Water Activities at Jervis Bay Sea Sports: Sidemount Diving

Having scuba tanks on your back isn't a requirement for exploring the underwater world. Many scuba divers have discovered the joy of mounting cylinders on their sides. Sidemount diving gives you flexibility and streamlining options. Plus, you don't have to walk with heavy cylinders on your back - just enter the water, clip them on and go. Sound interesting?

To complete our TEC 45 and TEC 50 programs you need to be a qualified Sidemount Diver.

Duration

2 Days

If you're a PADI Open Water Diver who is at least 15 years old, you can enroll in a PADI Sidemount Diver course.

What is Covered?

E Learning on what is involved in Sidemount, a Pool Session, 3 open water dives - 1 shore and 2 Boat Dives - will introduce and train you to a new way of diving. This is a two day course, Day 1 is focused on gear, set up and bouyancy control. Session 2 is off the boat where you will dive sidemount in the deeper water and practice and enhance your new skills with your instructor.

Along with learning about the many benefits of diving with a sidemount configuration, you'll learn how to:

• Properly assemble and configure sidemount scuba diving equipment.
• Trim your weight system and sidemount gear so you're perfectly balanced in the water.
• Manage gas by switching second stages as planned, if wearing two cylinders.
• Respond correctly to potential problems when sidemount diving.

What Equipment is Needed?

Usually people have their own sidemount gear to take part in this course, however if you just want to try it first we do have equipment to rent.

You will need all of the below...

TWO regulators and Tanks LEFT SIDE Short hose Necklace BC inflator SPG (150mm hose) RIGHT Long (2m) hose + breakaway Clip Optional Drysuit inflator SPG (150mm hose) Sidemount harness and wing or Sidemount capable BCD

Looking to buy Sidemount Kit Talk to the shop before booking and you can get a major discount on your training.