We wanted to give you, our students, some additional information about how to become a technical diving instructor and cave diving instructor. It is not always an easy task. Both of us have chosen to go through the difficult process of becoming technical diving and cave diving instructors.



Over a decade ago, we started diving and fell in love with it. After our first dive off the regulator in the pool, it was clear that this was going be a passion. Before we went to the Sea of Cortez for the checkout dives, all of our gear was purchased. We knew that we wanted to return to Mexico for another dive trip after our check-in weekend. Our first year of diving in panama saw us log over 100 dives. We were so passionate about diving that we decided to share it with others.

Sidemount Technical Diving Benefits


Our teaching philosophy is simple: We are instructors first and mentors second. We are not only instructors, but also dive. We're here to help you with your questions. Although we may not have all the answers, we can direct you to someone who does. We want to improve your diving experience and knowledge. Make sure you don't pay for an instructor rating just to get the rating. Check that the instructor is qualified to teach the diving skills he/she teaches.

Sidemount Technical Diving Benefits
Sidemount Technical Diving Manual

Sidemount Technical Diving Manual


The new SDI/TDI Sidemount Diver program is far more than just another “how to” book on sidemount diving. It’s a complete, comprehensive set of training materials designed to work together to make learning and teaching sidemount diving easy.

Sidemount Pros


The Professional Association of Dive Instructors, (PADI), made us Open Water Scuba Instructors over a decade back. Each of our dives was over 200. Since then, we have been teaching all over Arizona, California, Florida, Mexico, New Jersey and New Jersey. We both were able, in less than a full year, to earn our PADI Master Scuba Diving Instructor Trainer ratings. Additionally, we have taught many specialty courses. Our annual average is over 150 dives. We usually dive for over an hour.

Sidemount Technical Diving Conference

Sidemount Technical Diving Conference




The new SDI/TDI Sidemount Diver Program is more than a book about sidemount diving. This comprehensive, complete set of materials is designed to help you learn and teach sidemount diving.

Which Diver Certification Is Best


Panama City is a great place to explore the only barrier reef that remains in North America. Here are our favorite spots for diving! Book Today!

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).