Sidemount Rec Diver

$800

About the Course

Discover the balance and efficiency of sidemount scuba diving with your PADI dive instructor. Many divers find sidemount tanks are more comfortable and easier to put on in the water. Sidemount diving is also beneficial for divers who want improved balance and prolonged dives.

Learn How to

  • Assemble and configure sidemount equipment
  • Mount scuba tanks in the water
  • Adjust your weights for optimal balance
  • Frog kick to move easily while wearing sidemount

Take This Course If You Want to

  • Experience a different scuba configuration
  • Improve gas management
  • Gain insight into basic tec diving techniques
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How to Earn Your Sidemount Diver Certification

Overview

Complete your Sidemount Diver eLearning coursework online, then meet with a highly-trained PADI Instructor for training dives.

Prerequisites

  • Minimum age: 15
  • Open Water Diver (or equivalent certification)

PADI eLearning

PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba certification into a busy schedule. Study online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor if you have questions.

Time commitment: 2-4 hours

With Your Instructor

First, you'll make a confined water dive to become familiar with sidemount diving equipment. Your PADI Instructor will also teach you sidemount diving skills including: frog kicking, attaching and removing scuba tanks as you enter and exit the water, unclipping a scuba tank and swimming with the tank in front of you, and how to switch second stages and manage your breathing gas when wearing two scuba tanks. When you’re comfortable with these skills, you’ll make three open water dives where you’ll practice your new skills, buoyancy control and problem solving.

Time commitment: 3 days

After This Course

Consider continuing on to Tec Sidemount Diver course in which you’ll learn additional skills specific to tec diving in sidemount, such as staging and switching deco cylinders. Technical divers explore reefs and wrecks at depths below the 40 meter/130-foot recreational limit. With specialized training, they can explore underwater caves and other places well beyond the reach of mainstream recreational diving. The Sidemount Diver Specialty course dive may count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – ask your instructor about earning credit. Each PADI Specialty you complete gets you one step closer to earning the elite Master Scuba Diver rating.

Junior Divers

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