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Farallon Diver Propulsion Vehicles have applications in nearly all aspects of diving. From Military to Commercial - from Public Safety to Recreational - Farallon DPVs are in use around the world. Below are some of the applications for which one or more models of Farallon are well suited:
Sports / Recreational Diving
More and more recreational divers are becoming interested in Farallon DPVs. They can experience more of the aquatic environment on each dive. Touring reefs and shallow wrecks becomes an even greater adventure aboard a Farallon. In many locations, Farallons can replace the need for a boat altogether. The divers can transit straight from the shore to a favorite dive site, cover more territory than swimming would allow and return to the shore, all the while using less energy (and probably less air!)
Resorts and Dive Boat Operators
Dive operators have discovered that their customers enjoy the thrill of "flying" through the water on Farallon DPVs. More and more operators are offering DPVs for rent on a per-dive or hourly basis. Operators enjoy an added source of revenue and can offer an added value to their customers.
Technical Diving
Technical diving is one of the fastest growing sectors of underwater activity. Growing numbers of divers are discovering the excitement and challenges of deep wrecks, deep reefs and other ventures that go beyond traditional recreational diving. More divers are taking advantage of the excellent training being offered by various agencies in this exciting new aspect of diving. Farallon Diver Propulsion Vehicles often prove invaluable to divers whose objectives go beyond traditional recreational limits in terms of depth, conditions and environment. Farallons are often the DPV of choice for such challenging diving because of their robustness and ability to go to great depths (tested to 400 ft - 122m).
Underwater Cinematography and Video
Farallon DPVs have been used successfully by numerous film and video professionals. With a camera mounted on either a single DPV or a Twin, the cinematographer has a stable, mobile platform that provides a reasonable velocity and maneuverability for photographing aquatic life. Farallon DPVs were used successfully as camera platforms for a recent IMAX film.
Commercial Diving
Commercial diving encompasses a wide variety of activities. From salvage divers to oil field inspectors - from construction workers to treasure hunters - the uses for Farallon DPVs cover a wide range. In the oil fields, Farallons are used to inspect platform and pipelines. In large salvage and construction operations, Farallon DPVs allow divers to move materials as well as themselves from place to place faster with less effort and less diver fatigue.
Science And Education
More research than ever before is being done in the oceans and fresh water bodies of the world. Farallon DPVs are useful to scientists and educators as they survey large areas to study reefs, marine animal and plant life, beaches and the incredible number of mysteries yet to be solved.
Law Enforcement
Various law enforcement agencies have a variety of uses for Farallon DPVs. In some areas, Farallons assist divers in covering large search areas. In certain parts of the world Farallon DPVs have applications in the prevention of drug smuggling and the apprehension of those involved.
Coast Guard
Coast Guard application for Farallon DPVs include such tasks as rescue and search and recovery operations. At times, ship hull inspections are necessary. This is an excellent application for either the MK7 or MK8 DPV.
Military
Such tasks as insertion or extraction of underwater operatives have been effectively accomplished using a Farallon DPV. Internationally, Farallons have been used in surveillance work, supervision of swimmer and diver training, long range transit of materials, underwater surveys, repairs of equipment, and certain kinds of counter-terrorist activities.
