PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
PrimaryA2diveA2skillA2-A2Ans--ReturnA2safely
SecondaryA2diveA2skillA2-A2Ans--AnythingA2beyondA2returningA2safely
FourA2centralA2diveA2skillsA2[GHSTS]A2-A2Ans--GoodA2habits
SituationalA2awarenessA2
TaskA2loadingA2
SecondaryA2objectives
desireA23A2diveA2skillA2effectsA2[DSIRE]A2-A2Ans--MakeA2dives:
efficientA2
ReduceA2riskA2
IntegrateA2withA2otherA2skills
BiggestA2mistakeA2involvingA2secondaryA2objectivesA2-A2Ans--
ForgettingA2theyA2areA2secondary
SituationalA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--What'sA2goingA2onA2aroundA2youA2
HowA2itA2affectsA2you
TheA23A2actionsA2ofA2situationalA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--Analyzing
organizingA2
filteringA2whatA2yourA2sensesA2perceive
PrimaryA2goalsA2ofA2gasA2managementA2-A2Ans--Don'tA2runA2out
KeepA2aA2reserve
ForA2basicA2divisionsA2ofA2gasA2-A2Ans--OutboundA2
ReturnA2
AscentA2
Reserve
OutboundA2gasA2-A2Ans---descendA2
-carryA2outA2secondaryA2objective
ReturnA2gasA2-A2Ans--ReturnA2toA2assentA2point
AscentA2gasA2-A2Ans--AscendA2
SafetyA2stopA2
Exit
, ReserveA2gasA2-A2Ans--Problems/emergencies
3A2SPGA2[TARget]pressuresA2-A2Ans--TurnA2
AscentA2
Reserve
ConditionsA2thatA2canA2makeA2surfacingA2undesirableA2-A2Ans--ChopA2
currentA2
TechA2decompressionA2
OverheadA2environment
WhenA2findingA2yourselfA2lowerA2onA2gasA2thanA2desiredA2andA2surfacingA2isn'tA2theA2best
A2optionA2-A2Ans--SlowA2downA2
AscendA2toA2aA2shallowerA2levelA2
Ascend
NoA2stopA2timeA2pointsA2-A2Ans--NoA2stopA2timeA2remainingA2
A2AscendingA2wellA2withinA2noA2stopA2limits
EnvironmentA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--ChangesA2:
waveA2/current/A2surge
directionA2
densityA2(water)
visibilityA2
temperatureA2
aquaticA2life
EquipmentA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--OperationA2
FitA2
Accessories
Hazard'sA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--DiveA2planningA2
UnexpectedA2hazardsA2
DegreeA2ofA2hazardA2E.g.A2HowA2manyA2jellyfish?
PRPDA2forA2depthA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--PresentA2depthA2
RateA2andA2directionA2ofA2changeA2
physicalA2barrierA2
-descendingA2tooA2far
NavigationA2orientationA2andA2locationA2-A2Ans--WhereA2youA2are/were/going
BeeA2lineA2toA2ascentA2point
BuddyA2statusA2(LiCS)A2-A2Ans--LocationA2
CommunicationA2
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
PrimaryA2diveA2skillA2-A2Ans--ReturnA2safely
SecondaryA2diveA2skillA2-A2Ans--AnythingA2beyondA2returningA2safely
FourA2centralA2diveA2skillsA2[GHSTS]A2-A2Ans--GoodA2habits
SituationalA2awarenessA2
TaskA2loadingA2
SecondaryA2objectives
desireA23A2diveA2skillA2effectsA2[DSIRE]A2-A2Ans--MakeA2dives:
efficientA2
ReduceA2riskA2
IntegrateA2withA2otherA2skills
BiggestA2mistakeA2involvingA2secondaryA2objectivesA2-A2Ans--
ForgettingA2theyA2areA2secondary
SituationalA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--What'sA2goingA2onA2aroundA2youA2
HowA2itA2affectsA2you
TheA23A2actionsA2ofA2situationalA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--Analyzing
organizingA2
filteringA2whatA2yourA2sensesA2perceive
PrimaryA2goalsA2ofA2gasA2managementA2-A2Ans--Don'tA2runA2out
KeepA2aA2reserve
ForA2basicA2divisionsA2ofA2gasA2-A2Ans--OutboundA2
ReturnA2
AscentA2
Reserve
OutboundA2gasA2-A2Ans---descendA2
-carryA2outA2secondaryA2objective
ReturnA2gasA2-A2Ans--ReturnA2toA2assentA2point
AscentA2gasA2-A2Ans--AscendA2
SafetyA2stopA2
Exit
, ReserveA2gasA2-A2Ans--Problems/emergencies
3A2SPGA2[TARget]pressuresA2-A2Ans--TurnA2
AscentA2
Reserve
ConditionsA2thatA2canA2makeA2surfacingA2undesirableA2-A2Ans--ChopA2
currentA2
TechA2decompressionA2
OverheadA2environment
WhenA2findingA2yourselfA2lowerA2onA2gasA2thanA2desiredA2andA2surfacingA2isn'tA2theA2best
A2optionA2-A2Ans--SlowA2downA2
AscendA2toA2aA2shallowerA2levelA2
Ascend
NoA2stopA2timeA2pointsA2-A2Ans--NoA2stopA2timeA2remainingA2
A2AscendingA2wellA2withinA2noA2stopA2limits
EnvironmentA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--ChangesA2:
waveA2/current/A2surge
directionA2
densityA2(water)
visibilityA2
temperatureA2
aquaticA2life
EquipmentA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--OperationA2
FitA2
Accessories
Hazard'sA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--DiveA2planningA2
UnexpectedA2hazardsA2
DegreeA2ofA2hazardA2E.g.A2HowA2manyA2jellyfish?
PRPDA2forA2depthA2awarenessA2-A2Ans--PresentA2depthA2
RateA2andA2directionA2ofA2changeA2
physicalA2barrierA2
-descendingA2tooA2far
NavigationA2orientationA2andA2locationA2-A2Ans--WhereA2youA2are/were/going
BeeA2lineA2toA2ascentA2point
BuddyA2statusA2(LiCS)A2-A2Ans--LocationA2
CommunicationA2