Technical Side Mount Diver
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Benefits
Advantages and Benefits to Side Mount Diving..
Benefits include:
- Balance
- Greater Gas supply
- Ease of movement
And many others ...
Safer?
Is side Mount Diving Safer?
It could be argued that this style of diving may be safer because of the greater gas supply available for certain types of diving... But there are also hazards.
Problems
Problems and difficulties with side mount diving...
Disadvantages to side mount diving include:
- More Difficult Entry and Exit
- More Equipment
- Specialist Harness
- Adjusting Buoyancy
- New Diving Technique
Personal comfort is the real key and of course your diving styles and applications... To learn more please mail us: admin@itdahost.com
Side Mount Technical Diving
Technical Side Mount Diver
Side Mount diving is using gas cylinders or even extended gas cylinders (For Technical Diving) instead of the traditional scuba back pack and cylinder or possibly as well as, in the case of Technical diving.
This style of diving is growing in popularity around the world... and most recreational agencies now have programs for it...
The ITDA Group Side Mount Diver Training program comes in three levels:
Level 1. Is as an addition module to combine with other certifications, this is a very basic adapted progrm for Sports Divers...
Level 2. Is using side mount for deeper diving and the advantages of beig able to carry much more gas...
Level 3. As A Technical Specialist program for very specific applications like deep wrecks and of course "Cave Diving"...
Side Mount Training
Side mount Training is all about the equipment configuration and your personal comfort.
The type and style of diving you do may also have a contributing factor the the overall configuration of your system.
ITDA Certification Training courses are based on two factors:
1. The Experience Level of the Diver
2. The type and Style of Diving Skills required in Combination Courses
As this training lends itself perfectly as "Combination Course Training", for Deep Diving, Wreck Diving, Search & Recovery, Cave Diving and many other applications including Rescue Diving.
We have created the three levels as modules to be included with other programs or as standalone Certifications as Side Mount Diver Level 1. 2. or 3. Basic, Intermediate and Advanced...
Course will vary from 1 day, to three days depending on the combination program or as standalone courses...
Who Can Train and Certify?
Training and Certification Qualifications
Any ITDA Specialist Sports or Technical Instructor with the appropriate training, experience and Approval from ITDA Group HQ or a Regional Office. Or Instructor from other Agencies who are approved by ITDA Group HQ to train and certify these levels..
NO ITDA Instructors or Others may train or certify these ITDA Group Training levels without HQ or Regional Office approval and Certification to Teach.
