Specialty Course

PADI
Sidemount Diver

Learn to carry your cylinders at your sides instead of on your back. Improved streamlining, gas management, and comfort.

3 Days

Duration

3+ Dives

Practice

OW Required

Prerequisite

Specialty

Certification

Prerequisites

✓ PADI Open Water Diver certified

✓ Minimum age 15 years

✓ Good buoyancy skills recommended

SGD1,250

All-inclusive · No hidden fees

✓ Sidemount equipment configuration

✓ Cylinder management

✓ Gas switching procedures

✓ Trim & buoyancy in sidemount

✓ 3+ sidemount dives

✓ PADI certification card

Equipment Setup

Learn sidemount harness configuration, cylinder rigging, and equipment preparation.

Confined Water

Practice sidemount skills in a pool — cylinder attachment, gas management, and emergency procedures.

Open Water Dives

Apply sidemount skills on open water dives, perfecting trim, buoyancy, and gas switching.

✓

Certification

Receive your PADI Sidemount Diver specialty certification.

Good to Know

Sidemount diving offers better streamlining, easier gas management, and reduced back strain.

Popular with technical divers but beneficial for recreational divers too.

PADISidemount Diver