Our Courses are open water trained in a conducive environment. The lake offers a stable, predictable environment that isn't affected by weather conditions.


Sidemount Technical Diving Panama City Beach, we are divers first. Instructors second. Yes, we are mentors and instructors but that's secondary to our diving. Too many instructors get so involved in teaching that they forget to teach their students. We won't let that happen! We have made a vow to ourselves not to do more than our own training dives each month. We have also agreed to spend at most twice as many hours in the water on our own training dives as we do on our own. This will ensure we never lose sight of our goal of providing excellent diving instruction. It is also a great way to build long-term mentorship relationships with your students. Many of our divers have become our dive buddies.

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You’ll learn about the advantages of diving with a sidemount configuration and how to set up a tec sidemount harness. You’ll get hands-on training during one confined water session and four open water dives where you’ll start with two tanks and add at least two more, maybe even getting to six side-mounted cylinders.

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Why Do Divers Hold Their Hands

Why Do Divers Hold Their Hands






We offer all levels of training, from advanced to beginner diver, and rescue courses. Sidemount Technical Diving Panama City Beach is now!

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Training in open water for our Courses takes place in a comfortable environment. The lake is a more stable and predictable environment than an ocean location, which allows for a better teaching experience.

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Sidemount Divers are available to anyone who is at least 18 years of age and has logged at least 30 dives. You should also hold a PADI Enriched A Diver certification.

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This program is a cost-savings for both retailers and instructors. It doesn't require multiple sets of materials to be taught the same course to different audiences.

Frequently Asked Questions

Don't grab animals, don't hold them for photo ops, don't go for rides on dolphins or turtles, and don't force puffer fish to inflate (it can be fatal to them).