SSI ITC FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
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GRADED A+
Instructors may conduct SSI training programs if they are:
A. In active or inactive status
B. In active status only
C. In active or under review status
D. As long as they are affiliated with an SSI Dive Center
Correct Answer B. In active status only
A water fitness evaluation must be completed before
entry-levelstudents:
A. Are issued their certification card
B. Do any open water training
C. Do any in-water training
D. Start their academic training Correct Answer B. Do any
open water training
The Try Scuba program may be conducted by an active
status:
A. Assistant Instructor or higher
B. Divemaster or higher
C. Anyone can teach a Try Scuba program
D. Dive Guide or higher Correct Answer A. Assistant
Instructor or higher
,The maximum student-to-instructor ratio for open water
dives in a Basic Diver program is:
A. 4:1
B. 2:1
C. 6:1
D. 8:1 Correct Answer A. 4:1
Before getting a Referral Diver certification card, a student
must:
A. Complete all academic sessions and assessments
B. All answers are correct
C. Complete all pool/confined water sessions and skill
evaluations from the Open Water Diver Instructor manual.
D. Complete an Open Water Diver final exam Correct
Answer B. All answers are correct
An Indoor Diver may upgrade to Open Water Diver after
completing allskill evaluations and:
A. Four (4) open water training dives
B. One (1) open water training dive
C. Two (2) open water training dives
D. No open water training is required Correct Answer C.
Two (2) open water training dives
If one or more students in a Scuba Diver program are
under the age of 15, the maximum student-to-instructor
ratio in the Open Water is:
A. 8:3 with two certified assistants
B. 4:1
C. All answers are correct
,D. 6:2 with a certified assistant Correct Answer C. All
answers are correct
If any students in an entry-level program are younger than
12 years old, the maximum student-to-instructor ratio is:
A. 4:1, and only two (2) students may be younger than 12
B. 8:2 and only two (2)students may be younger than 12
C. 6:2, and only two (2) students may be younger than 12
D. 8:2 with a certified assistant Correct Answer A. 4:1, and
only two (2) students may be younger than 12
During open water training dives, the Open Water
Instructor may:
A. Indirectly supervise emergency ascent skills
B. Indirectly supervise the dive if a certified assistant is
present
C. Indirectly supervise students during underwater skill
evaluations
D. Indirectly supervise navigation skills during Open Water
Training Dive #4 Correct Answer D. Indirectly supervise
navigation skills during Open Water Training Dive #4
During the Open Water Diver program, Open Water
Training Dives 3 and 4 may only be conducted:
A. After all academic requirements and two pool/confined
water sessions are complete
B. After all academic and pool/confined water
requirements are complete
C. After all academic requirements are complete
D. After two academic and two pool/confined water
sessions are complete Correct Answer B. After all
, academic and pool/confined water requirements are
complete
The Experienced Diver Test:
A. All answers are correct
B. Requires an academic and pool/confined water
evaluation
C. Requires proof of open water diving experience
D. Is for divers that have lost proof of certification or have
non-traditional diving histories Correct Answer A. All
answers are correct
The minimum age for dives in the Advanced Adventurer
program:
A. Is 10 years old
B. Is determined by the applicable specialty program
C. Is 15 years old
D. Is 12 years old Correct Answer B. Is determined by the
applicable specialty program
The first mandatory training dive for all SSI Specialty
programs must be:
A. All training dives must be directly supervised
B. Indirectly supervised if a certified assistant is used
C. Indirectly supervised
D. Directly supervised Correct Answer D. Directly
supervised
Students participating in Equipment Technique program
must be at least:
A. A Referral Diver
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GRADED A+
Instructors may conduct SSI training programs if they are:
A. In active or inactive status
B. In active status only
C. In active or under review status
D. As long as they are affiliated with an SSI Dive Center
Correct Answer B. In active status only
A water fitness evaluation must be completed before
entry-levelstudents:
A. Are issued their certification card
B. Do any open water training
C. Do any in-water training
D. Start their academic training Correct Answer B. Do any
open water training
The Try Scuba program may be conducted by an active
status:
A. Assistant Instructor or higher
B. Divemaster or higher
C. Anyone can teach a Try Scuba program
D. Dive Guide or higher Correct Answer A. Assistant
Instructor or higher
,The maximum student-to-instructor ratio for open water
dives in a Basic Diver program is:
A. 4:1
B. 2:1
C. 6:1
D. 8:1 Correct Answer A. 4:1
Before getting a Referral Diver certification card, a student
must:
A. Complete all academic sessions and assessments
B. All answers are correct
C. Complete all pool/confined water sessions and skill
evaluations from the Open Water Diver Instructor manual.
D. Complete an Open Water Diver final exam Correct
Answer B. All answers are correct
An Indoor Diver may upgrade to Open Water Diver after
completing allskill evaluations and:
A. Four (4) open water training dives
B. One (1) open water training dive
C. Two (2) open water training dives
D. No open water training is required Correct Answer C.
Two (2) open water training dives
If one or more students in a Scuba Diver program are
under the age of 15, the maximum student-to-instructor
ratio in the Open Water is:
A. 8:3 with two certified assistants
B. 4:1
C. All answers are correct
,D. 6:2 with a certified assistant Correct Answer C. All
answers are correct
If any students in an entry-level program are younger than
12 years old, the maximum student-to-instructor ratio is:
A. 4:1, and only two (2) students may be younger than 12
B. 8:2 and only two (2)students may be younger than 12
C. 6:2, and only two (2) students may be younger than 12
D. 8:2 with a certified assistant Correct Answer A. 4:1, and
only two (2) students may be younger than 12
During open water training dives, the Open Water
Instructor may:
A. Indirectly supervise emergency ascent skills
B. Indirectly supervise the dive if a certified assistant is
present
C. Indirectly supervise students during underwater skill
evaluations
D. Indirectly supervise navigation skills during Open Water
Training Dive #4 Correct Answer D. Indirectly supervise
navigation skills during Open Water Training Dive #4
During the Open Water Diver program, Open Water
Training Dives 3 and 4 may only be conducted:
A. After all academic requirements and two pool/confined
water sessions are complete
B. After all academic and pool/confined water
requirements are complete
C. After all academic requirements are complete
D. After two academic and two pool/confined water
sessions are complete Correct Answer B. After all
, academic and pool/confined water requirements are
complete
The Experienced Diver Test:
A. All answers are correct
B. Requires an academic and pool/confined water
evaluation
C. Requires proof of open water diving experience
D. Is for divers that have lost proof of certification or have
non-traditional diving histories Correct Answer A. All
answers are correct
The minimum age for dives in the Advanced Adventurer
program:
A. Is 10 years old
B. Is determined by the applicable specialty program
C. Is 15 years old
D. Is 12 years old Correct Answer B. Is determined by the
applicable specialty program
The first mandatory training dive for all SSI Specialty
programs must be:
A. All training dives must be directly supervised
B. Indirectly supervised if a certified assistant is used
C. Indirectly supervised
D. Directly supervised Correct Answer D. Directly
supervised
Students participating in Equipment Technique program
must be at least:
A. A Referral Diver
