RAID Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV)

This course is designed to train divers in the use of a DPV and familiarize them with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, and hazards of using a DPV. It allows you to maximise the distance you can of cover during a dive based on your dive plan, allowable gas and burn time of your DPV. You must be Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent and 18yr old (or 15yrs with consent).

• Understanding physics.
• Pressure review.
• Review of air embolisms and decompression theory.
• Review of ascents/descents with regards to pressure changes.
• Review dive tables and computers.
• DPV considerations.
• Advantages of using a DPV.
• Features to consider when choosing a DPV.
• Types of DPVs and accessories.

Overview of DPVs used for this Course

• Maximizing battery life
• Battery safety tips
• Maintenance, storing and transporting
• Dive planning and safety considerations
• Air consumption and decompression
• Battery endurance (burn time)
• Determining the turn-around time point

Course safety considerations

• Vehicle failure
• Depth and descent/ascent considerations
• Avoiding propeller entanglements and obstructions
• Risk of regulator free flow
• DPV use
• Pre-dive preparation
• Water entries
• DPV use at the surface
• Riding tandem
• Orientation and descent procedures
• Ascent and exit procedures
• Post dive maintenance

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