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Last Update: 2022-12-28T11:16:23Z Word Count : 3960 Synonim Diver propulsion vehicleConfédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques
Last Update: 2023-05-15T22:45:39Z Word Count : 3229 Synonim Confédération Mondiale des Activités SubaquatiquesNetherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces
Last Update: 2022-07-31T20:58:00Z Word Count : 1874 Synonim Netherlands Maritime Special Operations ForcesGlossary of underwater diving terminology: P–S
Last Update: 2023-02-10T03:10:30Z Word Count : 8552 Synonim Glossary of underwater diving terminology: P–SGlossary of underwater diving terminology: A–C
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Diver propulsion vehicle
A diver propulsion vehicle (DPV), also known as an underwater propulsion vehicle, sea scooter, underwater scooter, or swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV) by armed forces, is an item of diving equipment used by scuba divers to increase range underwater. Range is restricted by the amount of breathing gas that can be carried, the rate at which that breathing gas is consumed, and the battery power of the DPV. Time limits imposed on the diver by decompression requirements may also limit safe range in practice. DPVs have recreational, scientific and military applications.
DPVs include a range of configurations from small, easily portable scooter units with a small range and low speed, to faired or enclosed units capable of carrying several divers longer distances at higher speeds.
The earliest recorded DPVs were used for military purposes during World War II and were based on torpedo technology and components.