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ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER EXAM QUESTIONS
BANK WITH DETAILED ANSWERS / ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025.
I'M PLANNING A DIVE IN MODERATELY LOW VISIBILITY (2-3 METERS/2-10 FEET)
AND I WANT TO MAINTAIN BUDDY CONTACT. SKILL IN UNDERWATER
NAVIGATION WILL HELP ME WITH THIS.
TRUE/FALSE - (answer)TRUE
WHEN MEASURING DISTANCE WITH KICK CYCLES, YOU COUNT WHEN... -
(answer)THE SAME LEG RETURNS TO THE SAME POSITION
WHEN ESTIMATING DISTANCE WITH ELAPSED TIME, YOU MEASURE HOW LONG IT
TAKES TO COVER A FIXED DISTANCE WHILE SWIMMING... - (answer)AT A NORMAL
RELAXED PACE.
MY BUDDY AND I ARE DIVING FROM A BOAT THAT'S MOORED IN AN AREA
POPULAR FOR DIVING. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PREDIVE OBSERVATIONS MAY
ASSIST US WITH NATURAL NAVIGATION DURING THE DIVE? - (answer)1.
DIVEMASTER TELLS US THE BOAT IS POINTED DIRECTLY INTO THE CURRENT.
2. IT'S 1530 HOURS AND THE SUN IS SETTING IN THE WEST.
3. THERE'S A LARGE BUOY MOORED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BOAT.
4. THE BOAT'S DEPTH FINDER SHOWS 15 METERS/50 FEET DIRECTLY UNDER THE
BOAT.
, 2
TO MAINTAIN MY ORIENTATION AND BENEFIT FROM NATURAL NAVIGATION ,
DESCEND IN WHAT POSITION? - (answer)HEAD ABOVE FEET FACING TRAVEL
DIRECTION
WHILE NAVIGATING WITH NATURAL REFERENCES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
CAN HELP ME? - (answer)1. LIGHT AND SHADOWS
2. WATER MOVEMENT
3. BOTTOM COMPOSITION AND FORMATIONS
4.PLANTS AND ANIMALS
5. NOISE/SOUNDS
I'M NAVIGATING WITH A COMPASS. TO MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE HEADING, KEEP
THE ____________ ALIGNED WITH MY BODY'S CENTERLINE. - (answer)LUBBER
LINE
WITH A STANDARD ANALOG COMPASS, THE __________ ALWAYS INDICATES
YOUR TRAVEL DIRECTION. THE _________ ALWAYS POINTS TO MAGNETIC
NORTH. - (answer)LUBBER LINE, COMPASS NEEDLE
TO SET A RECIPROCAL HEADING, TURN THE COMPASS TO A HEADING THAT IS
__________ FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING? - (answer)180 DEGREES
DURING A DIVE, I'M FOLLOWING MY COMPASS BUT MY SENSE OF DIRECTION
MAKES IT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE GOING MORE TO THE RIGHT. WITHOUT ANY
, 3
OTHER INFORMATION, THE BEST TIP WOULD BE TO.... - (answer)TRUST THE
COMPASS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING USUALLY MAKE COMPASS USE MORE EFFECTIVE? -
(answer)1. PRACTICE ON LAND
2. ALLOW FOR CURRENT EFFECTS
3. NAVIGATE AROUND OBSTACLES
4. MIDWATER, YOUR BUDDY MONITORS DEPTH WHILE YOU NAVIGATE
5. DO NOT SWIM RAPIDLY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WOULD I CONSIDER WHEN DETERMINING
MY PERSONAL DEEP-DIVING DEPTH LIMIT? - (answer)1. ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS
2. MY PHYSICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL FITNESS
3. THE EFFECT OF PREVIOUS DIVES ON MY NO STOP LIMIT
4. DISTANCE FROM EMERGENCY CARE
5. MY BUDDY'S PERSONAL LIMITS
IT'S SUMMER AND I'VE BEEN DIVING IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS,
REACHING A MAXIMUM DEPHT OF 12 METERS/40 FEET. TODAY MY BUDDY AND I
PLAN TO DIVE TO 30 METERS/100 FEET. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
IS TRUE? - (answer)MY EXPOSURE SUIT MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE.
ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER EXAM QUESTIONS
BANK WITH DETAILED ANSWERS / ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025.
I'M PLANNING A DIVE IN MODERATELY LOW VISIBILITY (2-3 METERS/2-10 FEET)
AND I WANT TO MAINTAIN BUDDY CONTACT. SKILL IN UNDERWATER
NAVIGATION WILL HELP ME WITH THIS.
TRUE/FALSE - (answer)TRUE
WHEN MEASURING DISTANCE WITH KICK CYCLES, YOU COUNT WHEN... -
(answer)THE SAME LEG RETURNS TO THE SAME POSITION
WHEN ESTIMATING DISTANCE WITH ELAPSED TIME, YOU MEASURE HOW LONG IT
TAKES TO COVER A FIXED DISTANCE WHILE SWIMMING... - (answer)AT A NORMAL
RELAXED PACE.
MY BUDDY AND I ARE DIVING FROM A BOAT THAT'S MOORED IN AN AREA
POPULAR FOR DIVING. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PREDIVE OBSERVATIONS MAY
ASSIST US WITH NATURAL NAVIGATION DURING THE DIVE? - (answer)1.
DIVEMASTER TELLS US THE BOAT IS POINTED DIRECTLY INTO THE CURRENT.
2. IT'S 1530 HOURS AND THE SUN IS SETTING IN THE WEST.
3. THERE'S A LARGE BUOY MOORED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BOAT.
4. THE BOAT'S DEPTH FINDER SHOWS 15 METERS/50 FEET DIRECTLY UNDER THE
BOAT.
, 2
TO MAINTAIN MY ORIENTATION AND BENEFIT FROM NATURAL NAVIGATION ,
DESCEND IN WHAT POSITION? - (answer)HEAD ABOVE FEET FACING TRAVEL
DIRECTION
WHILE NAVIGATING WITH NATURAL REFERENCES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
CAN HELP ME? - (answer)1. LIGHT AND SHADOWS
2. WATER MOVEMENT
3. BOTTOM COMPOSITION AND FORMATIONS
4.PLANTS AND ANIMALS
5. NOISE/SOUNDS
I'M NAVIGATING WITH A COMPASS. TO MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE HEADING, KEEP
THE ____________ ALIGNED WITH MY BODY'S CENTERLINE. - (answer)LUBBER
LINE
WITH A STANDARD ANALOG COMPASS, THE __________ ALWAYS INDICATES
YOUR TRAVEL DIRECTION. THE _________ ALWAYS POINTS TO MAGNETIC
NORTH. - (answer)LUBBER LINE, COMPASS NEEDLE
TO SET A RECIPROCAL HEADING, TURN THE COMPASS TO A HEADING THAT IS
__________ FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING? - (answer)180 DEGREES
DURING A DIVE, I'M FOLLOWING MY COMPASS BUT MY SENSE OF DIRECTION
MAKES IT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE GOING MORE TO THE RIGHT. WITHOUT ANY
, 3
OTHER INFORMATION, THE BEST TIP WOULD BE TO.... - (answer)TRUST THE
COMPASS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING USUALLY MAKE COMPASS USE MORE EFFECTIVE? -
(answer)1. PRACTICE ON LAND
2. ALLOW FOR CURRENT EFFECTS
3. NAVIGATE AROUND OBSTACLES
4. MIDWATER, YOUR BUDDY MONITORS DEPTH WHILE YOU NAVIGATE
5. DO NOT SWIM RAPIDLY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WOULD I CONSIDER WHEN DETERMINING
MY PERSONAL DEEP-DIVING DEPTH LIMIT? - (answer)1. ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS
2. MY PHYSICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL FITNESS
3. THE EFFECT OF PREVIOUS DIVES ON MY NO STOP LIMIT
4. DISTANCE FROM EMERGENCY CARE
5. MY BUDDY'S PERSONAL LIMITS
IT'S SUMMER AND I'VE BEEN DIVING IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS,
REACHING A MAXIMUM DEPHT OF 12 METERS/40 FEET. TODAY MY BUDDY AND I
PLAN TO DIVE TO 30 METERS/100 FEET. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
IS TRUE? - (answer)MY EXPOSURE SUIT MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE.
