{"id":610,"date":"2020-05-17T09:17:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T09:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/sidemount-diver-training-as-a-padi-instructor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T04:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:39:01","slug":"sidemount-diver-training-as-a-padi-instructor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/de\/blog\/sidemount-diver-training-as-a-padi-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidemount Diver Training as a PADI Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was conducting a routine dive with my <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/pro-level-courses\/padi-divemaster-course\/\">Divemaster<\/a> candidates using a backmount single tank configuration at <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/fun-diving-koh-tao\/\">Chumphon Pinnacles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There was a technical diver also on our dive boat, diving on a Sidemount set-up and he decided to tag along with us on our dive.<\/p>\n<p>Half way during the dive he surprised me by attaching both of his cylinders to my BCD\u2019s D-rings. And that was my first Sidemount Dive.<\/p>\n<p>I was immediately hooked! I must have asked the poor guy a hundred questions on the boat journey back.<\/p>\n<p>I signed up when I got back to the dive shop and completed the Sidemount diver course and bought my first harness.<\/p>\n<p>I have dived sidemount at every opportunity since that time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34143\" style=\"width: 945px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34143\" src=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/idckohtao.com-sidemount-buoyancy-koh-tao-1-1-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"idckohtao.com sidemount buoyancy koh tao\" width=\"945\" height=\"756\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">idckohtao.com sidemount buoyancy koh tao<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, it is not always necessary in a recreational open water environment to dive sidemount, however, there is plenty of value in using this configuration as an instructor.<\/p>\n<p>Common Advantages of <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/pro-level-courses\/sidemount-instructor-specialty\/\">Diving with Sidemount<\/a> Configuration<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Streamlining<\/li>\n<li>Increased gas supply<\/li>\n<li>Flexibility<\/li>\n<li>Comfort<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/pro-level-courses\/padi-instructor-development-course\/\">diving instructors<\/a>, there are unique benefits for PADI Instructor teaching and diving using the Sidemount set-up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-34578\" src=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/idckohtao.com-sidemount-training-course-director-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"idckohtao.com sidemount training course director\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Diving Sidemount Promotes Continuing Education<\/h3>\n<p>Part of the tool box for every <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/why-choose-padi\/\">successful PADI Instructor<\/a> is their ability to promote <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/de\/blog\/8-best-reasons-to-become-a-dive-instructor-and-team-teach\/\">continuing education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is what every dive centre manager or owner expects from their employee and it is also what keeps the diving industry thriving.<\/p>\n<p>This can be as simple as discussing further training course options with your student divers.<\/p>\n<p>While this is an effective method, I have a much better technique that I find much more successful when promoting Sidemount diving.<\/p>\n<p>I dive using Sidemount configuration. Simple and incredibly successful.<\/p>\n<p>On a dive boat consisting of backmount scuba divers, I stand out like a sore thumb.<\/p>\n<p>Most student divers are unfamiliar with this type of configuration and are immediately curious as to what I am doing.<\/p>\n<p>As I begin setting up my gear divers start staring. Some will gaze from a far, while others will come right up to me and start asking about what I am doing.<\/p>\n<p>At this point it is easy for me to discuss the benefits of diving on a Sidemount set-up and how easy it is to learn to dive in this way.<\/p>\n<p>The questions start with what and why and before too long divers ask me how they can further their scuba diving education and become a Sidemount diver.<\/p>\n<p>It is a great way to spark a conversation. And not just my students either.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-36491\" src=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/idckohtao.com-dive-instructor-training-thailand-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"idckohtao.com dive instructor training thailand\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sidemount can be for everyone and there are lots of ways to integrate it into multiple courses.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/de\/blog\/6-reasons-to-choose-padi-for-your-pro-level-diver-training\/\">PADI system<\/a> offers lots of links within diver training and it can be a super easy upsell to any diving course.<\/p>\n<p>Link Sidemount diving with other PADI training courses.<\/p>\n<p>When divers first see a sidemount configuration their first thought is Tech diving.<\/p>\n<p>Divers naturally associate Sidemount with Tech diving and Sidemount diving is a great stepping stone into the technical world, with lots of technical divers using a Sidemount system.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sidemount on its own can be completely recreational and is simply another way of positioning your cylinder(s).<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that you could actually teach a PADI Open Water Diver Course in conjunction with the PADI Sidemount Diver Course?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to PADI\u2019s <strong>Linking Courses,<\/strong> you are able to teach one Specialty side by side with <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/open-water-course\/\">PADI Open Water Diver<\/a> training.<\/p>\n<p>The Sidemount Specialty can also credit towards the <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/advanced-open-water-course\/\">PADI Adventures in Diving<\/a> and PADI Master Scuba Diver programs.<\/p>\n<p>Another exciting bit of news is that according to PADI Standards: PADI Sidemount divers are able to use a Sidemount configuration during ALL training programs.<\/p>\n<p>This is only if all the performance requirements can be safely met.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32939\" src=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/idckohtao.com-padi-course-director-3-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"idckohtao.com padi course director\" width=\"946\" height=\"757\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What does this mean for you as a PADI Instructor?<\/h3>\n<p>Holding the Sidemount instructor rating opens up multiple doors when it comes to promoting continuing education.<\/p>\n<p>It allows your divers to explore other configurations during their training. Why limit the options for your divers?<\/p>\n<p>Not only can your divers train on a Sidemount system, you can also use it while teaching your own courses.<\/p>\n<p>Diving Sidemount you are self-sufficient and it is great for problem-solving.<\/p>\n<p>As a PADI Instructor you have an obligation to keep your students safe. When it comes to training, safety has always been my number one priority and I expect the same when it comes to my professional candidates.<\/p>\n<p>When I began Tech diving several friends expressed their concerns for my own personal safety.<\/p>\n<p>They felt technical training was dangerous and I should not be participating in such a high-risk activity.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I take the additional risks associated with decompression diving very seriously, however, I believe my tech training and equipment has allowed me to be a more conservative diver.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32930\" src=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/idckohtao.com-crystal-dive-koh-tao-815x1024.jpg\" alt=\"idckohtao.com crystal dive koh tao\" width=\"869\" height=\"1092\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Become a more Confident Diver with Sidemount Configuration<\/h3>\n<p>During my training I was introduced to a Sidemount configuration and the importance of redundancy.<\/p>\n<p>In order to be truly self-sufficient, you would need to be redundant in all lifesaving equipment.<\/p>\n<p>What better way to achieve this than to have two complete independent systems? I was going to the same depths as recreational divers with double the gas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is safer now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your equipment does not know the difference between a recreational dive or a technical dive. It could fail on you, at any time and it is important to be prepared.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/why-choose-idc-koh-tao\/\">recreational no stop diving<\/a>, having this additional gas supply allows me to be extra prudent when it comes to gas planning.<\/p>\n<p>I am also adequately prepared to handle any problems that may come my way during a training dive.<\/p>\n<p>Solving problems underwater can take time. What buys you time? It only makes sense as an instructor to have an extra gas supply when diving with multiple students.<\/p>\n<p>Especially if you are taking them to depth or in an overhead environment.<\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/pro-level-courses\/master-scuba-diver-trainer-program\/\">Instructor specialty training<\/a>, I am always taking my candidates to 40 meters or on wreck penetration dives.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34534\" src=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/idckohtao.com-andrea-warren-padi-course-director-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"idckohtao.com andrea warren padi course director\" width=\"891\" height=\"891\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Diving on Sidemount allows me to feel prepared to take on any situation; including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Failed low pressure hoses<\/li>\n<li>Free-flow regulators<\/li>\n<li>Students running out of air<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any of these things could happen to you during a dive and as a PADI Instructor you need to be equipped to handle them.<\/p>\n<p>When using the Sidemount system, you have easy access to each one of your valves.<\/p>\n<p>You can effortlessly isolate a problem in one tank and switch to the other within seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Another major benefit to diving on Sidemount is the Hogarthian style regulator set-up with a long 2 metre hose on the right cylinder.<\/p>\n<p>There are different versions of this configuration, however, this is quite common to most recreational Sidemount divers.<\/p>\n<p>Giving air has never been easier. Sharing air on a standard 90cm hose is uncomfortable and could cause unnecessary stress in an already uncertain situation.<\/p>\n<p>Especially in an overhead environment. Using a long hose will allow you to deal with this situation in an effective, efficient and comfortable manner.<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to use and you can include this in your dive brief to your students during your pre-dive safety and buddy check.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34492\" src=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/idckohtao.com-andrea-warren-padi-course-director-neutral-buoyancy-1-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"idckohtao.com andrea warren padi course director neutral buoyancy\" width=\"904\" height=\"574\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Become a Sidemount Diver &amp; Continue your Instructor Development<\/h3>\n<p>I briefly discussed the idea of personal development in my previous <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/de\/blog\/the-importance-of-neutral-buoyancy-as-a-dive-professional\/\">blog on training neutrally buoyant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned, it is not uncommon for instructors to get bored, even burnt out with teaching the same skills and courses over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>Adding Sidemount to your teaching toolbox will allow you to continue to develop yourself as a scuba diver and teach different skills and courses.<\/p>\n<p>Using a new configuration will be a challenge, testing yourself as you develop new skills. You can take a normal dive and turn it into a training dive.<\/p>\n<p>Adding this diving course to my repertoire pushed me to gain additional knowledge and a better skill set.<\/p>\n<p>Teaching it for the first time tested me as an Instructor and a diver. I felt like a new instructor gain. It awoke my passion for teaching and allowed me to spice things up.<\/p>\n<p>As Sidemount is considered a gateway into the technical world, you can start focusing on a higher level of training.<\/p>\n<p>During my classes, I ask my students what they want to get out of their PADI Sidemount course. For the majority of them, it is to become a better diver.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34517\" src=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/idckohtao.com-andrea-warren-padi-course-director-koh-tao-beach-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"idckohtao.com andrea warren padi course director koh tao beach\" width=\"911\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Become A Better Diver with Sidemount<\/h3>\n<p>This is easy to achieve during our waterwork sessions, as we focus on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proper dive planning &amp; gas management<\/li>\n<li>Fin kicking techniques<\/li>\n<li>Buoyancy, trim &amp; positioning<\/li>\n<li>Buddy communication<\/li>\n<li>Problem solving<\/li>\n<li>DSMB deployment and much more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two Scuba Tanks are better than one.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, diving on Sidemount has given me the opportunity to stand out, as well as develop myself within the diving industry.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful to my Technical Sidemount Instructor for introducing me to such an amazing world and for pushing me to become a better diver and a better PADI Course Director.<\/p>\n<p>I hope I can have the same effect on my own students.<\/p>\n<p>Never stop learning. Never stop progressing and always be open minded to embracing new concepts as a <a href=\"https:\/\/idckohtao.com\/\">dive professional<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You will never know if you enjoy something until you try it.<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to stay in your comfort zone but you will not grow in there. You did not become a dive instructor to do the same monotonous routine day in day out.<\/p>\n<p>Like me, you chose this path so that you can explore and challenge yourself. Diving with Sidemount configuration, provides you with this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Warren<br \/>\nPADI Course Director #339920<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was conducting a routine dive with my Divemaster candidates using a backmount single tank configuration at Chumphon Pinnacles. There was a technical diver also on our dive boat, diving on a Sidemount set-up and he decided to tag along with us on our dive. 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