What does the PADI Tec Sidemount cost?

€ 499 Included Taxes and:

• 5 dives, 1 confined and 4 open water *
• Knowledge development
• PADI sidemount diver manual, unless it is already in your possession.
• Use of complete sidemount system inclusive two cylinders and air
• Use of of 2 complete stage/decompression cylinders inclusive air
• PADI Tec sidemount certification

*If you don’t meet the required skill standards during the five Tec Sidemount dives, we will have to make additional dives, each additional dive will cost 89 euro, this includes necessary gases.

PADI Tec Sidemount program

The Tec Sidemount course consists of two knowledge development sections and five training dives.

You’ll learn about:

• Advantages of diving with a sidemount configuration.
• How to set up a Tec sidemount harness.
• Hands-on training during one confined water session and four open water dives where you will start with two cylinders and add at least two more.

Required dive equipment

• Adequate thermal protection (dry suit is recommended)
• If you dive in a wetsuit than a cargo short is mandatory (available for rent)
• Mask and rigid (non-split) fins
• Spool with a minimum of 30 m of line and a stainless steel double-ender
• One SMB (surface marker buoy), closed model
• One (enriched air) dive computers
• Wrist-mounted underwater compass
• Wetnotes with pencil plus stainless steel double-ender
• Knife or line cutter
• Whistle

Aquarius dive center prides itself on extremely high standards of safety and quality and as such reserve the right to refuse any equipment deemed not to meet these standards. To be sure that your equipment meets the course requirements you should contact us so we can discuss details in advance. If there is a need for you to buy equipment, you will find most of it in our dive shop, or online 24/7 at our webstore.

Tec Sidemount – what will I need?

You must bring proof that you meet the minimum requirements for Tec Sidemount, logbook and dive insurance.

The required dive equipment, not included in course costs, must either be brought by student or rented from us. We offer a 50% discount on standard dive equipment rental price during this course. Please check with us what is available to rent and, inform us in advance of requirements.

How long will it take?

* The complete program takes 3 days if the agreed conditions of self study are met.

Mandatory self study

Before the student attends the first course date, any knowledge development section(s), knowledge review(s) and, if applicable, the course handouts provided will be studied and all the necessary questions are answered by the student. If the student does not meet these requirements, the course needs to be extended by one (1) day and we will charge an additional 100 euro for this extra day.

Extra note!

1. To get the most out of your Tec Sidemount training it is important that you have control over your buoyancy and trim. As a guideline, you should be in a nearly horizontal position and remain stationary at a target depth while demonstrating a skill.

If you are unsure whether you can meet these requirements, consider following our XTend on TB – Trim and Buoyancy training.

2. If you need our pick-up service, please contact us about the possibilities.

Tec Sidemount qualifies you to:

Setup, plan and make dives with technical sidemount equipment after developing the base equipment-related motor skills and underlying knowledge.

Use sidemount equipment with more than 2 cylinders in the context of technical diving.

Combo option

COMBO Tec 40 + Sidemount.

4 days, 689 euro. – BOOK NOW

Tec 40 + Sidemount offers the same benefits as the PADI sidemount course but gives you the opportunity to dive with 2 tanks for extended decompression dive times.

Note mentioned days if the agreed conditions of self study are met.