Sidemount Rec Diver
Improve trim, balance, comfort, and gas management with sidemount scuba diving.
The PADI Sidemount Diver course teaches you how to configure, adjust, and dive with cylinders mounted at your sides instead of on your back.
Many divers choose sidemount for comfort, easier tank handling, better streamlining, and improved access to valves and regulators.
At Scuba 2000, your training starts with proper equipment setup and pool practice in our on-site tropical training pool, giving you time to fine-tune your configuration before applying the skills in open water.
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Take This Course If You Want To
- Try a more balanced and streamlined scuba configuration
- Improve gas management and equipment awareness
- Make tank handling easier at the water
- Build stronger trim, buoyancy, and propulsion skills
- Explore a pathway toward wreck, cavern, cave, or technical-style diving
You’ll Learn How To
- Assemble and configure sidemount equipment
- Adjust tank position, weighting, and trim
- Clip and unclip cylinders safely
- Manage regulators and gas supply
- Frog kick and move efficiently in sidemount
- Handle common sidemount problems in a controlled environment
Course Format
- Classroom and gear setup session
- 2 Pool training sessions
- Open-water dives, if included in this course package
- Certification processing.
Prerequisites
- PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
- Comfortable basic buoyancy skills
- Recent diving experience recommended
- Medical form and required paperwork completed before training
Important Gear Note
Sidemount is equipment-sensitive. Proper fit and setup matter.
Course Price includes the regulators tank and weight.
Contact Scuba 2000 before the course if you need help confirming whether your current gear is suitable or whether rental or purchase options are required.
