PADI Scuba Diving || with 100% Error-free Answers.
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PADI Scuba Diving
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PADI Scuba Diving
inflate my BCD, switch to my snorkel and signal "okay" to the correct answers divemaster and buddy
At 10 metres/33 feet you're _____ bar/ata of total pressure and the air density is ___ times as great as at the surface. correct answers 2
As I descend, I need to equalize air spaces. Which of t...
PADI Scuba Diving || with 100% Error-free Answers.
inflate my BCD, switch to my snorkel and signal "okay" to the correct answers divemaster and
buddy
At 10 metres/33 feet you're _____ bar/ata of total pressure and the air density is ___ times as
great as at the surface. correct answers 2
As I descend, I need to equalize air spaces. Which of the following are accepted ways of
equalizing my ears? (choose all that apply) correct answers Block my noses and attempt to
gently blow through it. Shallow and wiggle the jaw from side to side.
During a descent, I try to equalize but discover I'm having trouble doing so. Which of the
following is correct? correct answers Stop my descent, signal my buddy, ascend slightly and try
again.
I should equalize correct answers early and often, before I feel discomfort.
I should not dive with a cold, nor use medications to dive with a cold. correct answers True
The most important rule in scuba diving is: correct answers Breathe continuously and never hold
my breath.
Failure to follow the most important rule in scuba diving can cause serious lung overexpansion
(lung rupture) injuries, which in turn can cause paralysis and death. correct answers True
If I feel discomfort in a body air space while ascending, the correct action is to: correct answers
Stop, descend slightly and give trapped air time to work its way out.
My buddy and I are planning a dive to 18 metres/60 feet. We would expect our air supply to last
________ at 10 metres/33 feet, all else being the same. correct answers shorter than
During a dive, I swim hard to keep up with a fish that interests me, but shortly begin to feel like I
can't get enough air. The correct action would be to: correct answers Stop all activity and rest to
restore proper deep, slow breathing.
An object that is neutrally buoyant in fresh water will _______ in salt water. correct answers
float
The three overall benefits of the buddy system are practicality, safety and fun. correct answers
True
The primary considerations when choosing any piece of scuba gear are: (choose all that apply)
correct answers suitability, fit, comfort
, I'm planning to dive the following week and am checking my gear. I put my kit together and
notice that my regulator seems to breathe harder than I remember. The appropriate action would
be to: correct answers Have it inspected and serviced as needed by a professional before using it.
There is no way to use a DIN regulator on a yoke cylinder valve. correct answers False
It is important to master buoyancy control because it allows me to control whether I descend,
float or am neutrally buoyant. I adjust my buoyancy frequently while diving. correct answers
True
I take a colorful fish identification slate with me while diving. Lookingat the slate underwater at
12 metres/40 feet, I would expect the slateto look (choose all that apply) correct answers less
colorful.
larger/closer.
While underwater, I want to move efficiently by (choose all that apply) correct answers being
streamlined, swimming slowly and steadily, maintaining proper trim.
During a dive, I can't stop shivering. The proper response would be to correct answers exit the
water immediately, dry off and seek warmth.
During a dive, my buddy and I have to swim hard because of an unexpected current. If I were to
begin to feel fatigued, have labored breathing, experience a feeling of suffocation or air
starvation, and perhaps feel like I may panic, I should correct answers stop all activity, signal my
buddy and rest.
When planning our dive, my two buddies and I agreed that the general procedure for buddy
separation would be adequate. If during the dive I find I am with one buddy but can't see the
other, which of the following applies? correct answers This is a buddy separation. Stay with the
remaining buddy and search for no more than a minute, then reunite on the surface.
The buddy system is _______________ responsibility. correct answers my
My buddy and I are planning a shore dive. We're descending onto a very gradual slope that
begins at 5 metres/15 feet, so our descent and ascent will be a gradual part of swimming out and
back underwater. We have similar cylinders filled to 200 bar/3000 psi. We plan:
50 bar/500 psi reserve.
20 bar/300 psi for our safety stop.
To turn the dive when we've used one-third of the air available to use on the dive.
This means we should head back when either of our SPGs read correct answers 157 bar/2270 psi
My fin strap comes loose (later I discover that I didn't buckle it properly) while swimming at the
surface in choppy waves. Which of the following habits would help me as I handle this problem?
(choose all that apply) correct answers Having my mask on and a mouthpiece in my mouth.
Having enough air in my BCD for adequate buoyancy.
Staying close to and signaling my buddy.
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