SSI ITC FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
, SSI ITC Final Exam Questions & Answers
1. Developing the SSI Network benefits dive centers by:
A. increasing communication between dive centers and resorts
B. only increasing the flow of new divers to resorts
C. decreasing communication between dive centers and resorts
D. only increasing the flow of new divers to centers: A. increasing communication between
dive centers and resorts
2. An SSI Professional must to maintain active status. A. complete the online renewal
B. all answers are correct
C. affiliate with an active status SSI center
D. pay the annual fee: B. all answers are correct
3. The Customer Loyalty Cycles describes the process for: A. All answers are correct
B. Selling equipment to customers
C. Convincing customers to visit new dive sites
D. Acquiring and retaining customers: D. Acquiring and retaining customers
4. SSI was founded in 1970 by: A. Equipment manufacturers
B. Dive retailers
C. The RSTC
D. Amateur dive clubs: B. Dive retailers
5. What are the four components of the Diver Diamond? A. Knowledge, Skills, Equipment,
Experience
B. Experience, Equipment, Commitment, Acquisition
C. Skills, Equipment, Experience, Time
D. Equipment, Experience, Travel, Retail: A. Knowledge, Skills, Equipment, Ex- perience
,6. Which of the following is a benefit of affiliating with a Dive Center/Resort? A. Access to
marketing and student acquisition resources
B. Access to equipment and training resources
C. Interactions with more-experienced instructors
D. All answers are correct: D. All answers are correct
7. Local dive centers usually:
A. Focus on traveling divers from other destinations
B. Focus on training and developing a community of local divers
C. Have easy access to exciting open water dive sites
D. Only provide continuing education programs: B. Focus on training and developing a
community of local divers
8. Resorts usually:
A. Have no access to open water dive sites
B. Focus on taking destination divers to exciting dive sites
C. Focus on developing a local dive community
D. Only provide entry-level training programs: B. Focus on taking destination divers to
exciting dive sites
9. For every meter of depth in freshwater, pressure changes by: A. 0.098 bar
B. 0.100 bar
C. 0.013 bar
D. 1.03 bar: A. 0.098
10. Which physical law states: "If temperature remains constant, the pres- sure and volume
of any gas are inversely related"?
A. Boyle B. Dalton C. Henry
D. Archimedes: A. Boyle
, 11. The absolute pressure at a depth of 50 meters in salt water is: A. 5.000 bar
B. 5.012 bar
C. 5.901 bar
D. 6.000 bar: D. 6.000 bar
12. Breathing gas consumption: A. Decreases as depth increases B. Increases as depth
increases C. Varies inversely with depth
D. Remains the same as depth increases: B. Increases as depth increases
13. What would be the surface air consumption rate (SAC) of a diver with a
200bar, 10 liter cylinder who uses 50bar in 10 minutes at a depth of 10 meters in the ocean?
A. 10 liters / minute B. 25 liters / minute C. 35 liters / minute
D. 50 liters / minute: B. 25 liters / minute
14. A diver and his / her equipment weigh 87 kg when neutrally buoyant in saltwater. To be
neutrally buoyant for freshwater diving with the same equipment, he /she has to:
A. Use the same weight
B. All answers are correct
C. Add weight
D. Remove weight: D. Remove weight
15. If 2 liters of air are needed in your buoyancy compensator to maintain neutral buoyancy
at 10m in the ocean, what will happen to your buoyancy if you ascend 3 m without
deflating:
A. There will be no change in buoyancy
B. You willstay neutral no matter if you ascend or descend
C. Your negative buoyancy will increase
D.Your positive buoyancy will increase: D. Your positive buoyancy will increase
16. Assuming a maximum partial pressure limitation of 1.4 bar, the maximum
MOD for a 40% nitrox mixture in the ocean is: A. 40 meters
& ANSWERS
, SSI ITC Final Exam Questions & Answers
1. Developing the SSI Network benefits dive centers by:
A. increasing communication between dive centers and resorts
B. only increasing the flow of new divers to resorts
C. decreasing communication between dive centers and resorts
D. only increasing the flow of new divers to centers: A. increasing communication between
dive centers and resorts
2. An SSI Professional must to maintain active status. A. complete the online renewal
B. all answers are correct
C. affiliate with an active status SSI center
D. pay the annual fee: B. all answers are correct
3. The Customer Loyalty Cycles describes the process for: A. All answers are correct
B. Selling equipment to customers
C. Convincing customers to visit new dive sites
D. Acquiring and retaining customers: D. Acquiring and retaining customers
4. SSI was founded in 1970 by: A. Equipment manufacturers
B. Dive retailers
C. The RSTC
D. Amateur dive clubs: B. Dive retailers
5. What are the four components of the Diver Diamond? A. Knowledge, Skills, Equipment,
Experience
B. Experience, Equipment, Commitment, Acquisition
C. Skills, Equipment, Experience, Time
D. Equipment, Experience, Travel, Retail: A. Knowledge, Skills, Equipment, Ex- perience
,6. Which of the following is a benefit of affiliating with a Dive Center/Resort? A. Access to
marketing and student acquisition resources
B. Access to equipment and training resources
C. Interactions with more-experienced instructors
D. All answers are correct: D. All answers are correct
7. Local dive centers usually:
A. Focus on traveling divers from other destinations
B. Focus on training and developing a community of local divers
C. Have easy access to exciting open water dive sites
D. Only provide continuing education programs: B. Focus on training and developing a
community of local divers
8. Resorts usually:
A. Have no access to open water dive sites
B. Focus on taking destination divers to exciting dive sites
C. Focus on developing a local dive community
D. Only provide entry-level training programs: B. Focus on taking destination divers to
exciting dive sites
9. For every meter of depth in freshwater, pressure changes by: A. 0.098 bar
B. 0.100 bar
C. 0.013 bar
D. 1.03 bar: A. 0.098
10. Which physical law states: "If temperature remains constant, the pres- sure and volume
of any gas are inversely related"?
A. Boyle B. Dalton C. Henry
D. Archimedes: A. Boyle
, 11. The absolute pressure at a depth of 50 meters in salt water is: A. 5.000 bar
B. 5.012 bar
C. 5.901 bar
D. 6.000 bar: D. 6.000 bar
12. Breathing gas consumption: A. Decreases as depth increases B. Increases as depth
increases C. Varies inversely with depth
D. Remains the same as depth increases: B. Increases as depth increases
13. What would be the surface air consumption rate (SAC) of a diver with a
200bar, 10 liter cylinder who uses 50bar in 10 minutes at a depth of 10 meters in the ocean?
A. 10 liters / minute B. 25 liters / minute C. 35 liters / minute
D. 50 liters / minute: B. 25 liters / minute
14. A diver and his / her equipment weigh 87 kg when neutrally buoyant in saltwater. To be
neutrally buoyant for freshwater diving with the same equipment, he /she has to:
A. Use the same weight
B. All answers are correct
C. Add weight
D. Remove weight: D. Remove weight
15. If 2 liters of air are needed in your buoyancy compensator to maintain neutral buoyancy
at 10m in the ocean, what will happen to your buoyancy if you ascend 3 m without
deflating:
A. There will be no change in buoyancy
B. You willstay neutral no matter if you ascend or descend
C. Your negative buoyancy will increase
D.Your positive buoyancy will increase: D. Your positive buoyancy will increase
16. Assuming a maximum partial pressure limitation of 1.4 bar, the maximum
MOD for a 40% nitrox mixture in the ocean is: A. 40 meters
