SSI Assistant Instructor Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
____ can evaluate and issue certifications for most SSI training
programs.
All answers are correct
Open Water Instructors
Divemasters
Assistant Instructors Correct Answer Open Water Instructors
____ can teach the academic and pool/confined water portions
of the Open Water Diver program under indirect supervision.
Dive center staff
No answer is correct
Open Water Instructors
Assistant Instructors Correct Answer Assistant Instructors
____ training dive(s) must be ____ during specialty programs.
The first open water, indirectly supervised
All open water, directly supervised
The first mandatory, directly supervised
All optional, directly supervised Correct Answer The first
mandatory, directly supervised
_____ signs the Specialty Instructor Completion Form for a
Specialty Instructor co-teaching candidate.
The dive center owner
All answers are correct
The Training Center QMS Manager
The Instructor Trainer Correct Answer The Training Center
QMS Manager
,A certified diver must complete ____ before starting the Scuba
Skills Update program.
Any paperwork required by the dive center
A new Diver Training Record
A new Specialty Diver Training Record
A new diving physical and medical evaluation Correct Answer
Any paperwork required by the dive center
A dive center training team needs:
Only one certified assistant
At minimum one active SSI Dive Professional and one support
staff
At least three staff members
Two instructors with equal responsibilities Correct Answer At
minimum one active SSI Dive Professional and one support staff
A diver may take specialty training to:
Try out new equipment
Prepare for a new dive destination
Learn new skills
All answers are correct Correct Answer All answers are correct
A pre-dive briefing should be:
Completed before entering the water
All answers are correct
Used before every in-water training session
Understood by everyone participating in session Correct
Answer All answers are correct
A proper briefing includes:
,Objective, value, key points, organization, hand signals, and
location
Only objective, value, and location
Only objective, key points, and location
Objective, possible risks, location, and number of repetitions
Correct Answer Objective, value, key points, organization, hand
signals, and location
A Try Scuba or Basic Diver in-water experience must:
Be challenging, to ensure the student is ready to dive
Be as enjoyable and problem-free as possible
Include a comprehensive briefing and debriefing
All answers are correct Correct Answer Be as enjoyable and
problem-free as possible
A written outline should be used:
To increase the length of the lecture
To provide as much information as possible to the students
Only if it's your first time teaching the lecture
To maintain focus and provide a logical sequence for the lecture
Correct Answer To maintain focus and provide a logical
sequence for the lecture
Academic sessions evaluate student knowledge and:
Demonstrate in-water expectations
Evaluate basic diving skills
Connect to real-world diving experiences
All answers are correct Correct Answer Connect to real-world
diving experiences
, Acting as a facilitator who encourages and guides students
through the process of acquiring knowledge relates to which
adult learning characteristic?
Adults are goal-oriented
Adults are autonomous and self-directed
Adults accumulate personal life experiences
Adults need respect Correct Answer Adults are autonomous
and self-directed
Active learning is:
Any presentation that uses slides to highlight key points
A structured teaching presentation that transfers information
from the instructor to the students
Any learning activity that gets students interacting with each
other and engaged with the course material
A structured presentation that ends with a digital learning
reading assignment Correct Answer Any learning activity that
gets students interacting with each other and engaged with the
course material
Active learning sessions are structured to:
All answers are correct
Address the short attention span of students during a lecture
Provide students with multiple opportunities for structured
engagement
Divide a traditional lecture into shorter lectures separated by
active learning activities Correct Answer All answers are
correct
After completing the Scuba Skills Update, the dive center should
issue the:
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