Giving divers a new and alternative way to configure their tanks – Sidemount diving offers an innovative way to streamline in the water, offers easier equipment transportation when topside (instead of hauling double tank configurations around the boat), helps in reducing lower back strain and gives a redundant gas supply.
The PADI Tec Sidemount Diver course along with support materials PADI is renowned for is now available and is currently being offered at PADI Retail and Resort Centers and PADI TecRec Centres globally.
More good news: The long awaited PADI Recreational Sidemount course will be available by the end of March.
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Excellent! been waiting for this to arrive š
Very good news, congrat’s.
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Looking forward to taking the PADI Sidemount course
This is great news. There have been so many distinctive courses over the past months/years it will be good to standardise the courses. Looking forward to being able to promote these during 2012.
Great news, having been a sidemount cave diver for numerous years. This will be great to offer a standardised course for people who want to dive sidemount.
This great news! It is so cool that PADI has come out with a Recreational and a Technical program. We are offering both courses as from today