Are you interested to become a Sidemount divers? This is the place for you!
In addition to the Sidemount equipment, you will need your regular wetsuit and fins.
Learn our SSI technical sidemount diver course and get the opportunity to dive with four+ tanks (cylinders) for extended dives. The technical sidemount diver course is an excellent way to get yourself into technical diving as it will train you to handle multiple cylinders on a single dive. Learn also on configuring your sidemount gear and setting up a tec sidemount harness as well as adjusting the sling tanks (cylinders) on your body.
1. Your personal informations (name, email, etc). 2. Pick the preferred date. 3. Click on the Submit button to ask questions or inquire.
Continue your Tec Sidemount Diver training and you'll be able to learn additional skills for tec diving in sidemount.
1. Your personal informations (name, email, etc). 2. Pick your prefered date. 3. You can ask question/inquire then just Submit.
Sidemount PCB has the expertise to answer any questions you or your doctor may have about your medical fitness to dive.
Sidemount Diver was, I must admit, one of the most difficult courses I have ever taken. My instructor Fiona and Big Blue Tech in Koh Tao were able to include a lot more skills as well as dives into my course. We practiced many skills, including mask removal, tank deployment underwater, out-of-air drills and SMB deployment. All the while keeping my trim.
Sidemount Diver Specialty dives may count toward Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Ask an instructor.
These cards are only issued to those who have earned them. Participating in a course is not a guarantee of certification. Certification cards may be offered by multiple agencies for cave courses. C-cards cost $30 to $30 per card, depending on the agency. Ask your instructor for more information.
So, what are you waiting for? Find a TDI instructor near you today: https://www.tdisdi.com/search/?area=instructors
SDI/TDIIncludes 2 open water divesMinimum 18 years, 15 years with parental consentMust have an SDI Open Water Diver or the equivalent
The sidemount rig was originally invented for cave diving as it allows the diver to pass thru cracks and restrictions (tiny holes) easier than the classic back mount rig.
Whatever configuration a diver chooses there is benefits for each and in different situations each configuration has its up or downside.
- Increased Bottom Time A Closed Circuit diver is not concerned with running out of gas because they are only limited by decompression. This can also be reduced by selecting an oxygen partial pressure that provides the diver with virtually limitless bottom times in 60 feet or less of water.
To register for the PADI Advanced Rebreather Diver course, you must first: You must be a PADI Open Water Diver, but you must also be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver to become a PADI Advanced Rebreather Diver. Have at least 30 dives under your belt.
The depth range of oxygen rebreathers (simple closed circuit) is limited to approximately 6 m, beyond which the risk of acute oxygen toxicity rises to unacceptable levels very quickly.