In-Water Skills on Adv/Tec Sidemount Courses (agency approaches)

DevonDiver · Apr 29, 2012

I'm nearing the end of writing a blog article on sidemount (11 A4 pages and counting, sans pictures/diagrams).

In the final section, I want to give a comparison of the in-water skills taught by different agencies at rec/basic and tec/adv levels.

Have scoured the interweb, but can't find any resources that give an indication of the course content at tec/adv level for any of the agencies.

Can anyone share what they know on this? (and for rec also, as I'm not sure I've covered every sidemount course providing agency).

Just simple list/s of skills would be suffice, but any further amplification would be much appreciated.

Cheers

FoxHound · Apr 29, 2012

I would fire a message off to Steve Lewis AKA doppler......hes got a nice outline on his website on what his SM course covers.

DevonDiver · Jul 3, 2012

I guess nobody has that then... LOL (was specific for Tec Sidemount)

Dive the World · Jul 8, 2012

There doesn't seem to be much on sidemounts - i am interested in it - can't seem to find any information other than what I already know about it.

Would love to go through you blog once completed.

DevonDiver · Jul 8, 2012

Here's what I've written so far. As you can see, the final 'chapter' on skills and drills at various (agency generic) training levels is more bland that I'd want it to be...

Sidemount Diving | Course Notes | Advanced Scuba

decompression · Jul 8, 2012

I've got my padi tec SM instructor guide, that help?

Jeff_S · Jul 8, 2012

UTD Side Mount classes are outlined here:
Side Mount Classes - Unified Team Diving

Specifically Essentials of Tech Side Mount here:
Essentials of Tech/Cave/Wreck Side Mount Class - Unified Team Diving

Please let us know if you have additional questions or would like more info.

Jeff

Dive the World · Jul 15, 2012

DevonDiver:
Here's what I've written so far. As you can see, the final 'chapter' on skills and drills at various (agency generic) training levels is more bland that I'd want it to be...

Sidemount Diving | Course Notes | Advanced Scuba

Thanks Steve - and other you posted their posts.

DevonDiver · Jul 15, 2012

decompression:
I've got my padi tec SM instructor guide, that help?

It certainly would - mine's still in the post (takes forever to ship to the P.I.).

beanojones · Jul 16, 2012

DevonDiver:
It certainly would - mine's still in the post (takes forever to ship to the P.I.).

Wow you really get nailed on that. I thought you had already gotten it, or I would have gotten mine back to post here.

Mine is still out and about, since the people who want to take it are borrowing it, because they are all planning on teaching it so we are going to make it a combination student course and how to teach it course, with me picking their brains, and vice versa.

One thing I forgot to check is what size tank is required for the Tech Sidemount. 40's are allowed for the Rec SM, and I still think that these would still work for many Japanese divers even in the Tech Sidemount. (I really envy the tiny Japanese lungs at these times.)

So for me double checking the fact that the long hose is required on the right tank, and whether 40's are allowed are kind of on the top of my list.

In-Water Skills on Adv/Tec Sidemount Courses (agency approaches)

Please register or login

DevonDiver

N/A

FoxHound

Contributor

DevonDiver

N/A

Dive the World

Contributor

DevonDiver

N/A

decompression

Instructor...seriously...

Jeff_S

Contributor

Dive the World

Contributor

DevonDiver

N/A

beanojones

Contributor

Similar threads