You are correct about the BCM pin numbering beck0r, it is not the same as the actual pin number (the BCM pin numbering origins from the processor pins if I am correct).
What I advise is to forget about this module and use https://github.com/cowboysdude/Pir-Sensor instead.
I made some slight changes to this myself, because it was still not turning on the monitor correctly.
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libraspberrypi-bin and replace the scripts from the above link as follows: monitor_on.sh contains only vcgencmd display_power 1 and monitor_off.sh only the line vcgencmd display_power 0. This solved my problem for every display I used so far, being HDMI, VGA and DVI displays.