Private DPV Diving Course
Choose a date that suits you. Call in advance to confirm your prefered date is available or a member of our team will be in contact to confirm a date once booked.
If you want to make the most of your bottom time and have more fun on your dives, try diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) diving. In this DPV course, you will learn the skills and concepts you need to safely plan and conduct dives using DPVs. You will learn the special precautions needed for using DPVs, how to maintain buddy contact and how to control your equipment, so you can safely enjoy the new dive experiences DPVs provide. Upon completion of this program, you will earn the SSI DPV Diving specialty certification and be able to dive up to 30 meters deep with a DPV.
- Completion of digital learning prior to arriving
Day 1
- Admin, theory workshops, DPV orientation
- Confined water skill session
- Lunch
- DPV dive 1
Day 2
- DPV dive 2
- Final exam/lunch
- DPV dive 3
- certification admin
- Your own scuba equipment (rental available for an additional cost)
- Towel
- Lunch and water
- Warm clothes for after
- Portroe Quarry membership card (if you already have one)
- SSI digital materials (access for life)
- Certification and registration fees
- 1:1 training with an SSI DPV diving instructor
- 4 DPV dives
- Use of DPV for duration of course
- Diving insurance (available at an additional cost if you do not have a personal policy)
NOTE: personal insurance is mandatory for any scuba diving activities in Ireland
- Equipment rental (available) must have your own computer
- Cylinder fills (available onsite from 3rd party)
-Portroe Quarry entry fee (pay on the day to 3rd party)
- Portroe Quarry annual membership (pay on the day to 3rd party if you don't already have)
- Minimum Open Water Diver (or equivelent) certification required.
- Must be active status with logged dives in the last 6 months or can complete a scuba skills update prior to your course.
- Minimum age 16 years old.
Cancelations MUST be made in writing via WhatsApp/Text to +353 85 8824797.
Cancellations made atleast 72 hours prior will receive a full refund.
Cancellations made after this will not receive a refund but may receive the option to reschedule at the discretion of the dive centre.
