TDI Sidemount diver course
TDI SIDEMOUNT COURSE IN PLAYA DEL CARMEN
3 Days Minimum – $230/day –
The TDI Sidemount Diver Course is the ideal specialty for any diver wishing to use this increasingly popular kit configuration either as
The course teaches you how to utilize side-mounted primary cylinders as an alternative to the more traditional back-mounted configuration.
Sidemount diving allows cave divers access to areas that would be otherwise not accessible with
What you will learn during the course
- Gas management
utilising independent cylinders - Psychological considerations of technical diving
- Equipment considerations including:
- Cylinder options
- Regulator options
- Harness options
- Proper weighting
- Equipment configurations
- Communication
Problem solving in a sidemount configuration- Diving in tight or confined spaces
- Water entrIes and exits
- Buoyancy and trim
- Finning techniques
- s-Drills
- DSMB Deployment
COURSE PREREQUISITES
These requirements must be met prior to commencement of training:
- Minimum age 18
- Minimum certification of SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, or equivalent
Sidemount Course Combinations (Check Prerequisites):
- Sidemount + Cavern Diver (6 days)
- Sidemount + Cavern + Intro to Cave (8 days)
- Sidemount + Intro to Cave (6 days)
- Sidemount + Full Cave (8 days)
- Sidemount + Cavern + Intro to Cave + Full Cave (11 days)
Prices Include:
- Transportation to and from the cenote(s) or boat staging area departing from our dive center in Playa del Carmen.
- Boat gees
- Tanks (sidemount tanks)
- Weights if needed
- Bottled water
Not Included:
- Cenote Entry Fees (15-40USD/DAY)
- Manual – (included in course combinations)
- TDI Certification Fees
- Lunch
- Personal Diving Equipment – see list of required equipment.
Sidemount Training
Sidemount configuration has gained a significant ammount of popularity over the past decade because it allows divers to have a freedom unsurpassed by twin backmount tanks. Also, it is significantly easier to find suitable tanks for sidemount diving (basically any tank will do in a pinch) than to find a set of twins.