PADI RESCUE DIVER CERTIFICATION EXAM
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ELITE STUDY GUIDE
◉ What is a PADI Rescue Diver's role at a dive accident. Answer: 1.
Skilled assistant to a more qualified person
Or
2. Emergency manager that coordinates the rescue
◉ What is included in personal readiness for managing an
emergency? (Physical and mental preparedness for an emergency).
Answer: staying physically fit, participating in regular training and
practice, and maintaining the proper attitude
◉ In the six steps for basic emergency management, what is the first
thing you do when any emergency arises?. Answer: stop, breathe,
think, and assess the situation
◉ What are the 6 steps to Emergency Management?. Answer: 1.
Asses situation
2. Act on your plan
3. Delegate
4. Attend to injuries
, 5. Control the scene
6. Arrange Evacuation to Medical Care
◉ A local emergency assistance plan should have contact
information for .... Answer: the local emergency services, the diver
emergency services for the area, and any info you may need to get an
injured diver to help
◉ What are the three areas of self-rescue preparation?. Answer:
physical, mental, and equipment preparations
◉ What three procedures help you anticipate and prevent
problems?. Answer: equipment maintenance, anticipating problems
while planning the dive, and dive plans to avoid the problems you
anticipate
◉ What should you do first if you encounter a problem while
diving?. Answer: you should stop, breathe, think, and then act based
on a logical plan.
◉ What are signs and behaviors of a diver with a problem at the
surface?. Answer: giving distress signals, high treading or finning
enough to lift a portion of the body out of water, clinging and
clambering, rejecting equipment, struggling on or just below the
surface, and apparent unresponsiveness
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ELITE STUDY GUIDE
◉ What is a PADI Rescue Diver's role at a dive accident. Answer: 1.
Skilled assistant to a more qualified person
Or
2. Emergency manager that coordinates the rescue
◉ What is included in personal readiness for managing an
emergency? (Physical and mental preparedness for an emergency).
Answer: staying physically fit, participating in regular training and
practice, and maintaining the proper attitude
◉ In the six steps for basic emergency management, what is the first
thing you do when any emergency arises?. Answer: stop, breathe,
think, and assess the situation
◉ What are the 6 steps to Emergency Management?. Answer: 1.
Asses situation
2. Act on your plan
3. Delegate
4. Attend to injuries
, 5. Control the scene
6. Arrange Evacuation to Medical Care
◉ A local emergency assistance plan should have contact
information for .... Answer: the local emergency services, the diver
emergency services for the area, and any info you may need to get an
injured diver to help
◉ What are the three areas of self-rescue preparation?. Answer:
physical, mental, and equipment preparations
◉ What three procedures help you anticipate and prevent
problems?. Answer: equipment maintenance, anticipating problems
while planning the dive, and dive plans to avoid the problems you
anticipate
◉ What should you do first if you encounter a problem while
diving?. Answer: you should stop, breathe, think, and then act based
on a logical plan.
◉ What are signs and behaviors of a diver with a problem at the
surface?. Answer: giving distress signals, high treading or finning
enough to lift a portion of the body out of water, clinging and
clambering, rejecting equipment, struggling on or just below the
surface, and apparent unresponsiveness
