And like many of those hundred other certifications, they're a pointless money grab.
This is complete horse
. If some dumbass captain or DM demands to see a card for you to use your own DPV on their trip, you need to find another boat. Next we'll be having separate c-cards in order to be able to dive can lights or high-powered fins or pony bottles.
No, it's all about trying to force divers to buy a meaningless c-card they simply don't need. The idea that someone needs a DPV cert before they can safely navigate around Dutch Springs quarry on one of these glorified pool toys you're hocking is pretty funny, but has no grounding in reality. Good luck with your sales, though.
All due respect, it's not meaningless. Now a dpv in Dutch - no NDL depth concerns, clear water, lots of people around.... Sure no need for a DPV c card. I agree.
But how about a dive to 130 feet in the Keys near a wreck? Yes! In a cave at 2000 feet of penetration and 120 feet of depth- you bet! How about on a boat dive 15 miles from shore in the northeast Atlantic with 5 foot swells that can obscure you and even your SMB... Hell yes
First in recreational scuba a scooter has the ability to quickly take you deeper than you should be, it can also take you further from the boat you departed from, and race you to the surface too fast, risking DCS. like stage diving training understanding use of a dpv includes speed and distance calculations, as well as battery consumption rates - these are critical elements to proper DPV dives. If a DPV fails it can strand you too far from where you should be, if it floods and is attached it can pull you below recreational and safe levels,even drown you. There are MANY good reasons for taking a DPV course and even more reasons to quit the mantra of "put another dollar in" criticisms. They don't apply here or in Tec diving.
Second, DPVs used in technical environments most DEFINITELY require training, cave use of a dpv is inherently hazardous and both safety and raises serious conservation issues. Such training is critical for the safety of the diver and protection of cave environment.
For what it's worth...
Dan-O
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Sorry but I have to call BS on that also. I have dove with my scooter all over Florida, NC and Virginia and no one has ever asked for a cert card for a dpv.
But then again, I don't show up wearing a snorkle on my mask either as most training agency teach you to do.
A captain of a boat has the right to proof of certification of ANY diver, for the dive they are doing. No one would argue that a guy with stage bottle and O2 bottles on him could be asked for his Tec rating, or a diver heading to 130 feet for his AOW card, or if diving with Nitrox a Nitrox card, or Trimix a Trimix card?
A dpv is a tool that increases risk while diving. If an operator wants proof of proficiency he is more than entitled to it. It's HIS boat- if you don't like his rules buy your own boat or find another...
But I call BS on anyone telling a boat operator how HE should operate HIS business. You don't pay his bills, pay his insurance, or have to deal with idiot lawsuits he gets cause some boneheaded diver THINKS he knows what he's doing when he kills himself on a dive.
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