Sidemount diving is certainly the "new" way of diving. A diving specialty with ever increasing number of divers who fell in love with the agility and adaptability of sidemount configuration. Although origins of sidemount diving are rooted with cave diving, the benefits of this versatile diving configuration did not take long for general diving community to discover. So enter the Sidemount diving!

This course will teach you how to dive in recreational sidemount set up, meaning up to two tanks. If you are targeting technical sidemount diving, then this course is a fantastic baseline before you engage in technical aspects of sidemount diving, which means handling more than two tanks. This instructor actually insists and recommends starting with recreational sidemount diving first, especially when diving in cold water. This PADI specialty course intended for divers who want to:

Improve buoyancy control, kicking techniques and trim (please note, additional courses such as Peak Performance Boyancy might be required to be able to meet performance requirements for this course)
Extend bottom times (within recreational NDLs)
Facilitate water entry/exit procedures
Improve diving safety by introducing redundancy

To enroll in this course:

Student must be 15 years old
Be PADI Open Water Diver certified
Demonstrate buoyancy control, fining skills and physical readiness

Once payment has been made, you will receive an email with a link to your eLearning material. Studying online offers amazing flexibility as you study at your own pace and use interactive platform developed by PADI. Please commit 4-8 hours for Sidemount Specialty eLearning. eLearning must be completed before we engage in Open Water dives. Instructor will support you during eLearning if required.

Included in the course's price:

PADI Sidemount eLearning
Instructor's support during your eLearning
One pool session
Three open water dives and continuing support after certification (ask me how to become an active member of our dive group)
Instructor's support for equipment selection and purchase (it is highly recommended to learn with your own equipment. Configuring your sidemount equipment for optimum trim is a big part of the course. Competitive pricing on xDeep Stealth 2.0 Tec can be arranged)
Individual, methodical and patient approach while emphasizing on safety and fun

NOT included in the course's price:

BCD
Regulator Sets
Mask, Snorkel, Fins, Weights
Wetsuit/Drysuit
Tanks with air

We can arrange gear and tank rental. Look for new and used Scuba Gear on Scubajiji.com

Adrian Beth

2023-11-26

Denise LaViolette

Great skills and sense of humour. Hosts fun and safe dives. Excellent instructor!

Inna So

2023-09-25

We're thrilled with our son's diving experience at this company. Roman, the instructor, was fantastic - professional, knowledgeable, and caring. Our son had a blast, and we're sure we'll be back for more dives in the future. Highly recommend

Ethan Manesh

2023-08-02

I feel lucky to have found Roman as my scuba diving instructor. What sets him apart is his patience and dedication to enhancing his students' scuba diving skills. He took his time to meticulously identify the little things that made a significant difference in my skills. As a result, I feel I am a much better diver than I was at the start of our sessions. Another factor I enjoy is the number of dive sites we have explored together which has added a wonderful dimension to our training. I highly recommend him to divers who wish to enhance their scuba diving skills to a higher level.

John Crisostomo

2023-07-21

Roman is a knowledgeable and patient dive instructor, with a great personality. If you are looking for a passionate dive professional to get you up to speed in local diving, learn cold water techniques, dive sidemount or just want to get started with diving in general, he is your guy! He dives the local sites regularly so he is familiar with most of them.

Mark T

2023-06-24

Great instructor, took multiple courses with him. He knows his stuff!

Moonlight collective

2023-05-31

Great instructor: patient, methodical, fun. Very safety oriented, makes it feel easy, enjoyable and stress free. Tried scuba in a pool and signed up for full course now.

Daniela Durisova

2023-05-14

Now I am enjoying Roatan diving because Roman our Scuba master didn’t gave up on me when I left the pool determined that I am done. He is an Incredible diver ,Teacher carrying human. He guided me through and now I scuba dive because - I Can Daniela And Michael too who is now diving with me. And yeah Roman’s student as well.

Tony Corsillo

2023-03-19

Awesome instructor and guide!!! Roman makes diving fun and easy for all ages..

Camelia C

2023-02-25

Update: Since my initial review I completed three specialties with Roman: night diver, sidemount and wreck diver. Such a great experience. Learning to dive in sidemount is so easy when you have an instructor like Roman. __________ Roman is a fantastic instructor. I was fortunate to have him as my instructor for the Divemaster program. His passion for diving is reflected in his joy for teaching. Whether it’s Discover Scuba, Open Water, Advanced, or a dive specialty course, Roman is always prepared to share his knowledge and experience with his students in a safe, caring and fun way. And his enthusiasm for cold water diving is contagious.