And of course, the book of Verna Van Schaik ‘Fatally Flawed – The Quest to be Deepest’, the one woman who succeeded to break the female world record in depth in Bushman’s hole in South Africa and how she god there.
To get started on Sidemount diving you don’t need more than an Open Water Diver. Mind you, it obviously helps to have good buoyancy and trim and you should be able to set up and handle your equipment comfortably by yourself. Sidemount diving will add a whole new dimension when it comes to equipment setup and skills.
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The following options are available for those looking for diving classes alternatives and lessons, as well as information on the best next steps in their education.
2nd stage regulator, 2nd stage regulator, exposure suit, BCD sidemount, BCD sidemount and SMB sidemount, cutting tool, diving pool, Jet fins, masks and spare masks, technical diving equipments, technical diving gears, 1 long Hose (2.10m-7ft), cave harness or hogarthian.
You will need the same equipment as the course to learn how to operate and set up the equipment you'll use for your tech diving training. This includes:
2nd stage regulator and exposure suit with side pocket, BCD sidemount. SMB. Cutting tool. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulation. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulatory. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd Stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd stage regulator. 2nd hose
While we are able to teach the SDI course if you ask, the default is the TDI. Although you can do this program as an individual course, we recommend that students combine it with our Apprentice Cave Diver course.
International Training, the parent organisation for Technical Diving International / Scuba Diving International (TDI), offers both SDI (and TDI) versions of their Sidemount Diver courses. Both courses are very similar. Both courses share the same learning materials (which were written by us). What is the difference?
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.
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We can offer the SDI course if requested. However, we only offer the TDI course by default. This can be taken as a stand-alone program, but our students usually combine it with the Apprentice Cave Diver course.
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Sidemount regulators will be taught. Asidemount regulators can be used on both long and short hoses. Sidemount regs are marked differently to normal regs. This allows you to easily identify the tank that you are currently breathing from. In my training, I was given a swivel elbow to use as a regulator for my short tube. There will be 2 SPGs available - one each for each stage.
According to experts, approximately 40% of technical divers enroll in additional education and training programs. This yields a reasonable estimate of approximately 160,000 active technical divers worldwide.
Technical diving (also known as tec diving or tech diving) is non-professional scuba diving that exceeds the agency-specified limits of recreational diving.
- 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.