SCOOTER/DPV 1
Scooter 1 is a unique class designed to teach the essential skills needed when operating diver propulsion vehicles (also called DPVs, or scooters) in recreational realms. This is an excellent class, no matter which type of scooter you use, to learn not only how to correctly operate and control a scooter, but also how to repair and maintain your scooter.
In addition to simply sharing the fun of scootering, this class teaches the diver the foundational and critical aspects of scooter diving, increasing the diver's fun and efficiency, also reducing stress and diver risk while traveling at 150+ feet per minute.
Skills focus on improving diver proficiency and awareness while scootering, scooter team communication, battery burntime management, scooter buoyancy control, scootering underwater communication, dive light management, effective scooter risk evaluation and efficient dive planning. Equal focus is also on contingencies and emergencies such as crash control, out of gas (OOG), runaway scooter, failed scooter and diver towing and exit procedures and options.
Why this class?
Class Information
Scooter diving requires the diver to become proficient in the use of specialty equipment - a scooter! In addition to a total diving system, the diver will be required to provide a scooter
Required
Scooter 1 is a unique class designed to teach the essential skills needed when operating diver propulsion vehicles (also called DPVs, or scooters) in recreational realms. This is an excellent class, no matter which type of scooter you use, to learn not only how to correctly operate and control a scooter, but also how to repair and maintain your scooter. In addition to simply sharing the fun of scootering, this class teaches the diver the foundational and critical aspects of scooter diving, increasing the diver's fun and efficiency, also reducing stress and diver risk while traveling at 150+ feet per minute.
We start with scooter care and upkeep, as well as techniques for proper balance, weight and towline sizing.
Skills focus on improving diver proficiency and awareness while scootering, scooter team communication, battery burntime management, scooter buoyancy control, scootering underwater communication, dive light management, effective scooter risk evaluation and efficient dive planning. Equal focus is also on contingencies and emergencies such as crash control, out of gas (OOG), runaway scooter, failed scooter and diver towing and exit procedures and options.
This is a critical skills class. Failures can be introduced by the instructor to facilitate problem identification and resolution and building capacity and bandwidth for more progressively challenging diving.
Why this class?
DPVs are tremendous exploration tools, allowing divers to travel further than they ever could using only their fins, and lets face it, they're HUGE fun.
However, since the scooter can reach speeds of over 200 feet per minute (fpm), there is also considerable risk involved to the untrained DPV pilot. This course focuses on maximizing the scooter's full potential and the diver's enjoyment and efficiency, while also minimizing the diver's stress and risk.
To minimize the risks, skills will focus on: improving diver proficiency & awareness while scootering, scooter team communication, battery management, scootering buoyancy control, improving underwater communication, dive light management, effective scooter risk evaluation and efficient dive planning. We also address scooter care and upkeep as well as techniques for proper balance, weight and towline sizing.
Who is this class designed for?
This class is designed for recreational/technical/cave divers interested in expanding their exploration of the underwater world while on the trigger control of a scooter. It focuses on the basic and foundational skills required for piloting a DPV, from basic control and manipulation to crash control, runaway scooter, OOG procedures and emergency exit procedures (towing, OOG, etc).
Who is this class designed for?
This class is designed for recreational/technical/cave divers interested in expanding their exploration of the underwater world while on the trigger control of a scooter. It focuses on the basic and foundational skills required for piloting a DPV, from basic control and manipulation to crash control, runaway scooter, OOG procedures and emergency exit procedures (towing, OOG, etc).
Class Information
Day 1 - The first day you'll begin your adventure by learning the fundamental knowledge of scooter diving. The scooter presentation on this day is the foundation upon which all future scooter diving builds. All essential elements of the scooter are discussed, beginning with the motor, the basic mechanical components, battery burntime management and culminating in a detailed discussion of gas management protocols.
Day 2 - We'll start with dry run sessions designed to introduce all the essential skills, such as learning to balance the scooter, how to properly weight the scooter for proper buoyancy characteristics and suggested towline sizing. This is also the first day of in-water skills. Today's dives are designed to teach balance, buoyancy and trim while using the scooter while also learning to turn, stop, start, manage & control the scooter. You'll also learn and practice important skills such towing the scooter and towing other scooter divers. Remember all dives are video'd for subsequent evaluation and review.
Day 3 - We'll begin with additional lectures and dry runs of the skills to be covered today, followed by 2 more dives where you'll practice the newly introduced skills as well as the skills that were debriefed the previous day. We'll also introduce critical skills relating to scooter based diving such as managing an OOG emergency, failed scooter, crash control and runaway scooter. Following the dive we'll return to the classroom for final lectures and video debrief.
Day 2 - We'll start with dry run sessions designed to introduce all the essential skills, such as learning to balance the scooter, how to properly weight the scooter for proper buoyancy characteristics and suggested towline sizing. This is also the first day of in-water skills. Today's dives are designed to teach balance, buoyancy and trim while using the scooter while also learning to turn, stop, start, manage & control the scooter. You'll also learn and practice important skills such towing the scooter and towing other scooter divers. Remember all dives are video'd for subsequent evaluation and review.
Day 3 - We'll begin with additional lectures and dry runs of the skills to be covered today, followed by 2 more dives where you'll practice the newly introduced skills as well as the skills that were debriefed the previous day. We'll also introduce critical skills relating to scooter based diving such as managing an OOG emergency, failed scooter, crash control and runaway scooter. Following the dive we'll return to the classroom for final lectures and video debrief.
All of our classes are video'd for educational review, as we believe this is invaluable for students to visually focus on their individual in-water skills, situational awareness, communication, and team diving. Learning to self evaluate is an important aspect of any class, and video is one of the most important tools we have for instruction. You will be evaluated during the class to obtain the UTD "Scooter 1" certification. This certification will allow you to safely scooter dive within recreational limits, rent DPVs on your travels and to continue on to the UTD Scooter Diver Level 2 training curriculum. Our focus is the complete dedication to your diving skills, knowledge & in water practice.
Prerequisites
Requirements- Minimum 18 years of age
- UTD Rec 1 or open water certification from a recognized agency
- Minimum of 25 logged dives
- Minimum age of 18
- Completed UTD registration process
- UTD Open water certification or equivalent
- All UTD Classes are Non Smoking
- Minimum of 25 logged dives
- The use of prescription drugs must be authorized prior to the onset of diver training by a physician
- All dives are to maintain a working PO2 of no greater than 1.4
- Max depth during class of 100'(30m)
- Standard gases are air and 32%
- Double or Single tank configuration
- No stage decompression
- No overhead environments
- Instructor to student ratio maximum 6:1 in the class.
Scooter diving requires the diver to become proficient in the use of specialty equipment - a scooter! In addition to a total diving system, the diver will be required to provide a scooter
Required
- Tow behind style scooter. (X-Scooter, Gavin, Silent Submersion, Oceanic Tekna or Mako )
- Backplate and wing buoyancy system w/ web harness and hardware including a crotch d-ring
- 7' primary regulator hose. This is needed in order to share gas correctly while scootering
- Fins: non-split fins
- BC mounted canister dive light w/ Goodman handle or long hose catch such as a knife sheath
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