SSI Instructor Training Course
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
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When must a certification card be issued?
When the student completes the program requirements outlined in the SSI Training
Standards
Only if the Open Water Instructor decides that the student is qualified
Only if the student requests a card
Once the training center decides that the student is qualified - ✔✔When the student
completes the program requirements outlined in the SSI Training Standards
The Open Water Diver program is designed to
Teach advanced skills, like lift bags and deep descents
Train students for every diving environment
All answers are correct
Create safe, capable, autonomous divers - ✔✔Create safe, capable, autonomous divers
The Open Water Diver certification trains divers to a maximum depth of:
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,15 meters
18 meters
27 meters
32 meters - ✔✔18 meters
Divers taking the Open Water Diver program:
Are always self-motivated
All share the same reason for becoming divers
Are always motivated by others
Have a variety of reasons for becoming divers - ✔✔Have a variety of reasons for
becoming divers
Which of the following is true about Open Water Diver students?
They must never be alone in the water
They only need to be supervised in open water
They only need to be supervised during skill evaluations
They only need to be supervised in deep water - ✔✔They must never be alone in the
water
The purpose of evaluating Open Water Diver students is to:
Make them feel bad about their abilities
Determine if they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to earn the Open Water Diver
certification
Require them to take remedial training
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, Determine whether they can continue with advanced training - ✔✔Determine if they
have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to earn the Open Water Diver certification
An Indoor Diver must complete _____ to upgrade to an Open Water Diver certification.
Two open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
At least one open water training dive, and all skill evaluations
All four open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
Two pool/confined water sessions, and two open water training dives - ✔✔Two open
water training dives, and all skill evaluations
Which academic training sessions must be completed for the Scuba Diver certification?
Academic Sessions 1-6
Academic Sessions 1-4
Academic Session 3-6
Academic Sessions 1-3 - ✔✔Academic Sessions 1-3
A Scuba Diver must complete _____ to upgrade to an Open Water Diver certification.
Only the open water training dives
Only the in-water training requirements
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and two open water
training dives.
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and four open water
training dives. - ✔✔The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and two
open water training dives.
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Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
100% Pass
When must a certification card be issued?
When the student completes the program requirements outlined in the SSI Training
Standards
Only if the Open Water Instructor decides that the student is qualified
Only if the student requests a card
Once the training center decides that the student is qualified - ✔✔When the student
completes the program requirements outlined in the SSI Training Standards
The Open Water Diver program is designed to
Teach advanced skills, like lift bags and deep descents
Train students for every diving environment
All answers are correct
Create safe, capable, autonomous divers - ✔✔Create safe, capable, autonomous divers
The Open Water Diver certification trains divers to a maximum depth of:
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,15 meters
18 meters
27 meters
32 meters - ✔✔18 meters
Divers taking the Open Water Diver program:
Are always self-motivated
All share the same reason for becoming divers
Are always motivated by others
Have a variety of reasons for becoming divers - ✔✔Have a variety of reasons for
becoming divers
Which of the following is true about Open Water Diver students?
They must never be alone in the water
They only need to be supervised in open water
They only need to be supervised during skill evaluations
They only need to be supervised in deep water - ✔✔They must never be alone in the
water
The purpose of evaluating Open Water Diver students is to:
Make them feel bad about their abilities
Determine if they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to earn the Open Water Diver
certification
Require them to take remedial training
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, Determine whether they can continue with advanced training - ✔✔Determine if they
have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to earn the Open Water Diver certification
An Indoor Diver must complete _____ to upgrade to an Open Water Diver certification.
Two open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
At least one open water training dive, and all skill evaluations
All four open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
Two pool/confined water sessions, and two open water training dives - ✔✔Two open
water training dives, and all skill evaluations
Which academic training sessions must be completed for the Scuba Diver certification?
Academic Sessions 1-6
Academic Sessions 1-4
Academic Session 3-6
Academic Sessions 1-3 - ✔✔Academic Sessions 1-3
A Scuba Diver must complete _____ to upgrade to an Open Water Diver certification.
Only the open water training dives
Only the in-water training requirements
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and two open water
training dives.
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and four open water
training dives. - ✔✔The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and two
open water training dives.
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