SDI Sidemount Diver
The SDI Sidemount Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:
Gas management utilizing independent cylinders
Equipment considerations
Cylinder options
Regulator options
Buoyancy compensator device (BCD)/harness options
Proper weighting
Equipment configurations
Communication
Hand signals
Problem solving
Gas-sharing
Gas hemorrhages
Water entries
Shore
Boat
S-Drills (specific to sidemount)
Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:
Plan dive
Test and check all equipment (depth gauges, bottom timers/watches and computers)
Familiarization with area
Descend to planed depth and not exceed any pre-planned limits
Demonstrate the ability to safely manage gas in independent cylinders
Monitor depth/time/air consumption, figure all times on slate
Demonstrate ability to control buoyancy
Attaching sidemount cylinders while
Out of water
On surface standing on bottom
On surface in water to deep to stand
At depth
Perform gas switches
Perform safety stops
The SDI Sidemount Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:
Gas management utilizing independent cylinders
Equipment considerations
Cylinder options
Regulator options
Buoyancy compensator device (BCD)/harness options
Proper weighting
Equipment configurations
Communication
Hand signals
Problem solving
Gas-sharing
Gas hemorrhages
Water entries
Shore
Boat
S-Drills (specific to sidemount)
Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:
Plan dive
Test and check all equipment (depth gauges, bottom timers/watches and computers)
Familiarization with area
Descend to planed depth and not exceed any pre-planned limits
Demonstrate the ability to safely manage gas in independent cylinders
Monitor depth/time/air consumption, figure all times on slate
Demonstrate ability to control buoyancy
Attaching sidemount cylinders while
Out of water
On surface standing on bottom
On surface in water to deep to stand
At depth
Perform gas switches
Perform safety stops
The SDI Sidemount Diver Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:
Gas management utilizing independent cylinders
Equipment considerations
Cylinder options
Regulator options
Buoyancy compensator device (BCD)/harness options
Proper weighting
Equipment configurations
Communication
Hand signals
Problem solving
Gas-sharing
Gas hemorrhages
Water entries
Shore
Boat
S-Drills (specific to sidemount)
Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:
Plan dive
Test and check all equipment (depth gauges, bottom timers/watches and computers)
Familiarization with area
Descend to planed depth and not exceed any pre-planned limits
Demonstrate the ability to safely manage gas in independent cylinders
Monitor depth/time/air consumption, figure all times on slate
Demonstrate ability to control buoyancy
Attaching sidemount cylinders while
Out of water
On surface standing on bottom
On surface in water to deep to stand
At depth
Perform gas switches
Perform safety stops
THIS INCLUDES YOUR ONLINE CODE. WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED: RENTAL GEAR, WETSUITS, BCD’S, REGULATORS, WEIGHTS, AIR, MASK, FINS, SNORKELS OR ANY ADDITIONAL GEAR SUCH AS LIGHTS, REELS, COMPASSES ETC. LASTLY BOAT FEES, PARK FEES, PARKING FEES ARE ALSO NOT INCLUDED.