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SSI Open Water Final Exam – 50 Questions and Answers
SSI Open Water Final Exam – 50 Questions and Answers
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SSI Open Water Final Exam – 50Questions and Answers
The term Surface Interval is defined as: - -The amount of time a diver stays
out of the water or on the surface between dives.
-The most serious lung over expansion injury is: - -Arterial Gas Embolism
-Diving at altitude or flying after diving: - -Requires special diving computer
functions, altitude tables and/or refraining from flying for at least 24 hours
after the completion of a dive
-If a diver is injured by harmful sea life, it is usually because of:
A. The diver's negligence
B. All answers are correct
C. The diver's ignorance
D. The diver's aggressive behavior - -All answers are correct
-Which of the statements concerning sound transmission underwater is
correct:
A. Divers find it difficult to locate the direction of a sound producing source
B. All answers are correct
C. Sound will travel farther underwater than in air
D. Sound travels four times faster underwater than in air - -All answers are
correct
-Panic can be prevented by:
A. Taking specialty training
B. Honestly evaluating your diving limitations
C. Properly maintaining your Total Diving System
D. All answers are correct - -All answers are correct
-Use of the SSI Total DiveLog is important because:
A. All answers are correct
B. It keeps an accurate record of your personal information and dives
C. It contains your medical history and provides important emergency
information
D. It is important information resource for future dives - -All answers are
correct
-An object immersed in water will be buoyed upward by a force __________
the weight of the water it displaces. - -Equal to
, -In an out-of-air emergency, if your buddy is close enough, you should: - -
Swim to your buddy, give the out-of-air signal, and share air
-A scuba tank for recreational diving should be filled with: - -Pure, filtered
compressed air or Nitrox.
-Signs of a panicked diver are: - -Wide-eyed, fearful look and a fast and
erratic breathing pattern.
-During normal diving activities, divers should never exceed an ascent rate
of ______ feet per minute - -30
-Overexpansion injuries can be prevented by:
A. All answers are correct
B. Never holding your breath while diving
C. Learning the correct breathing patterns reinforced in classroom, pool, and
open water training
D. Dive with a properly maintained high-quality Total Diving System - -All
answers are correct
-The most efficient breathing pattern for scuba diving is: - -A deep balanced
inhalation followed by a long balanced exhalation without any pause
between inhaling and exhaling
-If you lose contact with your buddy, you should: - -Search for no more than
minute by turning 360 degrees and looking up and down and then perform a
normal ascent to the surface
-Absolute pressure is defined as: - -The total pressure exerted on an object
-The first symptom of a sinus squeeze is usually: - -A sharp pain or wedging
sensation above the eyes
-The greatest relative pressure change in sea water takes place between
_____ and _____ feet: - -0/33
-Divers should avoid contact with all corals because:
A. Contact can damage the coral
B. All answers are correct
C. Contact can be harmful to the diver
D. Touching corals can damage your equipment - -All answers are correct
-The first thing you should do if you observe signs of panic in a diver at the
surface is: - -Completely fill your BC and instruct the panicked diver to
establish positive buoyancy
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