Small RIB Entry and Exits | Sidemount Essentials

This is one of our new styles of online training videos, it covers small RIB / boat entry and exits. We show you actual students with instructor during their Sidemount Essentials training course. You will see briefing, instructor demonstration, students’ performance with live critique plus debrief and video review after dive.
00:00 Briefing Students On Boat Exits And Entries
00:57 We Discuss The Key Steps
02:00 Demonstration Of Boat Exit With 1 Cylinder
03:21 Why We Put Fins On Before Exit
04:06 We Discuss The Exit From The Boat
05:28 Equipment Off, Now Getting Into The Boat
07:03 Debriefing Our Students On There First Entry
10:56 Discuss Boat Staff And Passing Cylinders
11:45 Debriefing Entry Into The Boat
12:41 Debrief Boat Exit With 2 Cylinders
14:26 Students Correcting Themselves With Video Review
15:44 More Tips For Divers Making Boat Exits
16:14 Tips Once In The Water And Team Descent
17:43 Students Learning From Video Reviewing Mistakes
This video will give you an insight into exactly what you will do during an in-water course with us.
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[@slayer278]

We always have on the boat short (about 2 meters) ropes with a boltsnap and a float on the end, you can fasten the equipment before you get into the boat, they also help the diver to stay near the boat in the current/waves.

[@triman500]

Had an interesting experience on live-aboard on Northern Wrecks (Red sea). First live aboard on side mount. Travelling from ship to reef with full team on rib. Mainly single tank and a few re-breathers. Pretty rough. They told us to roll out ,all together and descend immediately to avoid the rough waves. Had to make sure all set up correctly and then roll backwards. Not easy but got used to it. No time to get leg over and someone handing you right tank. Love all these videos.

[@timgosling6189]

Thank you for sharing this. I'm just starting my side mount training so this is great to watch; hopefully next year I'll be back there at the Inland Sea! And some good general diving and instructional points being brought out too. Back in my initial career training I was once told: "Amateurs practise till they get it right; professionals practise till they don't get it wrong." I've applied that to diving and it's proved again a great mantra to follow.

[@sidemountscubadiving]

Thanks Tim, I like that mantra :) Appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers, Steve

[@MaDeVa71]

Wonderful video Vas!

[@robjones3420]

What a great video, brilliant instruction and such attention to detail. Fantastic I learned a lot from this.

[@JarekJarecki1971]

bardzo dobry film.

[@sidemountscubadiving]

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[@gavinsmith28]

A simple back roll with both cylinders donned works very well in tough conditions

[@steUK73]

I've just come back from Gozo, are you always based there? Think i saw your rib at the Inland Sea, if i wanted to do side mount training, what dive shop are you working from? how long is the course & do you have the equipment or do you need to bring your own?

[@sidemountscubadiving]

Hi, Vas is based there for quite a while each year please get in touch with him www.sidemounting.com/about-vas/. I visit and do some courses but not sure I will visit in 2024 yet. The boat is not ours, it belongs to a dive centre close to the inland sea where you where, we just rent it when we need it. Vas will answer all your questions and one of the best people to train you without a doubt. Cheers, Steve

[@carllafrance5510]

Ok you get the tanks back on the rib how do tou get the diver back on the rib

[@sidemountscubadiving]

Also covered in the video :)

[@wongke]

They make that RIB in pink?

[@danielleholman7173]

Ok

[@Agranell]

Actually, using empty aluminium tanks you become LESS buoyant when donning them.