Scuba Diving Industry Market Report

Market Survey Results: Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPVs, Underwater Scooters)

Do you regularly use a DPV when scuba diving? Have you ever? Why? Why not? What improvements would you like to see in DPVs?

Darcy Kieran is the author of “Your Career and/or Life as a Scuba Diving Instructor” and unique advanced logbooks & checklists for scuba divers, divemasters & instructors.

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Over the last two months, we conducted an exploratory survey among scuba divers on the use of diver propulsion vehicles (DPVs) also known as underwater scooters.

InDepth Magazine and the Business of Diving Institute collaborate on a series of scuba diving industry surveys to better understand where we stand on dive industry issues, identify workable solutions, increase awareness of opportunities, and, most notably, fuel discussions among dive professionals.

We thank the following scuba diving industry leaders for directly supporting this initiative: Shearwater, DAN Europe, and GUE. We also thank those of you who took part in our…