Knowledge Review Questions

The goal with any search pattern is to cover the search area as quickly as single without leaving.....

Any gaps

Paying attention to a diver's ________________ may help you assess for apprehension or stress related to the dive.

Behavior

Signs and symptoms of psychological stress include:

Being uncharacteristically withdrawn, talkativeness, irritability, distraction, perceptual narrowing

Identify the characteristics of a jack stay search pattern

Best choice for finding a small object in a large area

Customers choose to do business with you over the long term when they know you have their.....

Best interest in mind

As a divemaster, your role is generally to provide ______________ planning that other divers use to plan their individual buddy team dives within.

Broad

When helping a student diver with a physical challenge accomplish a skill, focus on what the student ___________________ .

Can do.

Being knowledgeable about the biological and physical properties of the underwater world is important because it helps you with dive planning. It's also important because divers are ___________ about the organisms they've seen and discovered and expect you to be reasonably knowledgeable about the local aquatic habitat

Curious

During a lawsuit, it is shown that divemaster Pat failed to properly use accounting procedures, so the dive boat left with two divers still in the water. They were picked up several hours later, but had mild hypothermia. The suit is seeking damages to compensate the two divers for the costs of the medical care. The defense is able to show that Pat normally uses a very accurate accounting procedure and intended to do so the day of the incident, but got distracted helping another diver. In most legal systems, which statement likely reflects the bearing of this on the case?

Demonstrating what Pat intended to do will not help much, if at all, because the court primarily considers what actually happened.

If feasible, it is recommended you offer ______________________________ as part of Scuba Review.

Discover Local Diving

To help divers interact responsibly with the environment, you should suggest that they:

Dive carefully to protect the ecosystem. Secure gauges or alternate air sources so they don't drag and damage aquatic life. Respect underwater life and be a role model for others.

A growing number of dive operations have staff dress codes. how does this benefit he perceptions customers have of the operation in general, and staff members in particular?

Dress codes help to ensure a professional appearance. if the employees appear professional it gives an appearance of professionalism for the dive operation because the staff respresent the operation.

_____________________ means that you are expected to act as a reasonably prudent divemaster would act under the same or similar circumstances to help protect less knowledgeable divers from harm. Most legal systems define failing to do this as ___________________, which can lead to a lawsuit.

Duty of care; negligence

The four Es of diving are..

Education Equipment Experiences Environment

List at least five characteristics of a good role-model PADI Divemaster.

Excellent dive skills. Practicing safe & responsible diving. Up-to-date info & equipment. Environmental awareness. Prioritizing safety.

You develop good judgment through ___________________. When making decisions that involve doubt, or when making decisions in areas with which you have less experience, err on the ____________________ side.

Experience; Conservative

How does having a dive reference library relate to you ability to solve problems as a diving expert?

Experts are able, by use of knowledge bases and experience, to solve problems quickly. By building a reference library I can increase my knowledge base.

A diver asks for a wet suit with thigh pockets because they are ideal for storing slates and other accessories the person uses during tec dives and photography. The dive center has a single suit in stock with thigh pockets that the customer could probably make work, but you know that next week a shipment is due that has wet suits exactly the diver has described. Following a customer-centric business philosophy while supporting the dive center's business needs, your best option is probably to....

Explain that the suits due next week sound exactly right and encourage the diver to put down a refundable deposit on one.

The primary reason for having and using accounting procedures is to be sure every diver returns from the dive. Incident reports indicate that problems with this usually result from ____________________.

Failure to use an accounting procedure at all

True or False: As a PADI Divemaster who has completed the DSD Internship, you can take Discover Scuba Diving participants on their first open water dive.

False

True or False: It is acceptable for EANx divers to use any EANx cylinder available

False

True or False: Tec Divers usually need you to set up their gear or them and remind them how to kit up.

False

True or False: The 20 basic dive skills from the PADI Open Water Diver course and the four skills from the PADI Skin Diver course are the only skills you need to be able to perform at the demonstration quality level.

False

True or False: The fact you were within PADI Standards alone in insufficient to defend your actions in the event of a dive accident.

False

True or False: When surf diving, divers should move slowly through the surf zone so they remain stable and sure-footed

False

List five responsibilities of being a PADI Divemaster.

Follow PADI standards. Prioritizing safety. Adhering to the Code of Practice. Keep your rating current. Assist an instructor.

Participants in Scuba Review cover their knowledge development by reviewing their Open Water Diver course materials, by completing Scuba Tune-up online or by completing the ________________.

Guide book

The ocean provides oxygen and _______, both of which are vital to life on Earth.

Heat

Two divers come into the PADI Dive Center or Resort with which you're affiliated as part of the instructional staff, but not as an actual sales person. The divers ask you for guidance in selecting dive computers. Assuming it doesn't conflict with the store's policies, your best response isi probably to.....

Help the divers choose the computer that has the features and benefits they wants

Divemaster Carl does not exercise regularly to any significant degree, he does not eat a reasonably balanced diet, and he routinely pushes his dive computer's no stop limits. He has not taken a diving course nor practiced or reviewed his dive skills in years. He may be increasing, depending upon the situation, the risk to....

Himself, his buddies and the divers he supervises.

The "oceans" are actually one big connected ocean. Beyond this, the ________________ is thought to ultimately connect all water on Earth

Hydrological cycle

Before a dive along a wall that drops into extremely deep water, you notice a diver seems preoccupied and withdrawn. You talk to the diver and learn he person does not feel adequately skilled with buoyancy control and fears descending out of control. Give an example of helping this diver by removing the stressor.

I would change the dive to a shallower reef dive if possible.

You're leading a group on a 12 meter/40 foot charter dive boat. The captain tells you that water is rising slowly in the bilge. There's no imminent danger, because the bilge pumps are keeping up with it, but action is required. Following the problem-solving steps, you and the captain examine below the decks and discover that a cooling hose leading outboard has ruptured. What would you do next?

I would see, first, if the hose can be repairs. If not, I would check to see if there are spare parts that can be used to replace the hose.

When applying a PADI Standard, consider the ___________________ of the standard and then use good, conservative ___________________.

Intention; judgement

Identify the statement that is not true regarding towing a float or DSMB.

Keep tension on the line to reduce the risk of entanglement

You and your buddy are planning to map a dive site that is 330 feet. You need a useable map that has reasonable accuracy, but the map will be used for dive briefings, not archaeology or anything scientific. What measurement method would be appropriate?

Kick cycles.

Enrolling in a PADI program, Lars checks "yes" to a condition listed on the medical history form. At this point, what needs to happen?

Lars needs a physician's approval before being eligible to dive.

If divers appear appear uncomfortable while leading a deep dive underwater, at many dive sites an appropriate action is to....

Lead the group to a shallower level and continue the dive.

You're ascending with a lift bag and it starts to runaway from you. What should you do?

Let it go

What skills/qualifications are likely to make you more valuable in the dive industry?

Licensed boat captain, web/media production, retail sales training, compressor repair, scuba equipment technician

Divemaster Dawn is escorting several PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course students on the AWARE, Fish Identification Adventure Dive. PADI Standards allow adult students to dive as deep as 30 meters/100 feet on this dive, but there is a substantial thermocline ad visibility reduction at 12 meters/40 feet. Of the following choices, which is likely Dawn's best decision under these circumstances?

Limit the dive to 12 meters/40 feet and shallower

As a PADI Divemaster assisting in training, your primary role is handling __________ and assisting with student diver __________.

Logistics; supervision

You have to anchor a float that will be used by Open Water Diver students on their first dive. You find a very small sand patch right next to a beautiful coral stand. What would you do?

Look for a better place to anchor the float

There are more opportunities for _____________________ than for any other professional in the dive industry

PADI Instructors

A couple tells you that they want to explore the underwater world, but they don't want to deal with scuba gear. They have a 9 year old daughter whom they want to participate with them. Which course would you recommend?

PADI Skin Diver Course

After which of the following would you complete the PIC process for successful participants?

PADI Skin Diver Course

If you're for tips, suggestions and reminders for organizing training sessions, selecting dive sites, etc., you want to look in.....

PADI's Guide to Teaching

The PADI Member Code of Practice and the Youth Leader's Commitment are...

Part of PADI Standards that all PADI Members must always follow.

When managing an emergency situation, when delegating tasks one advantage you have as a divemaster is that...

People expect you to take charge, and will do what you ask if they're able.

List the four aspects of supervision in managing dives and identify what each consists of.

Planning - making a plan and acting on the plan by having the equipment and ability to respond to problems and needs. Communication - Informing divers about procedures, the dive plan and other necessary information as part of the dive briefing. Vantage Point - choosing from where you will supervise the group. Recognition - anticipating and identifying possible problems so you can prevent or respond to them as part of supervising the dive.

Watching role model demonstrations and videos can help you develop demonstration-quality skills, but there is no substitute for ______________.

Practice

________ are the base of the marine food chain.

Primary producers

List five benefits of being a PADI Divemaster and a PADI Member.

Professional support services. Professional publications access. Access to the PADI Pro Site. Ability to conduct some programs. Up-to-date training standards and materials.

You can learn a great deal about the underwater environment in the ___________ Specialty Diver courses, as well as the PADI Underwater Naturalist course.

Project Aware

A student is having difficulty with regulator recovery and clearing. The instructor asks you to assist the diver with learning the skill. What would your first step probably be in helping the student?

Redemonstrate the skill.

In cold water diving, sufficient time should be planned between dives so divers can.....

Rewarm

One reason for altitude diving procedures is that most decompression models were developed for use at....

Sea level

The rule of thumb is that t is best to dive at _____________ tide, but this is a general rule.

Slack high

On an open water training dive for PADI Open Water Diver students, the bottom is very silty and easily stirred up. Of the student arrangements listed, which one would you probably pick if the instructor asked you for a recommendation?

Students in a line with the instructor in the center and you centered above and behind the line; the instructor goes from one student to the next for each skill.

To find standards that apply to all PADI programs, your primary reference is _____________ in the PADI Instructor Manual.

The General Standards and Procedures

Specific requirements and obligations that apply to working with children may be found in.....

The Professional Membership Guide of the PADI Instructor Manual and in the Child Protection Guidelines for PADI Dive Centers and Resorts on Pro's Site

At the scene of a dive accident in which she was involved, divemaster Alexandra is cooperating with authorities to find out what happened. Based on her extensive experience in diving, she tells them that the victim likely panicked and lost consciousness, though she didn't actually see it happen. What is the most likely result of Alexandra offering her expertise?

The situation will get confused, because Alexandra's opinion is not based on observed facts.

Certified divers are responsible for following the safe diving practices they've been trained to use. However, if they see a "professional" disregarding them, how may that affect their perceptions?

They may model the same disregard for the same safe diving practices. They could also lose respect for the "professional" and stop listening to what they have to say.

The primary goal of risk management is...

To improve diver safety.

Tru or False: The number of divers you can take on a Discover Local Diving tour is based on your judgement regarding environmental conditions, logistics, diver training and experience levels, ages and other similar factors.

True

True or False: As a PADI Divemaster who is assisting an instructor with a Discover Scuba Diving experience or as a DSD Leader, you must position yourself so you can make immediate contact or render immediate assistance for participants at all times, and only look away from them briefly as needed to lead the dive.

True

True or False: Depending upon the circumstances, if you must make direct contact with a student, holding the BCD at the shoulder or low on the outside is a good general method.

True

True or False: Diving can cause elevated physical stress that can strain the heart and cardiovascular system. This can cause a heart attack, stroke or other heart/circulation-related event in predisposed individuals.

True

True or False: Do not touch a tech diver's gear unless asked to do so by the diver.

True

True or False: It is common for groups of inexperienced drift divers to ascend as a group, whereas experienced drift divers commonly ascend as individual buddy teams.

True

True or False: It is important to include an environmental orientation in dive briefings because it helps divers dive so that they minimize effects to the environment and familiarizes those with little or no experience with specifics of the environment.

True

True or False: PADI Standards require you to report all PADI Standards violations that you personally witness or hear about.

True

True or False: Should an accident occur despite your best efforts, and you can demonstrate you were following PADI Standards, you reduce your legal risk by showing that you acted credibly as a professional and met that expected duty of care.

True

True or False: The first and most important role of paperwork is to inform divers and student divers about the risks of diving, to confirm that they accept those risks, to confirm that they're medically fit to participate in diving and to remind them that it's important to follow safe diving practices.

True

True or False: When feasible, when deep diving it is good practice to have safe weights and a spare cylinder with regulator hanging at 15 feet.

True

True or False: When helping a student, it is often best to let the student handle a problem to benefit from learning, unless you must angle it for safety or logistical reasons.

True

Which of the following patterns would generally be the preferred pattern for mapping?

U-pattern

Symptoms of hypothermia include:

Uncontrolled shivering, loss of dexterity in fingers, impaired mental processes.

Identify the characteristics of a u-pattern search

Use to search a large area for a medium to large objects

Identify the characteristics of an expanding square search pattern

Well suited to looking for something lost in the immediate area Requires no special equipment

Identify the characteristics of a circular or semi circular search pattern

Well suited to looking for something lost in the immediate area. Difficult to apply over obstructed bottom Requires a line and reel

Why would you demonstrate a skill?

When the skill requires two divers (you're the instructor's buddy). To redemonstrate while working with a student having learning difficulties.

If you forget to renew your PADI Membership....

You are no longer qualified as a certified assistant for PADI Programs

Students may feel more comfortable confiding concerns and fears with you rather than the instructor. Why?

You may seem like a member of the instructional team who is closer to their level.

Local dive community and industry practices and regulations aren't typically part of PADI Standards but....

You should follow them conservatively as well as follow PADI Standards

Explain how you expect your relationship with your instructor in the PADI Divemaster course to differ from the relationship with your instructor in previous PADI courses.

Your instructor will want to know what you think and why as well as providing guidance when making judgment calls.

Diving in an environmentally responsible manner is important so you role-model this behavior. It's also important because....

it's part of the credibility needed to be environmental ambassadors.

What are 4 ways you can encourage responsible diver behavior?

1. Be a good role model. 2. Remind divers of responsible behavior. 3. Make being responsible easy logistically. 4. Acknowledge or reward responsible behavior

List three ways you can prepare to handle novel problems at a dive site.

1. Develop a knowledge base. 2. Have physical resources. 3. Continue your education

List eight types of equipment that can assist in supervising certified divers.

1. Dive roster slate. 2. Binoculars. 3. Dive site maps. 4. Emergency O2. 5. AED 6. First Aid Kit. 7. Pocket mask. 8. Rescue float

List the 10 points a dive briefing usually includes.

1. Dive site name. 2. Site description. 3. Your role. 4. Entry & exit techniques. 5. Dive procedures. 6. Emergency procedures. 7. Signal review. 8. Roster/buddy checks. 9. Environmental orientation. 10. Predive safety check.

List three broad considerations when planning dives for remote areas.

1. Living logistics: food, water, gas fills, sleeping arrangements. 2 Emergency plan: emergency O2, evacuating the patient. 3. Self Sufficiency: tools, save a dive kit.

List six characteristics of responsible diver behavior.

1. Planning dives within limits of training and experience. 2. Being properly equipped for the dive. 3. Properly maintained equipment. 4. Proper gas management. 5. Staying within NDLs, making safety stops. 6. Being environmentally sensitive/aware.

List three ways that wind can affect dive conditions.

1. Reduce visibility by stirring the bottom via water motion. 2. Water displacement causing significant temperature changes. 3. Offshore winds can flatten surf improving conditions.

The minimum number of lights per diver on a night dive is _______, though the recommended number is at least ________.

1;2

Water cover approximately _______ percent of the Earth's surface.

71

The first, and most important way you reduce risk by adhering to PADI Standards is that you reduce the risk of an ________________ in the first place.

Accident

List two advantages and two disadvantages of out of water supervision.

Advantages: can supervise multiple buddy teams. Closer to emergency equipment Disadvantages: further away from divers when issues arise. Divers may miss cool sites without a guide.

List two advantages and two disadvantages of inwater supervision.

Advantages: closer to divers incase issues arise. Ability to monitor gas & depth of divers Disadvantages: you can only monitor 1 group at a time. Not all divers like diving in a group

A team of recreational divers wants you to supervise a dive to 80 feet to map a wreck's wheelhouse, photograph the telegraph, locate a moray eel known to live there and photograph the eel. Which of the following would probably be the most appropriate response?

Agree, but tell the divers they need to pick one or at most two, of those objectives.