Recreational Sidemount Diving
Ditch the heavy tank on your back and discover the benefits of sidemount diving.

Start your Recreational Sidemount Diving Specialty now
In this sidemount diving course, you’ll learn all you need to go single or two-cylinder recreational sidemount diving up to a maximum depth of 30 meters or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already common practice for wreck, mine, and cave divers, but now the benefits are being discovered by more recreational divers.
Benefits of Sidemount Diving
- More comfort in the water with no heavy tank on your back
- Improved streamlining and trim
- Reduced energy use, potentially lowering gas consumption
- Extended dive time
- Better buoyancy control
- Easier access to your valves
- Increased redundancy for enhanced safety and peace of mind
Course Overview
This is the best sidemount diving course to discover and enjoy the enticing advantages of this dive style. You learn all the skills and knowledge you need to safely and comfortably dive with a single or two-cylinder sidemount equipment configuration.
What You’ll Learn
- Techniques for single and two-cylinder recreational sidemount diving
- Skills for diving up to 30 meters or your certification depth (whichever is deeper)
- Proper use and configuration of sidemount equipment
- Safety procedures specific to sidemount diving
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is ideal for certified divers who want to:
- Explore a new and more comfortable diving technique
- Improve their overall diving skills and efficiency
- Enhance their safety and redundancy options underwater
- Prepare for more advanced diving activities like wreck or cave diving
Get Started Today!
Ready to experience the comfort and advantages of sidemount diving? Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your diving skills and open up new possibilities underwater. Contact your local SSI dive center to book your Recreational Sidemount Diving Specialty course and start your sidemount adventure today!
Minimum Age
12
Amount of Academic Sessions
5
Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions 1
1
Amount of Open Water Sessions
3
Maximum Training Depth
30 m / 100 ft
Suggested duration (h)
10-15
Certification Prerequisites
Open Water Diver certification