SDI Open Water Sidemount Diver
SDI’s Open Water Sidemount Diver Specialty is a must for any sport diver wishing to use this increasingly popular equipment configuration. It teaches students how to safely utilize side-mounted primary cylinders as an alternative to the traditional back-mounted method
During the course, your SDI Instructor will take you on a minimum of two dives and cover skills such as:
- Equipment considerations
- Gas management
- Attaching cylinders
- Trim and Buoyancy
- Different water entries
Prerequisites: Open water diver, 18 years (or 15 with parental consent).
Course: (3 Days)1 confined water and 4 open water dives
Includes: sidemount equipment and certification fees
Price: $550.00 with Open Water Diver certification and 25 logged dives
General information for all diver level courses.
*Cenote fees are an additional $25 a day.
*Manuals: $40.00
*Note: Helium and Decompression gases are additional and charged by the fill.
*If you wish to dive in Xcalak or Cozumel additional fees apply please contact us for pricing.
Note concerning all courses: Please come prepared to earn your certification we reserve the right to increase the amount of time and/or dives to bring your skills to an acceptable level at additional cost to you. Additional days are charged at $250.00 per day this price includes all required training and technical equipment.
**All students pay for training not certification**