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The TecRec Tec Sidemount Diver course develops the base equipment-related motor skills and underlying knowledge for the use of sidemount in technical diving. Developed for maximum flexibility, the Tec Sidemount Diver course addresses a wide range of divers. As a Tec Sidemount Instructor, with this course you will be able to offer relevant training to those with neither tec nor sidemount experience who want to use sidemount as they enter tec diving, those who are already experienced backmount open-circuit tec divers and want to switch to sidemount, and those in between.
To enter a Tec Sidemount Instructor Training course, the candidate must meet the following requirements: 1. Be a renewed PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (or a PADI Instructor with a higher rating). 2. Be a PADI Enriched Air Instructor, or have successfully completed a PADI Enriched Air Instructor training course. 3. Be a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor, or have successfully completed a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor training course. 4. Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, of which at least 20 dives were made with enriched air nitrox, 25 dives were deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and at least 15 dives were deeper than 30 metres/ 100 feet. 5. Be a Tec 45 Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization). Contact an Educational Consultant at your PADI Office for more information about qualifying certifications.
Candidate perequisites
To enter a Tec Sidemount Instructor Training course, the candidate must meet the following requirements:
1. Be a renewed PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (or a PADI Instructor with a higher rating).
2. Be a PADI Enriched Air Instructor, or have successfully completed a PADI Enriched Air Instructor training course.
3. Be a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor, or have successfully completed a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor training course.
4. Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, of which at least 20 dives were made with enriched air nitrox, 25 dives were deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and at least 15 dives were deeper than 30 metres/ 100 feet.
5. Be a Tec 45 Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization).
Candidate post requisites
After successfully completing the intructor training course, prior to sending in the Tec Sidemount Instructor application, the candidate must meet the following criteria:
1. Be a PADI Tec Instructor (or TecRec Instructor with a higher rating).
2. Be a PADI Tec Sidemount Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization).
3. Have logged at least 20 technical sidemount dives including 10 with three or more cylinders (two mains and at least one stage/deco cylinder).
4. Have successfully completed the Tec Sidemount Instructor Training course.
