Side Mount Diver

 

Course Overview 

The purpose of the PADI Open Water Side Mount Diver specialty course is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of diving in double cylinders properly configured for open water side mount diving. The Open Water Side Mount specialty course is intended to serve as a safe, supervised introduction to open water side mount diving within the limits of recreational diving limits. Training should emphasize fun and safety. The goals of PADI Open Water Side Mount Diver training are:

A. To develop the student's theoretical knowledge of side mount diving.

B. To enable the student to plan, organize and make safe side mount dives within their current certification levels.

This course covers the knowledge, skills and techniques for open water side mount diving.  The following is included: 

1.   Planning, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of Open Water Side Mount diving

2.   Indentifying Open Water Side Mount Equipment

3.   Open Water Side Mount Equipment setup considerations

4.   Entry and exit procedures

 

A.  PADI Openwater Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training      organization. B.  Minimum age requirement: 15 years. C.  As a pre-assessment before the course begins, a confined water session may      include a scuba skills review. The PADI Skill Evaluation or Scuba Review      program is an excellent way to accomplish such a review.    D.  Dive data 1.   Four scuba dives

Mask and fins

Two independent cylinders (40 cubic feet or larger required)

Exposure suit appropriate for local diving environment and depth, including hood, boots and gloves or mitts, if needed.

Quick-release weight belt or weight system, if needed

Two first stage regulators with a second stage (one with a seven foot hose for air sharing ), submersible pressure gauge, and a low pressure inflator hose

BCD properly configured for open water side mount diving with a low-pressure inflator

Complete instrumentation, including a means to monitor depth, time and direction.

Recreational Dive Planner (Table or ERDPml)

Diving tool or knife capable of cutting line

Slate with pencil

Whistle or other surface signaling device

Logbook

 

NOTE:  Student Side Mount Equipment Package must be purchased prior to class session

 

 

Course Fee:         $400

 

 

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