Sidemount Technical Diving international
This course covers both the equipment and skills required for technical sidemount dives. There are three days of in water skills development.
Sidemount Pros will provide you with your sidemount harness as well as the hardware to mount your sidemount cylinders. You can purchase the equipment as it is custom-configured for you during the course.
Open water training for our Courses is done in a conducive environment. The lake provides a more stable and predictable teaching environment which is not affected by the weather problems we might face if using an ocean location.
This course covers both the equipment and skills required for technical sidemount dives. There are three days of in water skills development.
Scuba diving training should not be limited to learning how to handle any eventualities. Although this is an important part of training, we ensure that you can do it when you're done. However, you should also be able to do this in mid-water and not at the bottom with your knees. This applies to all courses we offer, including Open Water and Technical. You will learn how to scuba dive and not how to survive underwater. It is not always possible to dive in an area that allows you to get down to the bottom if an issue occurs. It is important to be able and willing to tackle any issue in the water. That's what we teach.
The new SDI/TDI Sidemount Diver programme is much more than a simple "how to" guide on sidemount diving. This is a comprehensive, complete training set that will make sidemount diving learning and teaching simple.
The new SDI/TDI Sidemount Diver book is not just another book on sidemount divers. It includes a complete and comprehensive collection of training materials, all designed to be combined to make sidemount dive learning and teaching easy.
Our teaching philosophy rests on the following: Mentors first, instructors last. We're not just diving instructors. We will answer all your questions and be a resource. While we might not be able to answer all your questions, we will point you in the right direction to someone who can. We want you to grow your dive knowledge and experience. You should not just pay for an instructor's rating and be given that rating. You should ensure that your instructor has the necessary experience to teach what you are teaching.
Don't grab animals, don't hold them for photo ops, don't go for rides on dolphins or turtles, and don't force puffer fish to inflate (it can be fatal to them).