Discover the Freedom of PADI Sidemount Diving at Blue Ocean Diving

Are you ready to experience unprecedented freedom and flexibility underwater? The PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty at Blue Ocean Diving offers divers a revolutionary approach to exploring the underwater world. With tanks mounted alongside your body rather than on your back, sidemount diving delivers enhanced manoeuvrability, improved trim, and extended gas supply for safer, more comfortable diving adventures.

Why Choose Sidemount Diving?

Sidemount configuration isn't just for technical cave divers any more. This versatile diving technique offers numerous advantages for recreational divers of all levels:

• Superior Comfort: Eliminate back strain by distributing weight evenly along your sides
• Enhanced Mobility: Navigate narrow passages and swim through restrictions with ease
• Improved Gas Management: Better access to tank valves and regulators for increased safety
• Extended Bottom Time: Utilise multiple tanks efficiently for longer dives
• Perfect Trim: Achieve ideal horizontal positioning underwater effortlessly
• Streamlined Profile: Reduce drag and conserve energy during your dives

The PADI Sidemount Course at Blue Ocean Diving

Our comprehensive PADI Sidemount Diver course at Blue Ocean Diving combines classroom learning with practical pool sessions and open water dives. Under the expert guidance of our PADI-certified instructors, you'll master:

• Sidemount equipment configuration and setup
• Proper weighting and trim techniques
• Tank attachment and removal procedures (both underwater and at the surface)
• Effective gas management strategies
• Emergency protocols specific to sidemount diving

Course Structure

The PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty includes:

• Equipment orientation and configuration workshops
• Comprehensive classroom discussion & gas planning workshop
• Pool sessions for skills development
• Two Tuesday or Thursday evenings (one class session / one pool session) or one weekend afternoon class / pool session.
• Three Open water training dives at Leybourne Lakes (upgrade to FIVE dives at Stoney Cove for £75)
• Full Sidemount kit rental
• PADI certification upon successful completion
• Combo deal with Twinset specialty to save £100 (the Stoney Cove premium upgrade includes two weekends)

Who Can Take the PADI Sidemount Course?

The PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty is perfect for certified divers looking to expand their skills and explore new diving possibilities. Whether you're interested in wreck penetration, cave diving, or simply want more comfort during recreational dives, sidemount techniques will transform your underwater experience.

Join Blue Ocean Diving's Sidemount Community

At Blue Ocean Diving, we're passionate about introducing UK divers to the liberating world of sidemount diving. Our training facilities and access to ideal training sites make us a premier destination for sidemount certification in the UK.

Ready to revolutionise your diving experience? Contact Blue Ocean Diving today to book your PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty course and discover why more UK divers are switching to this game-changing approach to underwater exploration.