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Technical DPV Instructor Trainer
Technical DPV Instructor Trainer develops instructors capable of teaching the TDI DPV Overhead Diver course in cave and mine environments. Candidates must demonstrate advanced DPV skills, equipment expertise, and the ability to train overhead DPV divers across all required rescue drills and emergency procedures.
Prerequisites
Certified TDI DPV Overhead Diver (or equivalent). Current TDI DPV Instructor or higher. Minimum 25+ logged overhead DPV dives. Approved by TDI Headquarters. Exact prerequisites vary by TDI region.
Standards
What a diver must demonstrate to pass this course — not always published by the certifying agency.
Instructors must demonstrate proficiency teaching: DPV pre-dive inspection and maintenance, overhead DPV navigation and task-loading management, emergency procedures (disabled DPV, diver rescue at depth), gas management for DPV missions, and all land and water drills required for TDI DPV Overhead Diver certification.
Instructors Teaching This Course
Philippines
Indonesia
Mexico
Dive Centres Offering This Course
We're still building out the directory country by country, so this list isn't every instructor or dive centre teaching it in the world — more locations are coming soon.
Common questions about TDI Technical DPV Instructor Trainer
What does TDI Technical DPV Instructor Trainer training involve?
According to TDI's published standards: Instructors must demonstrate proficiency teaching: DPV pre-dive inspection and maintenance, overhead DPV navigation and task-loading management, emergency procedures (disabled DPV, diver rescue at depth), gas management for DPV missions, and all land and water drills required for TDI DPV Overhead Diver certification.
Where can I take TDI Technical DPV Instructor Trainer?
10 dive centres and 10 instructors in the TecDiveTools directory teach TDI Technical DPV Instructor Trainer, in Malta, the Philippines, Indonesia and Mexico. Each is listed further up this page.