Scuba Chapter 3

At a minimum I should have ____visual and ___ audible signaling devices.

1, 1

How far can I dive from a flag?

50 ft

"Diving within my limits simply means diving within the limits of my (choose all) a. training b. experience c. comfort

ABC!!

______ and ______ generally determine the best way to wade in and out or how soon I put my fins on.

Bottom Composition, aquatic life

True or False: When shore diving, I always have a long surface swim before descending and after ascending.

False

Although it shouldn't have happened, on a dive I fail to watch my SPG and run out of air. If my buddy is close by, my best option is to _____. Another option is to _____, if I'm in shallow water and the surface is closer than my buddy

Make a Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent

True or False: The two types of water motion that affect me as a diver are weather and current

True

In helping an unresponsive diver, after you check for breathing and provide CPR as needed (once out of the water), which of the following has the highest priority? a. Contact emergency medical care b. Give the diver emergency oxygen c. Keep the diver warm d. Write down what happened

a. Contact emergency medical care

At the surface, I have a problem. If I have not already done so, the first thing I should do is a. Make myself buoyant (inflate BCD and/or drop weights) b. Ask for help c. Relax and avoid overexertion

a. Make myself buoyant (inflate BCD and/or drop weights)

If I were caught in a current and carried downstream past my planned exit, I should swim _______ the current

across

With an unresponsive diver underwater, the primary concern is ____________. Once at the surface, besides establishing buoyancy and calling for help, the primary concern is ____________. a. replacing the mouthpiece, towing to safety rapidly b. getting the victim to the surface, checking for breathing and providing rescue breaths if the victim isn't breathing c. compressing the torso, providing emergency oxygen

b. getting the victim to the surface, checking for breathing and providing rescue breaths if the victim isn't breathing

My buddy and I are diving from a boat in mild to moderate current. There is a line from the back of the boat where we'll enter, which leads to the mooring line at the front of the boat. The purpose of the line leading to the mooring line is to a. provide a backup to the mooring line b. allow us to swim to it if we surface away from the boat c. guide our descent to the bottom d. let us pull ourselves to the mooring line

d. let us pull ourselves to the mooring line

One potential hazard of some plants and kelp is

entanglement

Wishing the recreational depth range, very distinct temperature changes are most common in________water environments.

fresh

When diving in a mild current normally I want to begin my dive ____________ the current.

headed into

My buddy and I accidentally find ourselves in a rip current. There are no special, local procedures, so we follow the generally recommended action of:

inflate BCD and swim parallel to the shore

Potentially hazardous aquatic animals are, broadly those that ______ and those that ______.

sting/puncture, bite

The most common injury divers suffer may be

sun burns

My buddy and I get disoriented while boat diving. There is a mild current, and we surface away form the boat. We should____________ if unable to reach the boat or too tired we should

swim across the current to reach the trail line become buoyant and signal the boat to come pick us up

My buddy and I are diving from a boat and there's a mild current. In most circumstances, we would ____________ for the first part of the dive. a. swim into the current b. let the current carry us c. not try to go anywhere

swim into the current

The best entry is usually the

the easiest one

When should I take a refresher diving class?

when I go to a new place