Open Water Sidemount Diving Course Package

Our sidemount diving course is the perfect option for you and your buddy to master a new way of diving under the watchful eyes of our experienced sidemount instructors. Collectively our staff has over 30 years of experience diving this configuration and are ready to pass down their knowledge to you. Learn how to manage two cylinders, emergency procedures, master finning techniques and much more!    

What’s Included In The Open Water Sidemount Diving Course Package?

• Private airport transfers (Round Trip) 
• 4 nights accommodation based on 2 people sharing a room
• 3 days of Open Water Sidemount training
• All course materials and rental gear 
• No hidden fees!

How Much Does The Package Cost?

Due to logistics the price of our buddy team packages does differ slightly between locations. The cost of our Open Water Sidemount Package is $1067 per person in our Playa Del Carmen facility and $1132 in our Tulum facility. 

Both our locations offer clean, comfortable on site accommodation with air conditioning and wifi. Click Here to view our lodging options in Playa Del Carmen and Tulum. 

Sidemount diving allows you to carry large volumes of gas in separate tanks that are maneuverable under water and logistically easier to handle out of the water. This provides divers with the feeling of floating freely through the water column with all the benefits and none of the encumbrances of back-mounted double tanks. Diving with two independent tanks creates redundancy giving you a greater safety margin for dealing with gas failures within the team. The Open Water Sidemount diving course teaches divers the proper technique, configuration, equipment, accessories and maintenance required for successful sidemount diving in open water environments. Sidemount diving has many benefits, including moving heavy and cumbersome tanks away from your back, which could potentially cause pain or injury. Sidemount is a great configuration for traveling divers, not only to save room in your luggage with its minimalist and lightweight approach but also the availability of compatible tanks worldwide. In certain regions, it can be difficult to secure a set of doubles but single tanks are found worldwide and are readily available.

Our team of professional instructors are all extremely passionate sidemount divers with a wealth of knowledge and experience in diving this configuration. In many ways, this course is our specialty. ProTec instructors can teach sidemount diving with whichever sidemount gear you prefer. However, we highly recommend the STEALTH sidemount harness. ProTec owner and instructor, Patrick Widmann, designed and developed the STEALTH sidemount harness following years of experience sidemount diving with other gear configurations, and in response to a clear need in the market for a superior harness. You are welcome to use one of our STEALTH harnesses during training, free of charge.

Certification for this course is offered through PSAI Mexico. This course takes a minimum of 3 days to complete and is available to all certified open water divers with a minimum of 25 logged dives.

The Sidemount Diving Course Content Includes:

• The history of sidemount diving
• Equipment workshop and configuration
• Team diving
• Fundamentals training focused on buoyancy, trim, position and various finning techniques
• Sharing gas within the team
• Balancing cylinders
• Understanding your equipment and how to react to gas failures
• How to plan and execute your own open water sidemount dives

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ProTec offers various certification combinations to help you reach your diving goals. Check out our open water Training Tracks to help you plan your trip.