PADI SIDEMOUNT DIVING COURSE

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.

Take This Course If You Want to

• Experience a different scuba configuration
• Improve gas management
• Gain insight into basic tec diving techniques

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

THERES TWO OPTIONS FOR THIS COURSE.

OPTION ONE. Includes the Course & hire full sidemount kit £395.00

OPTION TWO. Includes the Course (use your own sidemount kit) £345.00

How to Earn Your PADI Sidemount Diver Certification

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

INDEPENDENT STUDY

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.

• eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours

AT THE DIVE SHOP

With Your Instructor

You'll will spend approximately four hours in the classroom learning how to rig up either your kit or the school kit up to suit your diving needs then, you'll make two confined water dives at the pool 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 will then complete three open water dives where you’ll practice your new skills, buoyancy control and problem solving.

• Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
• Total time commitment: 2-3 days
• Minimum age: 15