PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor – Lead High-Speed Adventures at Diving Academy

At Diving Academy, we help you add power and excitement to your teaching. The PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor course equips you to train divers in using DPVs to glide through the water effortlessly. Whether you want to cover more ground, improve air efficiency, or add a fun specialty to your program, this course has everything you need.

Diver Propulsion Vehicles are not just fun—they’re functional. With the right skills, divers can extend their dive time, explore more territory, and conserve energy on every dive. And now, you can teach them how.

Why Teach the PADI DPV Specialty?

You’ll begin by learning the purpose and philosophy behind the DPV Specialty. This includes how to position it within your teaching offerings and promote it as a high-value, adventure-filled course for recreational and advanced divers alike.

You’ll also gain access to detailed Instructor Guides, interactive eLearning, and visual content that help you deliver engaging, standards-compliant instruction. For a full overview of the specialty, check out PADI’s DPV course page.

Apply Instructor Standards with Confidence

As a PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor, you’ll work through the General Standards and Procedures outlined in the PADI Instructor Manual. These guidelines help you deliver safe, professional, and exciting dives using DPVs.

We’ll also go over all required equipment, from DPV models to battery safety and maintenance tips. Additionally, you’ll get advice tailored to local diving conditions so you can adapt your training to your environment.

Train Through Hands-On DPV Instructor Workshops

You’ll take part in several structured workshops to build your confidence and teaching ability:

Course Outline & Performance Requirements Review
Knowledge Development & Delivery
DPV Specialty Marketing & Promotion
Course Pricing & Business Strategy
Open Water Dive Planning & Execution

Take Your Career Further with DPV Training

By becoming a PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor, you’ll expand your teaching credentials and work toward your Master Scuba Diver Trainer certification. You’ll also explore how to adapt the course for Junior Divers, making your training accessible to younger adventurers.

If you’re ready to teach underwater travel like never before, join Diving Academy and become a PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor today.

👉 Contact us now to reserve your place or ask questions.

Prerequisites

The PADI Deep Diver Course prerequisites:

Must be a PADI Adventure Diver or Equivalent.
Must be 15 years old.

Course Medical Requirements:

Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.

Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.

If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).

Prerequisites

Medical Requirements

If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).

Your Medical Statement must be signed by a physician within the last 12 months or full HSE Medical. Under the Diving at Work Regulations 1997, all divers at work must have a valid certificate of HSE fitness to dive issued by an Approved Medical Examiner of Divers (AMED), please Contact Us for more information.

All Specialties

PADI Instructor (Scuba, Tec, Mermaid & Freediving), or you are currently participating in or have completed an IDC/OWSI Program within the past 12 months. IDC/OWSI candidates may apply for Specialty Instructor certification only after successfully completing an IE.

Specialties Without Dives

PADI Assistant Instructor
PADI Divemaster for these courses: Emergency Oxygen Provider, Equipment
Specialist, Coral Reef Conservation, Project AWARE Specialist and PADI
Distinctive Specialty Diver (approved).

Exception: Both Divemasters and Assistant Instructors may attend Digital Underwater Photographer specialty instructor training courses.

Next Steps

Step 1 – Pre Study – PADI eLearning

PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.

eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours

Step 2 – At The Dive Centre With Your Instructor

During four dives with a PADI Instructor, you’ll practice descents, buoyancy and safety stops. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll discover how deep dives affect color, physical objects and your brain.

Total time commitment: 2 days (dives must be completed over a minimum of two days)

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Course Locations

Dive Centre

Diving Academy – Dive Centre, Sunfield Business Park, New Mill Road, Wokingham, RG40 4QT

Pool Training Sites

Wokingham – The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5NE

Yateley – Yateley School, School Lane, GU46 6NW

Hagbourne – Hagbourne School Pool, Main Road, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LR

Swindon – Halo Highworth Recreation Centre, The Elms, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7DD

Open Water Training Sites:

London – Wraysbury Diving Lake, Station Road, Wraysbury, Berkshire, TW19 5ND

Radstock – Vobster Quay, Upper Vobster, Radstock, BA3 5SD

Leicester – Stoney Cove, Sapcote Road, Stoney Stanton, Leicester, LE9 4DW

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