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Tec Sidemount Instructor
Teach technical divers the advantages and techniques of sidemount configuration, the increasingly popular equipment choice for wreck and cave specialists. You'll master instruction on sidemount assembly, buoyancy and trim principles, emergency procedures with side-mounted tanks, and practical wreck and cave diving techniques. This qualification prepares you to guide students through the sidemount transition and develop their confidence in confined technical environments where sidemount's streamlined profile is essential.
Prerequisites
Renewed PADI Instructor, PADI Enriched Air Diver, PADI Enriched Air Instructor (or completed course), PADI Deep Specialty Instructor (or completed course), 100 logged dives (20+ on EANx, 25+ deeper than 18m, 15+ deeper than 30m), PADI Tec 45 Diver. For certification: PADI Tec Instructor or higher, PADI Tec Sidemount Diver, 20+ technical sidemount dives (10+ with three or more cylinders)
Standards
What a diver must demonstrate to pass this course — not always published by the certifying agency.
Teach Tec Sidemount Diver course through all phases; conduct deep sidemount dives to 40m; supervise student dives with proper safety and trim techniques
Instructors Teaching This Course
Indonesia
Thailand
Dive Centres Offering This Course
Indonesia
Thailand
We're still building out the directory country by country, so this list isn't every instructor or dive centre teaching it in the world — more locations are coming soon.
Common questions about PADI TecRec Tec Sidemount Instructor
What are the prerequisites for PADI TecRec Tec Sidemount Instructor?
PADI TecRec's standards require: Renewed PADI Instructor, PADI Enriched Air Diver, PADI Enriched Air Instructor (or completed course), PADI Deep Specialty Instructor (or completed course), 100 logged dives (20+ on EANx, 25+ deeper than 18m, 15+ deeper than 30m), PADI Tec 45 Diver. For certification: PADI Tec Instructor or higher, PADI Tec Sidemount Diver, 20+ technical sidemount dives (10+ with three or more cylinders).
How many dives do I need before starting PADI TecRec Tec Sidemount Instructor?
PADI TecRec's standards state: Renewed PADI Instructor, PADI Enriched Air Diver, PADI Enriched Air Instructor (or completed course), PADI Deep Specialty Instructor (or completed course), 100 logged dives (20+ on EANx, 25+ deeper than 18m, 15+ deeper than 30m), PADI Tec 45 Diver.
What does PADI TecRec Tec Sidemount Instructor training involve?
According to PADI TecRec's published standards: Teach Tec Sidemount Diver course through all phases; conduct deep sidemount dives to 40m; supervise student dives with proper safety and trim techniques.
Where can I take PADI TecRec Tec Sidemount Instructor?
2 dive centres and 2 instructors in the TecDiveTools directory teach PADI TecRec Tec Sidemount Instructor, in Indonesia and Thailand. Each is listed further up this page.