{"id":6683,"date":"2025-11-07T10:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/?page_id=6683"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:38:13","slug":"dpv-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/index.php\/dpv-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"DPV Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6684 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6243-1024x448.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6243-1024x448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6243-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6243-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6243-320x140.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6243-480x210.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6243-800x350.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vmcoaching.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6243.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>DPV Courses<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are Suex dealer, So we can give you the courses on products that we really know.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_hoverbox image=\"6700\" primary_title=\"DPV Diver Propulsion Vehicle (SDI).\" hover_title=\"DPV Diver Propulsion Vehicle (SDI).\"]<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>DPV Diver Propulsion Vehicle (SDI).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1 days. E-Learning 130\u20ac, Course 240\u20ac, Certification 50\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p>DPV renting 75\u20ac \/ day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Who this course is for: The certified diver looking to maximize the amount of area they can cover during a dive by using a DPV Individuals that may have limited use of their legs for diving<\/p>\n<p>Course prerequisites: SDI Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent, Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent<\/p>\n<p>What you can expect to learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Physics\n<ul>\n<li>Pressure review<\/li>\n<li>Review of air embolisms and decompression theory<\/li>\n<li>Review of ascents\/descents with regards to pressure changes<\/li>\n<li>Review dive tables and computers<\/li>\n<li>Diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) considerations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Advantages of using a diver propulsion vehicle (DPV)\n<ul>\n<li>Features to consider when choosing a DPV<\/li>\n<li>Types of DPVs<\/li>\n<li>Accessories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Overview of DPVs used for this Course\n<ul>\n<li>Maximizing battery life<\/li>\n<li>Battery safety tips<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance, storing and transporting<\/li>\n<li>Dive planning and safety considerations<\/li>\n<li>Air consumption and decompression<\/li>\n<li>Battery endurance<\/li>\n<li>Determining the turn-around time point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Safety considerations\n<ul>\n<li>Vehicle failure<\/li>\n<li>Depth and descent\/ascent considerations<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding propeller entanglements and obstructions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Using the Buddy System SDI Instructor Manual<\/li>\n<li>Diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) use\n<ul>\n<li>Pre-dive preparation<\/li>\n<li>Water entries<\/li>\n<li>DPV use at the surface<\/li>\n<li>Riding tandem<\/li>\n<li>Orientation and descent procedures<\/li>\n<li>Ascent and exit procedures<\/li>\n<li>Post dive maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_column][vc_column]<div class=\"dfd-spacer-module\"  data-units=\"px\" data-wide_resolution=\"1280\" data-wide_size=\"10\" data-normal_resolution=\"1024\" data-normal_size=\"\" data-tablet_resolution=\"800\" data-tablet_size=\"\" data-mobile_resolution=\"480\" data-mobile_size=\"\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_hoverbox image=\"6703\" primary_title=\"Cave DPV (TDI - IANTD).\" hover_title=\"Cave DPV (TDI - IANTD).\"]<strong>Cave DPV (TDI - IANTD).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 days. E-Learning 130\u20ac, Course 1.100\u20ac, Certification 50\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p>DPV renting 75\u20ac \/ day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Who this course is for: The certified TDI Full Cave Diver or equivalent with a minimum of 25 logged cave dives, The certified cave diver looking to expand their diving range, abilities, and skills.<\/p>\n<p>Course prerequisites: Minimum age 18, Certified as a TDI Full Cave Diver or equivalent, Provide proof of at least 25 non-training full cave dives<\/p>\n<p>What you can expect to learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Motivations for DPV cave diving<\/li>\n<li>Advantages of DPV use<\/li>\n<li>Equipment considerations\n<ul>\n<li>DPV options<\/li>\n<li>DPV components<\/li>\n<li>Rated burn time<\/li>\n<li>Care and Maintenance<\/li>\n<li>DPV rigging<\/li>\n<li>Helmets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Problem solving procedures\n<ul>\n<li>DPV malfunction or failure<\/li>\n<li>Towing<\/li>\n<li>Gas sharing with DPVs<\/li>\n<li>Light failure<\/li>\n<li>Entanglement<\/li>\n<li>Collision avoidance<\/li>\n<li>Team separation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Environmental considerations\n<ul>\n<li>Appropriate vs. inappropriate passages<\/li>\n<li>Suitable cave conditions<\/li>\n<li>Low impact DPV use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>DPV diving techniques\n<ul>\n<li>Buoyancy and trim with DPV<\/li>\n<li>Dropping, securing, and retrieving a DPV<\/li>\n<li>Installing guidelines with a DPV<\/li>\n<li>Instigating directional and depth changes<\/li>\n<li>DPV courtesy and etiquette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dive planning and gas management\n<ul>\n<li>Turn time, turn distance, and turn pressure<\/li>\n<li>Gas mix(es) and NDLs or decompression obligations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_column][vc_column]<div class=\"dfd-spacer-module\"  data-units=\"px\" data-wide_resolution=\"1280\" data-wide_size=\"10\" data-normal_resolution=\"1024\" data-normal_size=\"\" data-tablet_resolution=\"800\" data-tablet_size=\"\" data-mobile_resolution=\"480\" data-mobile_size=\"\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_hoverbox image=\"6702\" primary_title=\"Technical DPV Diver (TDI - IANTD).\" hover_title=\"Technical DPV Diver (TDI - IANTD).\"]<strong>Technical DPV Diver (TDI - IANTD).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2 days. 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