Sidemount Diving in Cebu, Philippines

 

DISCOVER SIDEMOUNT DIVING

Sidemount diver at Kontiki Divers, Cebu, PhilippinesA A few years ago only technical divers dived in sidemount configuration in caves and on wrecks where sometimes it might get pretty tight. Having your tanks under your arm aligned with your body gives the diver perfect trim and access to almost impossible dive sites.

 

DISCOVER SIDEMOUNT DIVING

Discover sidemount diving at Kontiki Divers in Cebu, PhilippinesAny certified diver can try discover sidemount diving which is not a course but experience for those who would like to try diving in different configuration.

Under direct supervision of tec instructor you will learn about different sidemount equipment configuration, setup and basic theory. During this shallow water experience which takes around 2 hours you will try diving with maximum 2 tanks in sidemount configuration.

 

Sidemount Diving Prerequisites

  • Open Water Diver or higher
  • 15 years old
  • Duration: 2 hours

 

 

PADI SIDEMOUNT SPECIALITY DIVER COURSE

Imagine you are diving on a sunken island 25m deep with nitrox 36%. After 30 min of bottom time with plenty NDL left suddenly you spotted school of manta rays!

Unfortunately diving with one tank even for those who have great air consumption you probably have 70 bar left and must go up! What would you give for an extra tank? PADI Sidemount Diver Scpeciality Course is the solution for you. In this course you will learn how to dive in sidemount configuration with maximum two tanks and not exceeding NDL limits. This is a perfect option who those who don’t like to go in to tec diving but like to stay longer underwater because of either fast air consumption or NDL time limits. This course can be taught as a speciality or be part of PADI Advanced Course where one of the Adventure dives can be done in sidemount configuration for which students can receive credit towards sidemount speciality course.

PADI Sidemount Diver Speciality Course Prerequisites

  • Open Water Diver or higher
  • 15 years old
  • Duration: 2-3 days
  • Number of dives: 1 confined + 3 open water

 

 

PADI TEC SIDEMOUNT DIVER COURSE

PADI TEC SIDEMOUNT DIVER COURSE Kontiki Divers, Cebu, PhilippinesMany tec divers say that once they have tried sidemount diving they don’t want to go back in to backmount configuration. With less weight on your back, easy access to all the tank valves, faster response to underwater emergencies sidemount diving is becoming the number one choice for many tec divers.

PADI Tec Sidemount Diver course is a no decompression diving course during which you will learn a great deal about sidemount equipment setup, dive with 4 – 6 tanks, practice lots of diving emergencies as well as plan decompression simulation dives using deco software together with your tec instructor. Once certified as a tec sidemount diver you can continue PADI TecRec courses like Tec 40 / 45 / 50 and Trimix in sidemount configuration. These are the ultimate PADI technical courses going well beyond recreational diving limits that may fulfil your diving dreams.

PADI Tec Sidemount Diver Course Prerequisites

  • Advanced Diver or higher
  • 30 logged dives
  • 18 years old
  • Duration: 3-4 days
  • Number of dives: 1 confined + 4 open water

 

Starting March 2016 we serve technical divers only at our branches in Moalboal, Cebu:

Savedra Dive Center - PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center / Authorized PADI TecRec Dive Center

Cebu Fun Divers - PADI 5 Star Dive Center