The PADI Open Water Side Mount Diver specialty course will 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 Fun Part

During the course, you dive with a PADI Professional in one of the newest specialties recreational diving offers.

What You Learn

You learn:

• To plan and organize dives
• Reasons and opportunities for side mount diving,
• Equipment considerations
• Techniques, problems and hazards of Open Water Side Mount diving
• Identifying Open Water Side Mount Equipment
• Open Water Side Mount Equipment setup considerations
• How to manage equipment problems
• Open Water Side Mount Equipment setup considerations

The Scuba Gear You Use

• Mask, snorkel and fins
• Appropriate exposure suit
• Two complete regulator systems (one with a 7 ft hose)
• Sidemount BCD system
• Two independent cylinders

Both Motor City Scuba & Scuba and Snorkel Center offer the Hollis SMS100 (sidemount system) in rental for training purposes.

Prerequisites

You must be:

• A PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• At least 18 years old

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