BSAC sports diver theory UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
When can a sports diver dive with an In conditions already encountered by the ocean
ocean diver or another sports diver? diver during their training and under the
supervision of a dive manager.
What's the initial limited depth for a 20m
sports diver?
What's the progressively extended 35m
depth of a sports diver?
Is a neap tide small or large? Small
Is a spring tide small or large? Large
What causes a neap tide? When the Moon is at a right angle to Earth and the
Sun, creating the least amount of gravitational pull
in one direction, creating weak tides.
, What causes spring tides? The gravity of the sun and moon pull in the same
direction, creating strong tides.
Neap tides coincide with what? The quarters of the moon
Spring tides coincide with what? New and full moon
What's the average tide cycle in most 12 hours
places?
How many tide cycles in a day? 2
How many high tides in a day? 2
How many low tides are there in a 2
day?
How many times do spring tides 2
occur in a lunar month?
How many times do neap tides occur 2
in a lunar month?
What's the tidal range? High water - low water
What's slack water? At the tides turning point, when the water speed is
at its slowest.
What can make diving on a static site Diving in slack water
(e.g. a wreck) safer?
Questions and CORRECT Answers
When can a sports diver dive with an In conditions already encountered by the ocean
ocean diver or another sports diver? diver during their training and under the
supervision of a dive manager.
What's the initial limited depth for a 20m
sports diver?
What's the progressively extended 35m
depth of a sports diver?
Is a neap tide small or large? Small
Is a spring tide small or large? Large
What causes a neap tide? When the Moon is at a right angle to Earth and the
Sun, creating the least amount of gravitational pull
in one direction, creating weak tides.
, What causes spring tides? The gravity of the sun and moon pull in the same
direction, creating strong tides.
Neap tides coincide with what? The quarters of the moon
Spring tides coincide with what? New and full moon
What's the average tide cycle in most 12 hours
places?
How many tide cycles in a day? 2
How many high tides in a day? 2
How many low tides are there in a 2
day?
How many times do spring tides 2
occur in a lunar month?
How many times do neap tides occur 2
in a lunar month?
What's the tidal range? High water - low water
What's slack water? At the tides turning point, when the water speed is
at its slowest.
What can make diving on a static site Diving in slack water
(e.g. a wreck) safer?
