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PADI Tec Sidemount
Wearing more than one tank has become increasingly popular for technical diving. With the Tec Sidemount Diver course you can apply what you learn to other TecRec courses.
Course Type: Continuing Education
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£425.00
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About Your Experience
Curious about the advanced world of technical diving? The PADI Tec Sidemount course at Diving Academy is your gateway into diving with multiple cylinders—comfortably, safely, and efficiently. Sidemount diving is not just about a new gear setup—it’s about improving your streamlining, boosting your flexibility, and enhancing your overall dive experience.
Sidemount is rapidly becoming the preferred configuration for technical divers. With tanks mounted along your sides instead of on your back, you’ll enjoy better trim, easier access to valves, and greater control underwater. The PADI Tec Sidemount course also integrates perfectly with Tec 40, Tec 45, and Tec 50 courses, allowing you to build a strong foundation for your entire technical diving journey.
Why Take the PADI Tec Sidemount Course?
If you’re ready to expand your dive training and explore more complex dives, this course is an exciting and rewarding challenge. Through hands-on learning and instructor-led sessions, you’ll gain valuable experience managing multiple tanks and understanding sidemount-specific procedures.
This course includes one confined water session and four open water dives. You’ll be fully immersed in practical training while developing the confidence and competence to plan and execute technical dives using a sidemount configuration.
What You’ll Learn
During the PADI Tec Sidemount course, you will:
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Set up, configure, and manage a sidemount diving system
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Understand the benefits and mechanics of sidemount in technical diving
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Use gas planning software for decompression and dive management
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Master team diving techniques and communication methods
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Handle emergencies such as gas leaks, free flows, or out-of-gas situations
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Solve real-world underwater problems with confidence
Who Should Enroll?
This course is perfect if you:
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Want to prepare for deeper, longer, and more technical dives
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Prefer more streamlined, balanced gear configurations
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Enjoy problem-solving and dive planning
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Are planning to continue into Tec 40, Tec 45, or Tec 50 training
Ready to Dive Differently?
The PADI Tec Sidemount course at Diving Academy empowers you to dive smarter, safer, and with more control. Whether you’re stepping into technical diving or refining your gear configuration, this course gives you the skills to succeed.
Take your diving to the next level—enroll in the PADI Tec Sidemount course today!
Prerequisites
The PADI Tec Sidemount Course prerequisites:
- Be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must have at least 30 logged dives.
- It is recommended that you are a PADI Enriched Air Diver.
Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.
Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).
What’s Included
What’s Included
- Your course tuition fees for the dates you have booked.
- Your PADI eLearning or Manual
- Equipment hire
- Air Fills for the pool. (If required)
- PADI eCertification Card
Additional Costs
- Dive site entry from £15- £25 per day. (If required)
- Transportation for you to the dive centre, pools & dive sites.
- Subsequent air fills at Open Water sites payable directly to venue.
Next Steps
Step 1 – Pre Study – PADI eLearning
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the independent study part of your course whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.
Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.
- eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours
Step 2 – At The Diving Academy With Your Instructor
You’ll learn about the advantages of diving with a sidemount configuration and how to set up a tec sidemount harness. You’ll get hands-on training during one confined water session and four open water dives where you’ll start with two tanks and add at least two more, maybe even getting to six sidemounted cylinders.
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Course Locations
Dive Centre
Diving Academy – Dive Centre, Sunfield Business Park, New Mill Road, Wokingham, RG40 4QT
Pool Training Sites
Wokingham – The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Yateley – Yateley School, School Lane, GU46 6NW
Hagbourne – Hagbourne School Pool, Main Road, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LR
Swindon – Halo Highworth Recreation Centre, The Elms, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7DD
Open Water Training Sites:
London – Wraysbury Diving Lake, Station Road, Wraysbury, Berkshire, TW19 5ND
Radstock – Vobster Quay, Upper Vobster, Radstock, BA3 5SD
Leicester – Stoney Cove, Sapcote Road, Stoney Stanton, Leicester, LE9 4DW
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