And Correct Answers
Divers expect _______ and _____ in a PADI Divemaster
Professionalism, Role-Model Behavior
Characteristics of a good role model PADI Divemaster:
Dives the way a DM advises others to dive, up-to-date- gear, good fitness, keeps up with
current information
Good Role Model Behavior...
enhances your credibility, reinforces responsible diving habits, reinforces what students
learn
Why do divers choose to dive under DM supervision?
DM's make diving more convenient and fun
Experts more easily solve problems than no-experts why...?
,because they have a large knowledge base and experiences to draw from.
A benefit of having a dive reference library is....
it puts a significant amount of information at your fingertips
One way additional training helps you gain dive experience is by....
providing dive opportunities
Best time/tide to dive
Slack High
Shoreward wind can create a
longshore current- runs parallel to coast
Accounting procedures account for
nearly all left-behind accidents. Lack of accountability
Best accountability procedure
, Roster and Tag system
In dive planning for a group of certified divers, the DMs role is usually to...
provide broad planning information that divers use to plan their individual dives
Divers must retain responsibility for....
Plan their own dives, following their plan, revising their plan if conditions change
"Thinking through the dive" is...
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.
Rain can affect dive conditions by...
causing current, temperature and/or visibility changes.
When planning for more remote dive areas...
More logistics, emergency planning and preparedness, self sufficiency