Sidemount Diving
Experience more freedom underwater
With independent cylinders, you can dive with confidence, leaving air supply concerns behind for enhanced safety and peace of mind.
Sidemount also simplifies achieving optimal trim, buoyancy, and the ideal head-up position, making your dives more streamlined and efficient. If you’re transitioning from backmount, you’ll quickly appreciate how sidemount is not only easier on your back but also more manageable overall.
SSI Rec Sidemount
Mind. 12 years
Online theory materials
Tanks & Rigging (7L, 11,1L & 12L long available)
Equipment workshop (2 h)
1 confined water dive (min. 1 h)
3 open water dives (~50 min each)
International certification
Sidemount equipment: +80€
From 310€
SSI XR Sidemount
Min. 16 years
Online theory materials
Tanks & Rigging (7L, 11,1L & 12L long available)
Stage & Rigging (7L & 11,1L available)
Equipment workshop (2 h)
1 confined water dive (min. 1 h)
4 open water dives (~50 min each)
International certification
Sidemount equipment: +100€
From 450€
Get ready to discover a whole new level of diving freedom with sidemount and register on one of our sidemount options. We currently offer two different sidemount courses: the SSI Recreational Sidemount course and the SSI XR Sidemount course. Both courses are designed with beginners in mind and require no prior sidemount experience.
The Recreational Sidemount course is the perfect introduction into the sidemount world and our instructors will help you to understand the different techniques to balance the tanks, handle your equipment and get to experience the advantages of sidemount diving. The XR Sidemount course takes your underwater exploration to the next level, offering advanced techniques and even introducing a third tank into the mix.
Join us in this new adventure!
Benefit from tanks on your side
Sidemount diving is a scuba diving configuration in which the diver wears tanks on their sides rather than on their back, offering increased maneuverability and redundancy.
Special Training
It’s important to note that while sidemount diving offers many advantages, it also requires proper training and experience to ensure safety. Divers should undergo specialized training to learn the techniques, equipment setup, and safety protocols associated with sidemount diving.
Special equipment
- Flexibility: Easier navigation in tight spaces
- Redundancy: Two independant gas supply setups
- Streamlining: Reduced drag, improved buoyancy
- Handling: Simple equipment donning and doffing
- Back Strain: Less strain, helpful for back issues
- Accessibility: Suitable for diverse physical abilities
- Safety: Ideal for cave and wreck diving
- Training: Specific emergency procedures training
- Interaction: Better communication, facing fellow divers
- Gas Management: Enhanced control, longer dives
No matter which course you want to do, register with SSI and connect to Daivon Diving Centre. Once you have transferred the fees for the online materials, we will unlock the course materials. You can start learning directly on the SSI website or by using the MySSI App.
