantages and disadvantages of using your sidemount equipment
COURSE PRICE & DURATION:
£300 / 3 Days
PREREQUISITES: Minimum Age of 15; PADI Open Water Diver Certification (or equivalent certification);
Recommended Certification as a PADI Enriched Air DiverCOURSE CONTENTS: Knowledge Development; Confined water dives; Exam; Open water dives
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Mask and Snorkel
RECOMMENDED TEXTS: Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
REQUIRED FORMS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: Click Here
If TEC diving is your next step, ask about the PADI Twin Set course, the PADI TEC REC Gas Blender course and the TEC 40. Then the TEC 45 and finally the TEC 50 courses. Read more abut TEC Diving here.
For any of the TEC course we recommend you take the PADI Self Reliant course before hand, this gets you ready for the TEC mindset.
