Sidemount for OW/Wreck Diving

[Steve SDI/TDI HQ]

Is becoming a popular alternative to backmounted doubles. The main advantages are easily water entry and exit -- diver can enter or exit heavy seas wearing one cylinder and finish dressing below the surface in calmer water -- narrower profile for penetration and ability to no-mount tight sections, real flexibility with staged bottom gas or decompression gases when inwater support is present, greater streamlining for swimming and scootering, visual contact with first stages in event of gas hemorrhage.

A growing number of technical instructors are offering sidemount training for students as part of wreck diver education.

If you have more questions, please contact me via email.