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Cover more distance, use less energy and experience familiar dive sites from a completely new perspective. The DPV Diver course introduces you to underwater scooters and teaches you how to safely use a Diver Propulsion Vehicle to explore more of the underwater world during every dive.
Instead of relying entirely on fins, you'll learn how to use an underwater scooter to travel further and more efficiently during a dive. Training begins with an introduction to the equipment, covering how DPVs work, how they are maintained and the safety procedures required when using them underwater.
Practical sessions focus on controlling the scooter correctly, maintaining buoyancy and learning how to move comfortably through the water. You'll also practise essential skills such as turning, braking, adjusting harness systems and responding to potential equipment issues.
Once the basics are mastered, you'll head into the ocean to put everything into practice. Using a DPV allows you to explore much larger areas than on a traditional dive, often reaching sections of dive sites that would normally be difficult to visit within a standard recreational dive. Tenerife's volcanic underwater landscapes are particularly well suited to this style of diving, with large areas of reef and rocky formations to explore.
By the end of the course, you'll understand how to safely plan and conduct DPV dives and will receive a certification allowing you to rent and use underwater scooters during future diving adventures.
The course takes place in South Tenerife, where expansive volcanic dive sites provide ideal conditions for DPV training. The area's varied underwater terrain allows divers to appreciate the benefits of underwater scooters while developing their skills.
Many local dive sites feature wide-open areas that are perfect for covering greater distances, making Tenerife one of the best places to experience recreational DPV diving.
You must hold an Open Water Diver certification or equivalent qualification and be at least 12 years old to join the course.
A minimum of 25 logged dives is normally required. Divers with fewer dives may be able to participate after completing a Scuba Review programme to refresh core diving skills.
DPV diving requires more than simply holding onto a scooter and pressing a trigger. The instructors focus on teaching proper techniques that help divers stay safe, comfortable and in control while enjoying the advantages of underwater propulsion.
With access to excellent dive sites and instructors experienced in DPV training, you'll learn how to get the most from this exciting style of diving while building skills that can be used around the world.
DPV stands for Diver Propulsion Vehicle, more commonly known as an underwater scooter. It is a motorised device that pulls divers through the water and reduces the effort required during a dive.
These scooters allow divers to travel further, conserve energy and explore larger sections of a dive site than would normally be possible using fins alone.
No. The course is designed to teach divers how to use a DPV safely from the beginning.
You'll learn how the equipment works, how to control it and how to manage situations that may occur while using it underwater.
The main advantage is the ability to cover much greater distances while using less energy and air.
Many divers also enjoy the unique feeling of gliding across reefs and underwater landscapes that would otherwise take much longer to explore.
Training covers scooter operation, maintenance, dive planning, emergency procedures, equipment setup and underwater handling techniques.
You'll also learn how to maintain proper buoyancy and trim while using a DPV, which is an important part of safe and efficient operation.
The course includes practical ocean training dives where you'll use the scooter in real diving conditions.
The exact structure may vary depending on conditions and individual progress during training.
Emergency procedures form an important part of the course and include dealing with equipment problems.
You'll learn how to respond safely to situations such as a failed scooter, towing another diver and sharing air while using a DPV.
Although the minimum certification level is Open Water Diver, participants are normally expected to have at least 25 logged dives.
This ensures divers already have solid buoyancy control and confidence underwater before introducing a DPV.
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