Sidemount Diver Specialty
Streamline your setup and experience a new sense of freedom underwater with the PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty at Blue Marlin Gili Trawangan. Over the course of three training dives, you’ll learn how to configure, balance, and manage two tanks mounted at your sides instead of on your back — improving trim, stability, and air supply management.
This configuration isn’t just for technical divers — it’s increasingly popular among recreational divers who want better balance, longer bottom times, and easier equipment handling both in and out of the water. Guided by our experienced sidemount instructors, you’ll develop the confidence to dive comfortably and efficiently in this dynamic new style.
Duration: 2-3 Days
Dives: 3 Ocean + 1 Confined
Age: 15+
Course Highlights
- 3 open water dives focused on configuration, control, and comfort
- Learn proper tank setup, harness adjustment, and weight distribution
- Experience improved trim, buoyancy, and streamlining
- Practice gas management and cylinder switching techniques
- Build self-reliance through problem-solving and equipment handling
- Ideal stepping stone toward technical diving or longer dive profiles
- Counts toward your PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
Prerequisites
- PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent certification)
- Minimum 15 years old
- Good buoyancy and recent diving experience
What You Learn
- How to assemble and adjust sidemount equipment for comfort and safety
- Gas management procedures for independent cylinder setups
- Buoyancy and trim control in sidemount configuration
- Problem management and emergency air-sharing techniques
- Streamlined finning and positioning for effortless movement
- How to apply sidemount diving to both recreational and technical environments
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