Sidemount Technical Diving Association

Why Do Divers Hold Their Hands




Our teaching philosophy is simple, We are mentors first, instructors second. We don’t only teach diving, we are out there doing the dives. We are here to answer your questions and act as a resource for you. We may not know every answer, but we will direct you to someone who can help you. We want to help you grow your diving experience and knowledge. When choosing an instructor, make sure that instructor hasn’t just paid for an instructor rating and been given the rating. Make sure that instructor has current experience diving what he/she is teaching.




We offer an extensive range of training courses, from beginners to advanced divers to emergency rescue classes. Get in touch with Sidemount Technical Diver Panama City Beach right away!

Dive Training



If you’re a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, at least 18 years old and have a minimum of 30 logged dives, you qualify to enroll in our Sidemount Diver course. It’s recommended that you also have a PADI Enriched Air Diver certification.

Dive Training
Sidemount Technical Diving Course

Sidemount Technical Diving Course



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Sidemount Technical Diving Panama City Beach 2021


All scuba certifications are available. We also offer check out dives. Elearn and onsite classes can be tailored to your individual needs.

How Many Dives Does It Take To Get Certified

How Many Dives Does It Take To Get Certified


Sidemount Technical Diving Panama City Beach, a PADI/NAUI dive center. All courses are available, from Discover Scuba to Dive Master. We have everything you need, whether you're a beginner or an experienced diver looking to improve your skills. You can take the Advanced Open Water Course, the Enriched Air Diver or any other specialty course with our friendly and experienced instructors to improve your diving skills.

Why Do The Divers Shower



Sidemount Technical Diving Panama City Beach is the best choice because we are divers first and instructors second. Although we are mentors and instructors, our diving is the most important thing. Too many instructors get too involved in teaching that they don't dive with their students. We are not like that! We made a deal with ourselves to never do more training dives per month than we did our own dives. We also made a promise to spend at least twice as long in the water training than doing our own dives. This will ensure that we don't lose sight of the goal to provide excellent dive instruction. Our students also benefit from our long-term mentoring relationships. Many of our students became our dive buddies, and they have continued to support us in our survey and exploration projects in Florida and Mexico.

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).