Tec Sidemount Instructor

The Tec Sidemount Instructor course prepares you to teach technical sidemount diving with a focus on equipment configuration, precision, and control. This program builds on your own sidemount experience and develops your ability to teach divers how to use sidemount systems in technical environments.

You’ll learn how to evaluate equipment setup, fine-tune trim and buoyancy, and coach students through proper gas management and task loading while maintaining clean, efficient dive profiles.

The Fun Part

Sidemount offers freedom, flexibility, and control that many divers find immediately appealing. Teaching it allows you to help divers discover a configuration that can dramatically improve comfort and efficiency, especially in technical or overhead environments.

What You Learn

• Teaching sidemount equipment configuration

• Cylinder management and hose routing

• Trim, buoyancy, and propulsion techniques

• Student evaluation and problem correction

• Integration of sidemount into technical dives

Your Next Adventure

Tec Sidemount Instructor pairs naturally with Tec 40, Tec 50, and Trimix Instructor ratings and is an excellent foundation for teaching advanced technical and cave-style diving.