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PREREQUISITES

Open Water Diver or equivalent. Minimum age 15 years

Side mount Diver

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"good divers never stop learning"

This course is designed to teach certified divers how to safely utilize side-mounted primary cylinders as an alternative to the traditional back-mounted configuration.
The course is geared solely to open water, non-decompression diving and is designed for any diver interested in learning to dive a sidemount configuration.
Motivations for Sidemount

Additional tool
Streamlined, less drag
Lower profile for confined spaces
Easy Trim
Adjust gear to body shape
Independent dbl cyls allow for gas redundancy w/o X-over valve
X-over valve is vulnerable to impacts and thus potential failure pt.
Leaks easily detected, valves in-sight and accessible
Range of head motion increased
Tanks easily attached and removed in h2o, enter or exit H2with or without tanks
Tanks more manageable to and from dive site

Qualifications after certification

Upon successful completion of the Sidemount course, graduates may engage in sidemount diving activities with maximum two (2) independent tanks without direct supervision.

Open Water Training

A maximum of 4 students per Instructor
Instructor’s discretion to reduce this number as conditions dictate

Number of Dives and Course Duration

Two (2) dives are required with complete briefs and debriefs by the instructor
Minimum one (1) day

The following topics will be covered during this course:

Gas management utilizing independent cylinders
Equipment considerations
Cylinder options
Regulator options
Wing / harness options
Proper weighting
Equipment configurations
Communication
Problem solving
- Gas-sharing
- Free flows
Appropriate entries and exit
S-Drills (specific to sidemount)

In order to complete this course, students must:

Pass exam with 75% or better
Perform all open water dive requirements safely and efficiently
Demonstrate mature, sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution
Log all dives

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