Quiz 3

After getting an unresponsive (unconscious or dazed) diver out of the water, I should keep checking for

Breathing

What is the first thing I should do with an injured diver at the surface?

Make the diver float, and check to see if the diver is breathing.

You can prevent most surface emergencies (problems) by:

Reducing your physical effort and making yourself float.

Imagine I accidentally get entangled in something. What should I do first?

Stop, think, and slowly untangle yourself.

Imagine there is a mild current on your dive. You should begin your dive:

Swimming against or into the current.

Most diver injuries caused by aquatic animals happen because:

The animal is protecting itself from you.

Underwater visibility (how far you can see horizontally) can be affected by:

Water movement, weather, and suspended particles (floating silt) in the water.

You should take a local area orientation dive whenever:

You dive someplace new.