Why PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty?
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 the Sidemount diver course if you want to:
Sidemount Diver
Course details
- Duration: 3 days
- Course Price $ 1.300.000 COP
Prerequisites
Age 15
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or other qualifying certification)
PADI Enriched Air Nitrox (recommended, but not required)
What do I need to start?
You need to be at least 15 years old, and PADI Open Water certified (or equivalent certification from another organization). It is also recommended that you are PADI Enriched Air Nitrox certified, to make the most of extending your bottom times at depth.
How long will it take?
Plan for around 3 days for the knowledge development and the three dives. As you will be doing several deep dives in one day, you will be taking ample surface intervals between repetitive dives.
What do I earn at the end?
You will be certified as a PADI Sidemount Diver, to a maximum depth of 40m/130ft within no-stop limits.
What will I do?
On this course you will : learn how to Assemble and configure sidemount equipment, Mount scuba tanks in the water and your weights for optimal balance Frog kick to move easily while wearing sidemount.
Where can I go from here?
Use your Sidemount Specialty to get the most out of exploring our deeper wrecks and bottomless walls. For those divers interested in Tec Diving, the PADI Deep Diver Specialty is a prerequisite to the DSAT Tec 40 course.
