Dive Theory

Exams – 1

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 Constants Used For Dive Theory Exam
Metric
1 litre of salt water weighs 1.03 kilograms
1 litre of fresh water weighs 1 kilogram
Pressure increases by 1 ATM every 10 metres of salt water
Pressure increases by 1 ATM every 10.3 metres of fresh water
Pressure changes per unit of salt water = 0.100 ATM/m
Pressure changes per unit of fresh water = 0.097 ATM/m

Imperial
1 cubic foot of salt water weighs 64 pounds
1 cubic foot of fresh water weighs 62.4 pounds
Pressure increases by 1 ATM every 33 feet of salt water
Pressure increases by 1 ATM every 34 feet of fresh water
Pressure changes per unit of salt water = 0.445 psi/ft or 0.0303 ATM/ft
Pressure changes per unit of fresh water = 0.432 psi/ft or 0.0294 ATM/ft

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Physics 6. If the object described in Question 5 was placed
in fresh water it would:
Directions: Select the best answer from the choices a. float.
provided or choose the statement that best completes the
sentence.
b. sink.
c. remain neutral.
1. Approximately how much denser is the air a d. The answer cannot be determined from the
diver breathes at a depth of 20 metres/66 feet as information given.
compared to the surface? 7. The absolute pressure in 12 metres/40 feet of
a. equivalent to the surface density salt water is:
b. two times as dense a. 2.16 ATA/31.9 psi
c. three times as dense b. 2.2 ATA/32.5 psi
d. four times as dense c. 1.2 ATA/17.8 psi
2. As depth increases underwater colors disappear d. 1.16 ATA/17.2 psi
due to water’s ability to ______ light. The first 8. Approximately how much air must be pumped
color to disappear is ____. down from the surface to fill a 40 litre container
a. diffuse/blue if the container lies in 40 metres/132 feet of salt
b. absorb/red water?
c. refract/red a. 160 litres
d. bend/white b. 100 litres
c. 40 litres
3. A scuba tank containing 1.5 % carbon
d. 200 litres
monoxide at the surface is taken down to a 40
metres/132 feet. If a diver were to breathe from 9. Because the heat capacity of water is thousands
the tank at this depth, it would have the same of times greater than air, water conducts heat
effect as breathing ______ percent of carbon more than _____ times better than air.
monoxide at the surface. a. 100
a. 1.5 b. 24
b. 6.0 c. 20
c. 7.5 d. 4
d. 3.0 10. If an object is positively buoyant in salt water,
4. Sound travels ____ times faster in water than in what will happen to the object when it’s placed
air because water is so much ______ than air. in fresh water?
a. The answer cannot be determined from the
a. twenty/denser
information given.
b. two/warmer
b. It will sink.
c. four/colder
c. It will float.
d. four/denser
d. It will be neutrally buoyant.
5. If an object that weighs 85 kilograms/187 11. What is the gauge pressure at 16 metres/53 feet
pounds is neutrally buoyant in salt water, what of fresh water?
is the volume of water the object displaces?
a. 2.55 ATM/37.59 psi
a. 8.5 liters/3 cubic feet b. 2.6 ATM/38.28 psi
b. 82.5 liters/2.9 cubic feet c. 1.55 ATM/22.89 psi
c. 87.5 liters/3.2 cubic feet d. 1.6 ATM/23.58 psi
d. 170 liters/6 cubic feet

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 12. If a balloon and a scuba tank are both filled with 17. At 30 metres/99 feet of salt water a flexible
air and placed outdoors in direct sunlight on an container is filled to only twenty five percent
extremely hot day, what will happen to each? of its capacity. If this container is taken to 10
a. The volume of the balloon and tank will metres/33 feet, what will happen to the air
both increase. volume inside?
b. The volume of the balloon will decrease and a. The volume will be the same at both depths.
the pressure in the tank will decrease. b. The air volume will increase by thirty three
c. The volume of the balloon will increase and percent.
the pressure in the tank will increase. c. The air volume will double.
d. The pressure in the balloon and tank will d. The air volume will decrease by 3/4.
both decrease. 18. If an air-filled balloon is taken to a depth of 20
13. A 600 kilogram/1350 pound cement block metres/66 feet, what is the approximate partial
lies in 19 metres/63 feet of fresh water. The pressure of nitrogen in the balloon?
block displaces 300 litres/11 cubic feet of water. a. .8 ATA/12 psi
To move the block off the bottom, what is b. 1.6 ATA/23 psi
the minimum amount of water that must be c. 2.4 ATA/35 psi
displaced from a lifting device? d. The answer cannot be determined from the
information given.
a. 291.26 litres/10.32 cubic feet
b. 318 litres/11.26 cubic feet 19. If the ambient air pressure surrounding an open
c. 282.5 litres/10 cubic feet liquid filled container is suddenly decreased, the
d. 300 litres/10.63 cubic feet amount of gas that is dissolved in the liquid will
____________.
14. If it takes a diver 90 minutes to breathe all
a. remain unchanged.
the air from a scuba tank at the surface,
b. decrease and gas bubbles may form.
approximately how long will the air in that tank c. increase until reaching a state of
last at 30 metres/99 feet? equilibrium.
a. 22.5 minutes d. increase, but only if the gas is nitrogen.
b. 20 minutes 20. A 175 kilogram/385 pound anchor that
c. 30 minutes displaces 115 litres/4 cubic feet of water lies on
d. 37.5 minutes the bottom in 14 metres/46 feet of salt water.
15. A phenomenon called “visual reversal” makes What is the minimum amount of water that
objects viewed underwater appear ________ must be displaced from a lifting device to bring
than they actual are. the anchor to the surface?
a. closer a. 54.9 litres/2 cubic feet
b. more distant b. 60 litres/2.16 cubic feet
c. 65 litres/2.34 cubic feet
c. brighter in color
d. 110 litres/4 cubic feet
d. darker in color
16. If a sealed, flexible, air filled container with
a volume of one litre at 20 metres/66 feet is
released, what will its volume be when it reaches
the surface (given that it doesn’t explode)?
a. 1 litre
b. 2 litres
c. 3 litres
d. 4 litres

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Physiology 7. Cigarette smoking prior to a dive should be
avoided because it ______ the body’s ability to
Directions: Select the best answer from the choices transport oxygen due to an increased ______
provided or choose the statement that best completes the level in the lungs.
sentence.
a. increases/nitrogen
1. Which of the following is not a recommendation b. decreases/carbon monoxide
for dealing with a diver suspected of having c. increases/carbon dioxide
decompression illness?: d. decreases/nicotine
a. keep the diver moving, do not allow him to
8. If a diver complains of extreme fatigue and
fall asleep.
numbness in his extremities several hours after a
b. administer oxygen.
deep dive, he may be suffering from:
c. place in the left side, head supported position.
a. nitrogen narcosis.
d. transport to the nearest medical facility.
b. contaminated air poisoning.
2. Factors that influence a diver’s susceptibility to c. decompression illness.
decompression sickness include: d. both a and c are correct.
a. consuming alcohol befor/after a dive.
b. fatigue. 9. A diver experiencing nitrogen narcosis may
c. obesity. display which of the following:
d. all of the above are correct. a. foolish behavior as if intoxicated.
b. cherry red lips and fingernail beds.
3. After a dive, ________ may be present in a diver’s c. headache, nausea and, perhaps,
circulation system, yet the diver may not display unconsciousness.
any symptoms of decompression illness. d. all of the above are correct.
a. transparent bubbles
b. vascular bubbles 10. A diver suspected of having a lung-expansion
c. silent bubbles injury should be treated as if it’s a(n) ________
d. micronuclei seeds because this is the most serious lung injury.
a. mediastinal emphysema
4. The _____ ear is the part most affected by
b. pneumothorax
changes in pressure.
c. subcutaneous emphysema
a. middle d. air embolism
b. outer
c. inner 11. If a diver wears a suit with an excessively tight
d. soft tissues in the neck seal or hood, he may risk unconsciousness
due to _______ . This is called _______ .
5. If a skin diver wants to increases breath hold time a. excessive carbon dioxide levels/shallow water
on a surface dive, he can use ______ to decrease blackout
the level of carbon dioxide in his lungs. b. low carbon dioxide levels/hypocapnia
a. the Valsalva maneuver c. low oxygen levels/hypoxemia
b. the Frenzel maneuver d. reduced blood supply to the brain/carotid
c. voluntary hyperventilation. sinus reflex
d. the mammalian diving reflex. 12. A pressure related injury is called a ________.
6. A(n) _______ may occur if a diver who is having This type of injury can occur while diving
difficulty equalizing blows too forcefully against a _________ .
pinched nose. a. squeeze/below 30 metres or 100 feet
a. round window rupture b. barotrauma/during descent only
b. reverse block c. decompression illness/only at depth
c. ear drum stretch d. barotrauma/during descent or ascent
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 13. A diver who ruptures an ear drum while diving 19. Carbon monoxide in breathing air can lead to
in cold water may experience ______ as the hypoxia because:
water comes into contact with the vestibular a. it causes involuntary hyperventilation.
canals. b. hemoglobin bonds with carbon monoxide
a. a squeeze 200 times more readily than with oxygen,
which results fewer red blood cells to
b. vertigo
transport oxygen.
c. tunnel vision
c. it has a strong odor and taste.
d. euphoria
d. all of the above are correct.
14. If excessive voluntary hyperventilation is used
20. The symptoms of a lung-expansion injury
before a breath-hold dive, a skin diver may risk
tend to appear _____ while the symptoms of
______ during ascent.
decompression sickness ______ .
a. shallow water blackout
a. immediately after the dive/usually are slower
b. hypoxia to occur.
c. sudden loss of consciousness b. slowly over an extended time/occur
d. all of the above are correct. immediately upon surfacing
c. within the first 24 hours/appear within
15. Filling scuba tanks with pure oxygen is not minutes after the dive
advised because: d. only after surfacing/usually appear at depth
a. the body needs to obtain nitrogen from
breathing air.
b. breathing pure oxygen under pressure can
be toxic, even at shallow depths.
c. this is used only for a specialized type of
deep diving.
d. the tank will not hold as much when filled
only with oxygen.
16. What substance contained within the red blood
cells aids in the transport of oxygen throughout
the system?
a. Plasma
b. Cholesterol
c. Gammaglobulin
d. Hemoglobin
17. Breathing from a poorly adjusted regulator or
swimming against a strong current may cause
_______ .
a. rapid, shallow or labored breathing
b. hypercapnia or excessive carbon dioxide
c. overexertion
d. all of the above are correct.
18. If a diver displays dizziness, difficulty breathing,
paralysis or unconscious almost immediately
upon surfacing from a dive, you may suspect:
a. decompression sickness.
b. a lung-expansion injury.
c. oxygen toxicity.
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Recreational Dive a. 4 hours
b. a minimum preflight surface interval greater
Planner than 18 hours is suggested
c. 24 hours
Directions: Select the best answer from the choices d. 12 hours
provided or choose the statement that best completes the
sentence. 5. You must follow special procedures to use the
1. The Recreational Dive Planner has shorter Recreational Dive Planner at altitudes higher
surface interval times and allows longer bottom than ________ .
times on repetitive dives than previous dive a. 3000 metres/10,000 feet
tables because: b. 600 meters/2000 feet
a. it considers a recreational diver’s limited air c. 300 metres/1000 feet
supply. d. 150 metres/500 feet
b. it was tested using a recompression chamber. 6. If a diver exceeds the no decompression limit
c. it was designed using a faster “gas washout” by six minutes, and doesn’t realize this oversight
tissue compartment. until after surfacing, what is the recommended
d. it was designed for decompression diving. procedure?
2. Which of the following statements best describes a. Remain on the surface, rest and be
the relationship between pressure group monitored for signs/symptoms of
designations on the Recreational Dive Planner decompression sickness; wait at least three
and pressure group letters used on other dive hours before diving again.
table models? b. Reenter the water and make an emergency
a. The RDP pressure group desingations are decompression stop at 5 metres/15 feet for
interchangeable with the pressure group 15 minutes or longer.
letters on other dive tables. c. Reenter the water and make an emergency
b. The RDP pressure group desingations are decompression stop at 5 metres/15 feet for 8
equivalent with the pressure group letters on minutes.
other dive tables. d. Remain on the surface, rest and be
c. The RDP pressure group desingations monitored for signs/symptoms of
are transferrable to other tables when a decompression sickness; wait at least 24
conversion factor is used. hours before diving again.
d. The RDP pressure group desingations are
not interchangeable with the pressure group Important Note: Use the Recreational Dive
Planner table or eRDPMLto complete questions
letters on other dive tables. 7 through 13. Apply all RDP rules, guidelines and
3. A ____ tissue compartment model was used recommendations. Many questions ask for minimum
or maximum depths or times and although this
to determine the no decompression limits for practice results in pushing the limits, it demonstrates
the Recreational Dive Planner and the surface your ability to use the RDP. When actually diving,
interval credit table was calculated using a tissue use conservatism and avoid the limits of the RDP.
half-time of _____ .
7. What is a diver’s pressure group after surfacing
a. 12/120 minutes
from a dive to 9 metres/29 feet for 77 minutes?
b. 14/60 minutes
Metric Imperial
c. 6/60 minutes
a. O a. O
d. 14/120 minutes
b. P b. P
4. If a diver does three dives a day for three days, c. N c. N
what is the minimum time the diver should wait d. M d. M
after the last dive before flying in a commercial
jet airliner according to the flying after diving
recommendations?

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 8. If a diver exits the water in pressure group R, Metric Imperial
what would his new pressure group be after a 51 a. 20 m a. 70 ft
minute surface interval? b. 14 m b. 40 ft
c. 16 m c. 50 ft
a. I d. 18 m d. 60 ft
b. H
c. J 13. A diver plans to do three dives using minimum
d. B surface intervals. The planned profiles are: 12
metres/40 feet for 92 minutes, 33 metres/108
9. A diver completes a 55 minute dive to 15 feet for 13 minutes and 16 metres/50 feet for 54
metres/50 feet and after waiting for 45 minutes minutes. Arrange the dives in the appropriate
on the surface makes a second dive to 13 order and calculate how many total minutes it
metres/46 feet for 45 minutes. What is the will take to complete from descent of the first
diver’s pressure group after the second dive? dive to surfacing on the last dive (you may
Metric Imperial ignore ascent time, but not required safety stop
a. M a. O time.)
b. L b. I Metric Imperial
c. Y c. W a. 278 min. a. 240 min.
d. V d. X b. 269 min. b. 231 min.
c. 262 min. c. 229 min.
10. Divers on a live-aboard boat complete three
d. 253 min. d. 220 min.
dives in one day. Their dive profiles are: first
dive – 30 metres/100 feet for 16 minutes, Important Note: Use the eRDPML to complete
surface interval - one hour and ten minutes; questions 14 through 20.
second dive - 16 metres/55 feet for 36 minutes,
surface interval - two hours and 30 minutes; 14. What is the no decompression limit for a dive to
third dive - 10 metres/33 feet for 55 minutes. 13 metres/43 feet?
What is their pressure group after the third dive? Metric Imperial
Metric Imperial a. 98 min. a. 100 min.
a. K a. K b. 87 min. b. 89 min.
b. N b. O c. 63 min. c. 80 min.
c. O c. N d. 72 min. d. 72 min.
d. M d. M
15. What is a diver’s pressure group after a dive to
11. A diver exits the water after a dive to 21 19 metres/64 feet for 41 minutes?
metres/70 feet for 31 minutes. The diver Metric Imperial
reenters the water 49 minutes later for another a. Q a. N
dive to 21 metres/70 feet – what is the b. U b. P
maximum allowable time he may spend at this c. S c. S
depth? d. R d. R
Metric Imperial
a. 37 min. a. 40 min. 16. If a diver surfaces from a dive with a pressure
b. 19 min. b. 24 min. group of U, what is his pressure group after 49
c. 18 min. c. 16 min. minutes on the surface?
d. 21 min. d. 22 min. a. I
b. K
12. A diver completes a 28 metre/86 foot dive for c. H
19 minutes. After a 58 minutes surface interval, d. J
he wants to make another dive – what is the
maximum allowable depth he may attain on this
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17. Advanced Open Water program students
complete three dives in one day. Using the
following dive profiles calculate their pressure
group upon surfacing from the last dive: Dive
1 - 29 metres/95 feet for 17 minutes, surface
interval - 53 minutes; Dive 2 - 17 metres/56 feet
for 28 minutes, surface interval - 92 minutes;
Dive 3 - 15 metres/46 feet for 52 minutes.
Metric Imperial
a. W a. V
b. T b. R
c. Q c. S
d. R d. X
18. A diver completes a dive to 20 metres/65 feet for
43 minutes. He wants to return to that depth
for 32 minutes on the second dive. What is
the minimum time the diver must wait on the
surface before starting the second dive?
a. 2:35
b. 1:58
c. 1:32
d. 1:15
19. A diver completes a multilevel dive with the
following dive profile : 34 metres/115 feet for 6
minutes, then 23 metres/78 feet for 10 minutes,
then 13 metres/44 feet for 21 minutes. What is
the diver’s pressure group upon surfacing from
the dive?
Metric Imperial
a. M a. M
b. Q b. R
c. R c. O
d. L d. L
20. A diver is planning a multilevel dive with three
levels — 30, 20 and 12 metres or 100, 70 and
45 feet. If he plans to stay to the multilevel
limit at each depth - approximately how long
will he spend underwater? (you may ignore
ascent times, but not required safety stop time.)
Metric Imperial
a. 81 min. a. 56 min.
b. 80 min. b. 59 min.
c. 83 min. c. 63 min.
d. 95 min. d. 74 min.

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 Skills and Environment 5. Which of the following may indicate an injury
was caused by aquatic life?
Directions: Select the best answer from the choices a. local swelling and inflammation
provided or choose the statement that best completes the
sentence.
b. cherry red lips and fingernail beds
c. a false sense of well being or euphoria
1. When a diver is overweighted, the diver will: d. both a and c are correct
a. find it easier to make a safety stop at the end 6. If a diver makes a slashing motion across his
of the dive. throat with his hand, he is signalling that:
b. find it easier to take underwater a. he wants to remain at this depth.
photographs because he can rest on the b. he wants to buddy breathe.
bottom. c. he is low on air.
c. move less efficiently through the water d. he is out of air.
because more air must be added to the BCD
to compensate for the extra weight. 7. To help protect the aquatic environment, dive
d. both a and b are correct. leaders should encourage divers to:
a. avoid kicking or knocking over coral heads
2. If you suspect a diver is suffering from
or rocks.
decompression illness, administer oxygen:
b. maintain neutral buoyancy to avoid
a. only if a medical doctor is present. accidentally touching aquatic plants or
b. only if certain he has not been diving with animals while diving.
enriched air or mixed gas. c. not touch or handle any delicate aquatic
c. as soon as possible. organisms, especially creatures they are not
d. only if the diver asks for it. familiar with.
3. Special procedures must be followed when d. all of the above are correct.
diving at altitude because: 8. The environmental element that is primarily
a. nitrogen narcosis may occur at shallower responsible for causing waves is:
depths. a. upwelling.
b. the ambient atmospheric pressure at altitude b. bottom topography.
is less than at sea level. c. gravitational pull from the sun and from the
c. actual depths must be converted to moon.
theoretical depths to find no decompression d. wind.
limits on the RDP.
d. all of the above are correct. 9. The major currents that flow in the North
Pacific and North Atlantic oceans move in a
4. The correct procedures for performing a _________ direction.
Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
a. northerly
(CESA) include:
b. southerly
a. remove weight belt and swim to the surface c. counterclockwise
while exhaling, attempting to control the d. clockwise
ascent rate and making the aah sound.
b. with all equipment in place, look up, reach 10. When one rescuer is administrating CPR
up, prepare to vent excess air from the BCD maintain a cycle of ___ chest compression
and swim at a normal pace towards the followed by ___ ventilations.
surface while making a continuous sound. a. 80:4
c. signal buddy, locate and secure an alternate b. 30:2
air source and make a controlled ascent to c. 5:1
the surface. d. 15:1
d. swim quickly towards the surface while
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11. Diving accident victims should be: 16. The ideal way to determine the amount of
a. transferred to a marine patrol, navy or coast weight you need for a dive is to:
guard vessel for treatment. a. calculate it using 10 percent of your body
b. transported to the nearest recompression weight for fresh water and 15 percent for
chamber. salt water.
c. evacuated by helicopter for faster transport. b. perform a buoyancy check at the surface
d. transported to the nearest emergency before the dive, ensuring that you float at
medical facility. eye level while holding a normal breath with
no air in your BCD.
12. Tides are most affected by __________.
c. perform buoyancy check in a pool and then
a. the relative position of the sun, moon and
add several kilograms/pounds for salt water.
earth.
d. check your log book and use the same
b. seismic activity and wind speed.
amount of weight you used on your last
c. major ocean currents.
dive.
d. both b and c are correct.
17. What is the primary concern when dealing with
13. Near drowning victims should always be
an unconscious diver in the water?
encouraged to see a physician, even they feel fine
a. remove the diver’s equipment immediately.
because:
b. administer CPR immediately.
a. they may develop decompression illness.
c. locate his buddy to determine what
b. they probably are hypothermic.
happened.
c. they may have aspirated water that can
d. get the diver to a place where first aid,
cause damage to the lungs.
ventilations and/or CPR may be effectively
d. both a and b are correct.
administered.
14. Participating in a Discover Local Diving
18. When a calibrated measuring device is
experience is recommended when:
unavailable, measuring with ______ is best for
a. an individual wants to try diving for the first determining accurate distances.
time.
a. time measurement.
b. an individual wants to snorkel, but has no
b. arm spans.
interest in scuba.
c. kick cycles.
c. a diver needs to gain more experience before
d. air consumption.
enrolling in a PADI Advanced Open Water
Diver program. 19. When determining which search pattern to use
d. a diver is traveling to an area/environment to find a lost object you should consider:
in which they have no previous experience. a. bottom topography and equipment
availability.
15. To avoid being without a light on a night dive,
b. size of the object and size of the search area.
it’s recommended that each night diver carry:
c. water conditions and visibility.
a. one sturdy primary light.
d. all of the above are correct.
b. one primary light, one back up light and
have an attached marker/chemical light. 20. Using a lifting device is recommended when
c. two primary lights, two back lights and have you want to recover an object that is more than
two attached marker/chemical lights. ________ negatively buoyant.
d. one primary light and a back up light to a. 8-11 kilograms/16-22 pounds
share between buddies. b. 4-7 kilograms/10-15 pounds
c. 12-15 kilograms/23-30 pounds
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 Equipment a.
b.
first stage
second stage
Directions: Select the best answer from the choices c. first and second stages
provided or choose the statement that best completes the d. high pressure ports
sentence.
7. A scuba regulator’s first stage is designed to:
1. A malfunction in a _________ regulator should a. transport high pressure air from the tank to
result in a continuous air flow. the second stage.
a. upstream valve b. reduce high pressure air from the tank
b. fail safe to intermediate pressure (above ambient
c. environmentally sealed pressure).
d. both a and b are correct c. reduce intermediate pressure air to ambient
2. When diving in extremely cold water, a regulator pressure for a diver to breathe.
that has a(n) _________ may be protected from d. reduce high pressure air from the tank to
freezing up. ambient pressure.
a. closed circuit design 8. A scuba tank should have a ________
b. environmentally sealed first stage periodically as required by local law to test its
c. downstream valve structural integrity and have a __________ at
d. fail safe design least once a year.
3. It’s recommended that a scuba tank that has a. visual inspection/ hydrostatic (pressure) test
fallen from a moving vehicle or been dropped b. hydostatic (pressure) test/visual inspection
from a significant height is ________ before c. new valve installed/visual inspection
filling and use. d. new O-ring installed/complete valve
a. visually inspected overhaul
b. emptied and refilled with fresh air 9. A _________ is a safety device that is part of
c. hydrostatic/pressure tested a tank valve that vents air if a tank becomes
d. repainted overpressurized.
4. Divers should avoid diving to the no a. pressure gauge
decompression limits because ______________ b. O-ring
may not be precise — even a slight variation can c. burst disk
put a diver at risk if the limits are pushed. d. J valve
a. dive computers 10. Pressure testing a scuba tank is also called a
b. depth gauges __________ because it involves placing the tank
c. timing devices in _____ .
d. all of the above are correct. a. hydrostatic test/water
5. An alternate air source should be placed: b. aerostatic/vacuum
a. on a hose that is at least 50 centimetres/20 c. barometric/recompression chamber
inches longer than a standard hose. d. hydrometric/water
d. only on the diver’s left side. 11. A _______ connection on a scuba tank allows
c. in plain view in the triangular area between the regulator to be screwed directly into the tank
the mouth and lower corners of the rib cage. valve.
d. all of the above are correct. a. yoke screw
6. Downstream or pilot valves are most likely b. DIN
found in the __________ of a scuba regulators. c. K valve
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12. A balanced scuba regulators first stage: 17. What are the recommended procedures for
a. provides greater airflow and breathes easier using dive computers while diving?
at greater depths. a. a buddy team may dive with only one
b. is less capable of supplying air to accessories, computer if the divers remain side-by-side
such as low pressure inflators. throughout the dive.
c. can’t supply the needs of two divers b. if one of diver’s computers fails during the
breathing simultaneously from the regulator. dive, the diver may continue diving using
d. all of the above are correct. his buddy’s computer.
c. each buddy must have a computer and
13. A ______ depth gauge will give theoretical
the buddy team should follow the most
depths rather than actual depth when diving at
conservative computer.
altitudes above 300 metres/1000 feet.
d. both a and b are correct.
a. closed bourdon tube
b. capillary 18. What substance may form and corrode a steel
c. open bourdon tube tank if water gets inside?
d. oil filled a. aluminum oxide
b. salt crystal
14. Before filling a scuba tank with air, you should:
c. hydrogen peroxide
a. check the tank’s serial number and
d. iron oxide (rust)
determine which manufacturer made the
tank. 19. Scuba tanks should be visually inspected to
b. check the tank markings, specifically detect or prevent which of the following?
looking for a current hydrostatic/pressure a. internal and external corrosion.
test date and maximum capacity/pressure. b. possible galvanic action between the threads
c. make sure it is an aluminum tank. of the valve and tank neck.
d. all of the above are correct. c. contamination build up inside the tank.
d. all of the above are correct.
15. When used as designed, a J-valve will:
a. serve as a warning device, alerting the diver 20. The general guideline for handling a dive
when tank pressure is low. computer failure while underwater is to:
b. allow a diver to monitor air pressure a. ascend to 5 metres/15 feet and make a long
without a submersible pressure gauge. safety stop, perhaps lasting as long as your
c. give the diver an extra supply of air to finish air supply permits.
the dive. b. surface immediately and monitor yourself
d. both a and c are correct. for sign of decompression illness.
c. continue the dive at a shallower depth using
16. Scuba regulators are referred to as _______
your buddy’s dive computer.
because they are activated by diver inhalation
d. write down the information you recall
and exhaust is vented into the water.
getting from the computer before the failure
a. closed circuit, upstream valves
and continue the dive at a shallower depth.
b. open circuit, demand valves
c. ambient pressure, balanced valves
d. demand, free flowing valves

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GENERAL SKILLS AND ENVIRONMENT EQUIPMENT

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RECREATIONAL
PHYSICS PHYSIOLOGY DIVE PLANNER

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