PADI OpenWaterDiver FinalAssessment QuestionsandCorrect answerswith CompleteSolutions
Ifanobjectisneutrallybuoyantinfreshwater,thesameobjectplacedintosalt waterwould...-✔✔-Float Iblowupaballoon,tieitoff,andtakeittothebottomoftheswimmingpool.What willhappentotheballoonandtheairinsideit?-✔✔-Theballoonwillgetsmaller andtheairinsidetheballoonwillbemoredense Iturnaglassupsidedown,traptheairinitbyputtingitinwater,andthenItake theglassdownto10m/33ft.Theairspacewould...-✔✔-Becomehalfthesizeit wasatthesurface IfIamnotabletoequalizemybodyairspaces,itmaybebecauseIhave...-✔✔-A cold,allergyoranothermedicalproblem IfmyearsorsinuseshurtwhileIamdescending,itusuallymeans...-✔✔-Iam feelingasqueezeandneedtoequalize Thebestplaceformetopositionanalternateairsourceis...-✔✔-Inthetriangle areaformedbymychinandthelowercornersofmyribcage Lungoverexpansioninjuriescanbecausedby...-✔✔-Holdingmybreathwhile scubadiving Ifmycylinderofairlasts60minuteswhileIamatthesurfacebreathingnormally, assumingallelseisthesame,howlongwillitlastat20m/66ftbreathing normally?-✔✔-20minutes HowoftenshouldItakemyscubacylindertobevisuallyinspectedbymydive center?-✔✔-Onceayear ThedifferencebetweenDINvaluesandyokevalvesisthatDINvalves...-✔✔-Have threadedopeningstoscrewtheregulatorinto Whichofthefollowingisnotpartofpropercareformyscubacylinder?-✔✔- Keepsomeairinit Refertotheregulatorpictureontheright.Eachregulatorparthasanumbernext toit.Pleasechoosethecorrectnumericorderfromthechoicesbelow-✔✔-1.Regulatorfirststage,2.regulatorsecondstage,3.alternateairsourcesecond stage,4.lowpressureinflatorhosefortheBCD,5.instrument console/gauges/computer WhenIlookatthingsunderwatertheyoftenseem_____thantheylookonthe surface-✔✔-Largerand/ornearer
_____travelsfasterinwaterthanitdoesinair.Thisiswhyyoucannoteasilytell whereitcomesfrom-✔✔-Sound Unlesstherearelawsthatsaydifferently,Ishouldstaywithin_____ofmydiveflag -✔✔-15m/50ft IfIworktoohardandfinditdifficulttobreatheunderwater,Ishould...-✔✔-Stop allactivityandrest,holdingontosomethingforsupportifpossible AsIdescend,mywetsuitwill...-✔✔-Compressfromwaterpressure,andIwilllose buoyancyandwarmth IknowIamproperlyweightedfordivingifI...-✔✔-Floatateyelevelwhileholding anormalbreathofairandwithanemptyBCD Choosethebestanswerforthesignalshownfromthechoicesprovided-✔✔- Stop,holdit,staythere Choosethebestanswerforthesignalshownfromthechoicesprovided-✔✔- Somethingiswrong Choosethebestanswerforthesignalshownfromthechoicesprovided-✔✔- Okay?Okay Choosethebestanswerforthesignalshownfromthechoicesprovided-✔✔- Okay?Okay Choosethebestanswerforthesignalshownfromthechoicesprovided-✔✔- Lowonair Choosethebestanswerforthesignalshownfromthechoicesprovided-✔✔- Shareair IfIwereseparatedfrommybuddy,thegeneralprocedureisto...-✔✔-Searchfor aminuteandthengouptoreunitewithmybuddyatthesurface Iammostlikelytobecomeconfusedaboutwhichwayisupordown...-✔✔-In midwater Ifeelamildcurrentatthestartofmydive.HowshouldIbeginthisdive?-✔✔- Diveagainstorintothecurrent Whatthebottomismadeofcancausebigchangesin...-✔✔-Visibility Mostinjuriescausedbyaquaticanimalshappenbecausetheanimalsare...-✔✔- Tryingtodefendthemselves
Adiveratthesurfaceismovingquicklyandjerkily,hasthemaskofftheface,the regulator/snorkelisoutofthemouth,andthediverdoesnotrespondto directions.Thediveris...-✔✔-Showingsignsofdistress(trouble) IamclosetomybuddyandrealizeIamoutofair.Thebestresponseisto...-✔✔- Switchtomybuddy'salternateairsource Ifmyregulatorbeginstofreeflowwhileunderwater,Ishould...-✔✔-Holdthe regulatorwithoutsealingmymoutharoundthemouthpieceand"sip"theairI needasIascend Althoughitshouldn'thavehappened,onadiveIfailtowatchmySPGandrunout ofair.Ifmybuddyiscloseby,mybestoptionisto_____.Anotheroptionisto_____, ifI'minshallowwaterandthesurfaceiscloserthanmybuddy-✔✔-Ascend usingmybuddy'salternateairsource/makeacontrolledemergencyswimming ascent Thereisaninjureddiverwhoisoutofthewaterandisnotrespondingtotouchor myvoice.Thefirstthingtodowouldbe...-✔✔-Tocheckifthediverisbreathing IshouldhavecylindersfilledatadivecenterItrust,notuseairthattastesor smallsbad,noruseairfromacompressordesignedtofillcartires.Thisis importantto...-✔✔-Reducetheriskofbreathingcontaminatedair Diverswhoactfoolishlyatdepthduetogasnarcosismaystartactingnormally againifthey...-✔✔-Ascendtoashallowerdepth Iamlikelytoincreasetheriskofdecompressionsickness(DCS)ifI...-✔✔-Dive whiletired,cold,sick,thirstyorinjured IfIthinkIhavedecompressionsicknessIshould...-✔✔-Breathe100%Oxygenand contactemergencymedicalcare ThefirststepIusingmydivecomputeris...-✔✔-Readingthemanufacturer's instructions Whenplanningadiverwithacomputer,Iusethe"plan"or"no-stopscroll"modeto determine...-✔✔-Themaximumallowabletimelimitsfordepthsin10'increments Whenmakingcomputerassisteddives...-✔✔-Eachdiverneedsapersonal computer It'simportantthatIdonotturnoffadivecomputerbetweendivesbecause...- ✔✔-Itwouldlosememoryofthepreviousdiveandnotcalculaterepetitivedives correctly
