Four central dive skills [GHSTS] - ANSWER Good habits
Situational awareness
Task loading
Secondary objectives
desire 3 dive skill effects [DSIRE] - ANSWER Make dives:efficient
Reduce risk
Integrate with other skills
Biggest mistake involving secondary objectives - ANSWER Forgetting they are
secondary
Situational awareness - ANSWER What's going on around you
How it affects you
The 3 actions of situational awareness - ANSWER Analyzing
organizing
filtering what your senses perceive
,Primary goals of gas management - ANSWER Don't run out
Keep a reserve
For basic divisions of gas - ANSWER Outbound
Return
Ascent
Reserve
Outbound gas - ANSWER -descend
-carry out secondary objective
Return gas - ANSWER Return to assent point
Ascent gas - ANSWER Ascend
Safety stop
Exit
Reserve gas - ANSWER Problems/emergencies
3 SPG [TARget]pressures - ANSWER Turn
Ascent
Reserve
Conditions that can make surfacing undesirable - ANSWER Chop current Tech
decompression Overhead environment
When finding yourself lower on gas than desired and surfacing isn't the best option -
ANSWER Slow down Ascend to a shallower level Ascend
, No stop time points - ANSWER No stop time remaining Ascending well within no stop
limits
Environment awareness - ANSWER Changes :
wave /current/ surge
direction
density (water)
visibility
temperature
aquatic life
Kit awareness - ANSWER Operate
Fit
Accessories
Hazard's awareness - ANSWER Dive planning
Unexpected hazards
Degree of hazard E.g. How many jellyfish?
PRPD for depth awareness - ANSWER Present depth
Rate and direction of change
physical barrier
-descending too far
Navigation orientation and location - ANSWER Where you are/were/going
Bee line to ascent point
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