Quick Review Name ______________________________________ Date _______________

Directions: Choose the best answer from the choices provided.

Note: Use either metric or imperial numbers when figuring out your answers. Answer only for the system you’re using. If your instructor teaches dive planning
using dive computers answer questions 1-21, otherwise complete all 25 questions.

1. What is the most important rule in scuba diving? 8. The most important feature of my weight system is:
q Never dive alone. q how tight I can get the belt to fit on my waist.
q Always perform a predive safety check. q having enough weight to sink quickly.
q Establish positive buoyancy and relax when at the q a clip that prevents weights from accidentally dropping.
surface. q a quick release that allows me to drop enough weight to
q Breathe continuously and never hold your breath. float.
2. To keep my ears from hurting while descending, I should: 9. If I become separated from my buddy underwater, what
q equalize early and often. should I generally do?
q go down as quickly as possible. q Go up right away, wait a minute and then go back down
q blow air into my mask through my nose. underwater.
q always descend head first. q Search for a minute underwater and then go up to find
my buddy.
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3. Diving when I have a cold or allergies may cause me to: q Go to the surface right away and get out of the water.
q become unconscious without warning. q Find my buddy’s bubbles and follow the bubbles to my
q become tired or seasick easily. buddy.
q have significant difficulty equalizing pressure in my body
air spaces. 10. My buddy and I observe a mild current at the dive site.
q use my air up too fast. Generally, how should we begin our dive?
q Dive with the current.
4. If I can’t equalize my ears while descending, I should: q Dive across the current.
q continue diving and deal with the pain. q Dive against or into the current.
q end the dive. q Dive at an angle to the current.
q swim just below the surface for the entire dive.
q continue to ascend slightly and attempt equalizing until I
11. My buddy and I can’t get back to the boat due to a current.
run low on air. What should we do?
q Make ourselves float, signal for help, rest and wait for
5. Holding my breath while scuba diving can: the boat to pick us up.
q cause serious, life-threatening lung injuries. q Descend and try to swim against the current near the
q make me float. bottom.
q help me conserve air. q Make ourselves float, signal for help, and try to swim
q lead to oxygen toxicity. against the current.
q Try to swim against the current by staying just below the
6. If I work too hard and find it difficult to breathe underwater,
surface.
I should:
q inflate my BCD and immediately go to the surface. 12. Most injuries caused by aquatic animals happen because:
q stop all activity and rest, hold onto something for q the animal is trying to protect itself.
support if possible. q the animal is aggressive.
q swim quickly to my buddy and signal for help. q the animal can’t see that you are a diver.
q do a controlled emergency swimming ascent (CESA – q the animal thinks you are food.
swimming up to the surface saying the ah-h-h-h sound).
13. If a diving-related problem occurs at the surface, I should:
7. During a dive, I can’t stop shivering. What should I do? q immediately establish positive buoyancy and stop, think,
q Continue the dive, but plan to wear more exposure then act to handle the problem.
protection on the next dive. q descend to solve the problem.
q Swim faster to warm up. q take my mask off.
q Exit the water immediately, dry off and seek warmth. q remove my weight belt and hand it to my buddy.
q Exit the water when planned, but cancel the next dive.

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 14. My buddy gives me the out-of-air signal, I should: 21. Most divers begin to notice the effects of gas narcosis at
q offer my buddy my alternate air source, then ascend approximately:
together in a controlled manner. q 10 metres/30 feet
q signal for my buddy to make a controlled emergency q 20 metres/60 feet
swimming ascent (CESA – swim up to the surface saying q 30 metres/100 feet
the ah-h-h sound). q 40 metres/130 feet
q look for another diver to share air with my buddy.
q signal “up” and make a normal ascent.
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15. The risk of decompression sickness (DCS – nitrogen bubbles
blocking blood flow in the body after a dive) increases, if a 22. After a dive to 12 meters/40 feet for 60 minutes, the pressure
diver: group is:
q dives in poor visibility, strong moving water, and rough q N
seas. q P
q is tired, cold, sick, thirsty or overweight. q R
q dives with equipment that is not working properly. q T
q does only one dive a day. 23. A group of Advanced Open Water Divers plans to make two
16. To reduce the risk of decompression sickness: dives. The first dive is on a reef in 22 metres/80 feet of water
q only fill cylinders with enriched air. for 20 minutes. The group then remains on the surface for 1
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q breathe more slowly than normal. hour. The second dive is on a wreck in 18 metres/60 feet of
water, with a planned bottom time of 30 minutes. What will
q make a safety stop at 5 metres/15 feet at the end of
be the ending pressure group after the second dive?
each dive.
q ascend to a shallower depth if feeling dizzy. q K
q L
17. The first step in using your dive computer is q R
q setting the time and date. q S
q reading the manufacturer’s instructions.
24. After a dive to 18 metres/60 feet for 23 minutes, with a 40
q calibrating it for enriched air nitrox.
minute surface interval, what is the maximum allowable time
q setting it for fresh or salt water.
for the second dive to 18 metres/60 feet?
18. If I make two dives in one day and plan to fly home on a q 14 minutes
commercial plane. What is the minimum time I should wait q 15 minutes
before getting on the plane? q 41 minutes
q You do not have to wait. q 38 minutes
q 48 hours
25. A buddy team plans to make two dives. The first dive is to 18
q 24 hours
metres/60 feet for 49 minutes, and the second dive is to 18
q 18 hours
metres/60 feet for 24 minutes. How long do they have to stay
19. To plan a dive, I use my dive computer’s Dive Plan Mode (or on the surface (minimum surface interval) to do these two
other name the manufacturer uses) to determine dives safely?
q the maximum depth of the previous dive. q 26 minutes
q the no stop limits for each depths (typically in 3 q 32 minutes
metre/10 foot increments). q 54 minutes
q whether my computer is compatible with my buddy’s q 59 minutes
computer.
q the best settings for my backup computer.
20. If I accidentally exceed my computer’s no stop limits, I need to: eLearner Statement: Any questions I answered incorrectly I’ve
had explained to me and I understand what I missed.
q surface immediately, breathe oxygen and report my
condition to the divemaster. Signature _________________________________________
q ascend immediately and make a safety stop for three
minutes at 5 metres/15 feet. Date _____________________________________________
q decompress according to the computer’s instructions.
q make a safety stop for as long as possible before
running low on air.