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Dive Planning
Your DPV travels much faster than normal swimming speeds. If the user is diving in a buddy pair, they should be more vigilant of their buddy to avoid losing track
of them at the increased speeds. These speeds may also increase the risk of collisions with objects and/or other divers especially in limited visibility situations.
Always pay close attention to your buddy, where you are traveling, and to your speed to reduce the risk of these incidents occurring.
Distance & Runtime
Your DPV is capable of traveling great distances. Therefore, if it is required that you have to return to the same point as you started the dive (the exit), and
swimming out or ascending to the surface is not an option, then one should pay close attention to run times of their DPV. Users should empirically calculate their
max runtimes from actual dives and plan accordingly using adequate safety margins.
Scooter Failures
Dive Xtras DPVs are extremely reliable; however, divers should always be prepared to deal with failures.
Flooding
If the DPV floods on the dive, it may become significantly negative and become a risk to the user. The best option is to unclip the DPV via the tow cord bolt snap
and release it. This will eliminate the risk and you can safely exit.
Flood Recovery
Occasionally things go badly. Floods typically happen in two ways:
1) Minor flood. DPV probably still works, and usually isn’t detected until you get back to your car, boat, etc.
a. Follow the below points A-D on the next page.
2) Bad flood. The DPV is heavy and may be smoking, fizzing, or hot if the batteries are damaged.
a. Don’t panic. Address the batteries first. If you see any fizzing, smoke, or heat, simply submerge the entire DPV underwater and remove the nose
to flood the batteries. This will remove the heat and allow them to discharge safely. After the batteries have cooled down (this may take a few
hours), follow instruction D below.
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