We introduces you an alternative equipment configuration, enhancing flexibility, streamlining, and comfort underwater. Instead of traditional back-mounted cylinders, sidemount diving positions tanks alongside the diver, offering numerous benefits.

Course Overview:

This specialty is designed for PADI Open Water Divers aged 15 and above who wish to explore the advantages of sidemount diving. The course encompasses both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, ensuring divers are proficient in this configuration.

What You’ll Learn:

Equipment Assembly and Configuration: Proper techniques to set up and adjust sidemount diving gear.

Weight System and Trim: How to balance and streamline your equipment for optimal buoyancy and movement.

Gas Management: Procedures for monitoring and switching between cylinders during a dive.

Problem Management: Effective responses to potential issues specific to sidemount diving.
PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty requires three open water dives to complete the certification. These dives focus on equipment setup, trim and buoyancy control, gas management, and problem-solving techniques specific to sidemount diving. Additionally, there is a confined water session where divers practice fundamental skills before heading into open water.

The PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty course introduces divers to an alternative equipment configuration where cylinders are mounted alongside the diver, offering increased flexibility and streamlined movement underwater. This setup allows for easier equipment management and reduces back strain, as divers can don and doff cylinders in the water rather than carrying them on land.

Course Overview:

Prerequisites: Participants must be at least 15 years old and hold a PADI Open Water Diver certification or equivalent.

Knowledge Development: Divers will learn about the benefits of sidemount diving, proper equipment setup, weight trimming for optimal balance, gas management techniques when using multiple cylinders, and how to handle potential sidemount diving issues.

Practical Training: The course includes one confined water session to practice equipment assembly and configuration, followed by three open water dives to apply skills in real diving scenarios.
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Course Duration:

eLearning Component: Approximately 2-4 hours of online self-study to understand theoretical aspects.

In-Person Training: Typically spans 2-3 days, encompassing the confined water session and open water dives.

Upon successful completion, divers receive the PADI Sidemount Diver certification, enhancing their diving versatility and opening opportunities for specialized diving environments such as caves or wrecks.

Included : transfer & equipment & lunch and drinks