For Success _verified_: Sidemount- Principles

: Must be precisely positioned to keep cylinders tucked under the armpits rather than floating or sinking. Precision Weighting & Trim

Six months later, on a frigid December evening, Elias was in his workshop polishing a small, unassuming sidemount module he’d built for the city’s water pumps. The news flickered on a dusty screen. The Atherton Artery had derailed. Sidemount- Principles For Success

: Techniques vary based on whether you use steel or aluminum cylinders, as their buoyancy changes throughout the dive. Active Gas Management : Must be precisely positioned to keep cylinders

The backmount pre-dive check (BWRAF) is insufficient for sidemount. You need the —a continuous flow of checks from left to right. on a frigid December evening