Another way to dive…
Sidemount is a scuba diving equipment configuration which has scuba sets mounted alongside the diver, below the shoulders and along the hips, instead of on the back of the diver. It originated as a configuration for advanced cave diving, as it facilitates penetration of tight sections of cave, allows easy access to cylinder valves, provides easy and reliable gas redundancy, and tanks can be easily removed when necessary. These benefits for operating in confined spaces were also recognized by divers who conducted technical wreck diving penetrations.
Sidemount diving is now growing in popularity within the technical diving community for general decompression diving, and is becoming an increasingly popular specialty training for recreational diving.
- Open Water Sidemount Diver (IANTD)
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Prerogatives
use the Sidemount configuration in accordance with the depth prerogatives of the diver level
Prerequisites
IANTD Open Water Diver or equivalent (the Open Water Diver Program can be combined with the Open Water Sidemount Diver Program)
A minimum of 12 years of age with parental consent
A minimum of 18 years of ageProgram (2 days)
Academic sessions
3 dives (minimum 120′ of diving)
- TEK Open Water Sidemount Diver (IANTD)
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€
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Prerogatives
use the Sidemount configuration in accordance with the depth prerogatives of the diver level
conduct decompression dives with Sidemount equipment configuration
Dive with 1 or 2 additional tanksPrerequisites
IANTD Advance EANx Diver* or equivalent (can be conbined with the Tek Open Water Sidemount Diver program)
A minimum of 15 years of age with parental consent
A minimum of 18 years of ageProgram (3 days)
Academic sessions
4 dives (minimum 160′ of diving)