Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for in-water training, or whenever you have a question.

First, you'll make a confined water dive to familiarize yourself with sidemount diving equipment. Your PADI Instructor will teach you essential sidemount skills like frog kicking, attaching and removing tanks, unclipping and swimming with a tank in front, and managing breathing gas with two tanks. Once comfortable, you'll make three open water dives to practice these skills, buoyancy control, and problem-solving.