Sidemount Diving originated from the United Kingdom cave divers. They used smaller scuba tanks, attached on the side to fit into smaller cave passages.

It then transformed into its more modern way in Florida and Mexico and has been used as a tool to push exploration in underwater caves that backmounted twinset wouldn’t allow to pass. More recently it reached the open water diving world and is now taught as an entry door to technical diving but also as a wonderful and versatile diving technique for recreational scuba divers.

Many people still think that carrying two tanks is cumbersome, hard to manage both underwater and at the surface, that it requires too much equipment and is only for a handful of crazy tech divers. This vision is outdated. With the proper training, you will realize that setting up your sidemount equipment is quick, easy and simple and requires nothing more than a good training and the appropriate equipment.
At a recreational diving level sidemount really increase safety and fun underwater.
For those who wants to venture into technical or cave diving , sidemount is the perfect first step. Once you you get familiar with this kind of equipment, you will be ready to move towards more serious diving.

And eventually, professional dive guides, photographers and solo divers will definitely enjoy the increased level of redundancy and the self rescue skills related to sidemount.

. Increased safety : By using two independent gas sources, sidemount offers true gas redundancy. Moreover, having your regulators right under your eyes makes it easier to solve problems and save gas in case of need. All point of failures are basically under your eyes.

. Increased comfort : The two tanks sitting on the sides create a natural balance that helps you having a better trim and better hydro-dynamism. Lift and weight distribution will give you a natural feeling of flying underwater.

. Better fit : The sidemount BCD is way more customizable and has a better fit no matter your body shape, either male of female, than traditional single tank BCD.

. Increased Freedom : Your back being free from tanks and your regulators being better routed along your body, you will naturally have better freedom of movement and better field of vision.

. Travel friendly : Even with the need to bring have two regulators, modern diving equipment are usually lighter and less bulky than traditional BCD. 

. Body Friendly : By carrying the tank on your side, and usually setting up directly in the water. People with back problem will benefit from switching to sidemount.

. Ease of logistics : Sidemount can be adapted to any kind of tanks. You do not need special tanks or valves to use it. Therefore you can use sidemount anywhere in the world, land based or liveaboard, for recreational or complex overhead technical diving.

In one word sidemount is UNIVERSAL.

EXPERIENCE : Our instructors are experienced sidemount divers that dive sidemount on a daily basis.

SAFETY : Our instructors dive to extreme depths and very tight cave passages using sidemount. Our safety record is stainless and you will learn with high standards of proficiency and safety.

KNOWLEDGE : Our instructors are true sidemount divers, trained by sidemount pioneers and always stay up to date on this evolving technique.

EXPLORATION: Our instructors have been diving sidemount all over the world, in warm and freezing waters, with strong currents, wetsuit or drysuit and use it as a daily tool for all the caves explorations going on in Indonesia.

EVOLUTION : By learning sidemount with us, you will be in an environment that will open your mind about where you wanna lead your diving career. Wrecks, Technical deep trimix, cave explorations… once sidemount certified, many doors will open and we will able to train and advise you.

MENTORSHIP : Our instructors are dedicated to diving, by training with them not only will you get an instructor for a few days but you will get a true mentor that will be pleased to follow you and advise you all along your diving life.

LOCATION : Learning Sulawesi Tenggara will be a truly unique experience. First you will learn in one of the best reefs on earth, in a non-crowded national park. Moreover you will be able to do your confined water session in fresh water springs and have a quick glimpse of what our caves looks like.

Sidemount can be taught at any level. From Open Water Diver to enthusiast Technical Diver. The main difference will be about how many tanks you need to handle to realize the diveyou want. A big part of a sidemount course is equipment configuration and fine tuning, we will make you try several setups during the course but we strongly advise you to buy your sidemount setup beforehand. Feel free to contact us before to discuss your needs and we will find the exactly the best sidemount setup for you.  

If you’re already sidemount certified but need a refresher, if you have just bought a new setup, we offer private refreshers and tune-up clinics. This one day session is perfect before starting a Diving Trip or get into caves. You will really feel the improvement in your sidemount diving.

Find down there the description of our sidemount courses offers.

This program is the entry level course for any diver wanting to discover and learn this fabulous tool. It is designed to familiarize the diver with the techniques, equipment and mindset required for sidemount diving, to enable divers to proficiently assemble and use sidemount equipment and eventually teach divers the proper techniques to safely conduct dives that warrant the use of sidemount equipment. Open to any divers, we will mutually set your goals and reach a high performance level in sidemount use.

This program is designed for technical divers who want to switch to sidemount to venture longer and deeper in an open water environment. It is also open for already certified sidemount divers who want to push their skills and knowledge one step further. You will learn how to handle up to 4 tanks in a sidemount configuration and deal with decompression and multiple gas on this configuration.

This program is specifically designed for already certified sidemount divers that wants to refine their skills or simply get more proficient underwater. Many people have been certified in sidemount a while ago and never dived again on this configuration. With this refresher you will review the critical skills and improve your sidemount diving.

It can also be used for sidemount divers that bought a new setup and want a fine tuning before doing more serious diving or for sidemount divers who wants to get fully ready before starting a demanding technical or cave course.

This is not a simple swimming pool refresher, you will really benefit from the knowledge and experience of the instructor to  reach your best sidemount level.