In this course, you will learn the balance and efficiency of sidemount scuba diving with your PADI dive instructor. Sidemount diving is beneficial for divers who want improved balance and prolonged dives. In this course, you will learn skills specific to sidemount diving including: equipment considerations for sidemount diving, gas management, frog kicking, attaching and removing scuba tanks as you enter and exit the water, unclipping a scuba tank and swimming with the tank in front of you, trim and buoyancy, how to switch second stages and manage your breathing gas when wearing two scuba tanks and deployment of a surface marker as well as water entries specific to sidemount diving. . Once done in confined waters, you’ll make three open water dives where you’ll practice your new skills, buoyancy control and problem solving.