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.

What we will learn

First, you'll make a confined water dive 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 make three open water dives where you’ll practice your new skills, buoyancy control and problem solving.

More Information

Prerequisites

• Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
• Minimum age: 15 years or older

Medical Requirements

Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.

Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.​

If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).

The Scuba Gear You Will Use

We will provide all your core scuba diving equipment during your course including:

• Mask & Snorkel
• Buoyancy Device
• Regulator
• Scuba Cylinder
• Weight System & Weights
• Scuba Diving Computer
• Scuba Diving Fins
• Dry Suit & Undersuit (If Required)

During your course, we will include Free rental of all of the above core dive gear items only. You will be required to collect your core dive gear prior to the open water training dives from us.

What's Included

• Course Tuition
• PADI eLearning
• Equipment hire
• Air Fills in the pool and first fill at open water site
• Certification card

What's Not Inclided

• Dive site entry from £15- £25 per day
• Transport (we will do our best to arrange lifts if needed)
• Subsequent air fills on open water dives payable directly to site

Discounts & Offers

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