{"id":1199,"date":"2026-04-01T10:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/?page_id=1199"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:29:11","slug":"sidemount-diver","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/sidemount-diver\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidemount Diver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More freedom, more control \u2013 rediscover diving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you looking for more comfort in the water, better buoyancy control, and maximum flexibility?<br>Then the Sidemount Diver Specialty course is the perfect next step for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In sidemount diving, you carry your tanks on the sides of your body instead of on your back. This ensures perfect buoyancy, greater freedom of movement, and a completely new diving experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is how your adventure works:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Theory with eLearning<\/strong><br>\u2714\ufe0f 2-4 hours of interactive eLearning<br>\u2714\ufe0f Basics of the sidemount configuration<br>\u2714\ufe0f Gas management with two independent cylinders<br>\u2714\ufe0f Equipment guide and customizing your setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-person session(s) \u2013 Practical training in the water<\/strong><br>\u2714\ufe0f Introduction to your sidemount equipment<br>\u2714\ufe0f Customizing and fine-tuning your gear<br>\u2714\ufe0f Buoyancy and trim exercises<br>\u2714\ufe0f Multiple open-water dives<br>\u2714\ufe0f Valve management and efficient regulator switching<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Sidemount Diving?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Perfect buoyancy and improved trim<br>More comfort \u2013 no heavy equipment on your back<br>Redundancy provided by two separate bottles<br>Ideal f\u00fcr Reisen, H\u00f6hlen- oder Wracktauchg\u00e4nge<br>More control and a whole new diving experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> Open Water Diver<br><strong>Minimum age:<\/strong> 12 years<br><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 1\u20132 days of in-person training + 2\u20134 hours of e-learning<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Lake in the region<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up now and dive in again!<br>\ud83d\udce9 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/?page_id=386\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"386\">Register<\/a> <\/strong> and start your next great diving adventure.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mehr Freiheit, mehr Kontrolle \u2013 entdecke Tauchen neu! Du willst mehr Komfort im Wasser, bessere Tarierung und maximale Flexibilit\u00e4t?Dann ist der Sidemount Diver Spezialkurs genau dein n\u00e4chster Schritt! Beim Sidemount-Tauchen tr\u00e4gst du deine Flaschen seitlich am K\u00f6rper statt auf dem R\u00fccken. Das sorgt f\u00fcr eine perfekte Wasserlage, mehr Bewegungsfreiheit und ein v\u00f6llig neues Tauchgef\u00fchl. So [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1199","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1200,"href":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1199\/revisions\/1200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkdiving.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}