DIVEMASTER BOARD EVALUATION 2026
GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS GRADED A+
● How do you plan a dive by "thinking through the dive"? Answer:
Make a list: pre-dive preparation, organize equipment, imagine greeting
divers and checking in, think about getting ready for the dive, visualize
post dive activities
Think through possible emergencies
Think about information divers need to plan dives
Go back and ask "what if...?"
● How do you evaluate general dive conditions, and how do conditions
affect the dive? Answer: Weather: wind causes waves and surf, rain
results in runoff and poor vis, temperature affects comfort
Tides and tidal currents: affect visibility, depth, and water movement
Currents are an important consideration
Evaluate visibility from a good vantage point.
, ● What are the three aspects of planning dives for remote areas?
Answer: 1. Preparation and planning need to cover more logistics
2. Have additional medical supplies
3. Self sufficiency (having tools and spare parts)
● What is the primary purpose of diver accounting procedures? Answer:
To track divers in and out of the water - make sure every diver comes
back aboard before the boat leaves or returns to shore
● Divers you supervise must retain responsibility for: Answer: 1.
Planning dives for themselves within their own limits.
2. Following their individual plans.
3. Quickly revising their plans if conditions change during the dive
● True or false: "thinking through the dive" the process of thinking
about a dive from before it starts until after it ends as a way of planning
what you will need to prepare for and do. Answer: False
● True or false: rain can affect dive conditions by causing current,
temperature change, and visibility changes. Answer: False; rain can
cause visibility change, but will not typically cause current or
temperature change. Wind can cause current, temperature change, and/or
visibility changes.
GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS GRADED A+
● How do you plan a dive by "thinking through the dive"? Answer:
Make a list: pre-dive preparation, organize equipment, imagine greeting
divers and checking in, think about getting ready for the dive, visualize
post dive activities
Think through possible emergencies
Think about information divers need to plan dives
Go back and ask "what if...?"
● How do you evaluate general dive conditions, and how do conditions
affect the dive? Answer: Weather: wind causes waves and surf, rain
results in runoff and poor vis, temperature affects comfort
Tides and tidal currents: affect visibility, depth, and water movement
Currents are an important consideration
Evaluate visibility from a good vantage point.
, ● What are the three aspects of planning dives for remote areas?
Answer: 1. Preparation and planning need to cover more logistics
2. Have additional medical supplies
3. Self sufficiency (having tools and spare parts)
● What is the primary purpose of diver accounting procedures? Answer:
To track divers in and out of the water - make sure every diver comes
back aboard before the boat leaves or returns to shore
● Divers you supervise must retain responsibility for: Answer: 1.
Planning dives for themselves within their own limits.
2. Following their individual plans.
3. Quickly revising their plans if conditions change during the dive
● True or false: "thinking through the dive" the process of thinking
about a dive from before it starts until after it ends as a way of planning
what you will need to prepare for and do. Answer: False
● True or false: rain can affect dive conditions by causing current,
temperature change, and visibility changes. Answer: False; rain can
cause visibility change, but will not typically cause current or
temperature change. Wind can cause current, temperature change, and/or
visibility changes.
