SSI ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR EXAM 2023-2024
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Who is ultimately responsible for decisions made during training?
The student
The instructor or dive professional conducting training
The Training Center QMS Manager
The dive center owner - ANSWER-The instructor or dive professional conducting training
What is a source for managing risk for a professional?
Accident management plan
Training Center QMS Manager
Dive center staff
All answers are correct - ANSWER-All answers are correct
Once students are proficient in a skill:
Allow them to self-correct mistakes
Continue to supervise them closely
Do not provide any additional feedback
Allow them to teach other students - ANSWER-Allow them to self-correct mistakes
What should you do during transitions?
Encourage your students to move as quickly as possible to minimize risk
Watch closely for hazards or inattentive students
Allow another dive professional to monitor the transition
Allow the students to determine their own level of acceptable risk - ANSWER-Watch closely for hazards
or inattentive students
,Which of the following is a helpful resource for making decisions and evaluating risk?
The SSI Risk Awareness Booklet
All answers are correct
Accident management plan
Dive center staff and instructors - ANSWER-All answers are correct
A pre-dive briefing should be:
Completed before entering the water
All answers are correct
Used before every in-water training session
Understood by everyone participating in session - ANSWER-All answers are correct
Skills should be introduced:
From complex to simple
Without focusing on intermediate steps
All at once to avoid confusing the student
From simple to complex - ANSWER-From simple to complex
Student-to-instructor ratios should be:
Reduced to increase safety
Maximized to increase training effectiveness
Maximized to increase profit
Reduced to decrease training effort - ANSWER-Reduced to increase safety
Generally speaking, students require the most amount of supervision:
In deep water
Out of the water
At the surface
In shallow water - ANSWER-In deep water
,Uncertified students:
Can be given more independence than certified divers
Must be supervised by an Open Water Instructor
Should be more closely supervised
Can be supervised by a Dive Guide - ANSWER-Should be more closely supervised
Certified assistants can:
All answers are correct
Increase ratios for all SSI programs
Increase control and supervise students
Sign training records - ANSWER-Increase control and supervise students
Hand signals should be:
Performed only once to avoid confusing the student
Slow, clear, and exaggerated
Only presented to the entire group
Only used in deep water - ANSWER-Slow, clear, and exaggerated
Generally speaking, students require the least amount of supervision:
In deep water
Out of the water
At the surface
In shallow water - ANSWER-Out of the water
Any skill conducted as part of an SSI training program must:
Be functional, work only in tropical dive environments, and work with any equipment configuration
Be functional, work in any dive environment, and with only one type of equipment configuration
, Be functional, work only in tropical dive environments, and work with only one type of equipment
configuration
Be functional, work in any dive environment, and work with any equipment configuration - ANSWER-Be
functional, work in any dive environment, and work with any equipment configuration
Use the Diving Position during your training to:
Increase the challenge of completing skills
Eliminate weak students from training
Force students to practice skills in an advanced position
Increase student comfort and real-world skill development - ANSWER-Increase student comfort and
real-world skill development
If a student struggles to complete a skill in the Diving Position:
Skip the skill until they reach the open water training dives
Allow them to conduct it while stationary or kneeling
They must practice until they can do the skill in the diving position
No answer is correct - ANSWER-Allow them to conduct it while stationary or kneeling
During the open water training dives:
You will evaluate your students' skills and abilities
You will evaluate your students' abilities to learn new skills
You will demonstrate the skills learned in the pool/confined water
All answers are correct - ANSWER-You will evaluate your students' skills and abilities
Pool/confined water training sessions:
All answers are correct
Increase your students' comfort with new equipment
Allow your students to learn and practice new skills
Allow your students to have fun - ANSWER-All answers are correct
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Who is ultimately responsible for decisions made during training?
The student
The instructor or dive professional conducting training
The Training Center QMS Manager
The dive center owner - ANSWER-The instructor or dive professional conducting training
What is a source for managing risk for a professional?
Accident management plan
Training Center QMS Manager
Dive center staff
All answers are correct - ANSWER-All answers are correct
Once students are proficient in a skill:
Allow them to self-correct mistakes
Continue to supervise them closely
Do not provide any additional feedback
Allow them to teach other students - ANSWER-Allow them to self-correct mistakes
What should you do during transitions?
Encourage your students to move as quickly as possible to minimize risk
Watch closely for hazards or inattentive students
Allow another dive professional to monitor the transition
Allow the students to determine their own level of acceptable risk - ANSWER-Watch closely for hazards
or inattentive students
,Which of the following is a helpful resource for making decisions and evaluating risk?
The SSI Risk Awareness Booklet
All answers are correct
Accident management plan
Dive center staff and instructors - ANSWER-All answers are correct
A pre-dive briefing should be:
Completed before entering the water
All answers are correct
Used before every in-water training session
Understood by everyone participating in session - ANSWER-All answers are correct
Skills should be introduced:
From complex to simple
Without focusing on intermediate steps
All at once to avoid confusing the student
From simple to complex - ANSWER-From simple to complex
Student-to-instructor ratios should be:
Reduced to increase safety
Maximized to increase training effectiveness
Maximized to increase profit
Reduced to decrease training effort - ANSWER-Reduced to increase safety
Generally speaking, students require the most amount of supervision:
In deep water
Out of the water
At the surface
In shallow water - ANSWER-In deep water
,Uncertified students:
Can be given more independence than certified divers
Must be supervised by an Open Water Instructor
Should be more closely supervised
Can be supervised by a Dive Guide - ANSWER-Should be more closely supervised
Certified assistants can:
All answers are correct
Increase ratios for all SSI programs
Increase control and supervise students
Sign training records - ANSWER-Increase control and supervise students
Hand signals should be:
Performed only once to avoid confusing the student
Slow, clear, and exaggerated
Only presented to the entire group
Only used in deep water - ANSWER-Slow, clear, and exaggerated
Generally speaking, students require the least amount of supervision:
In deep water
Out of the water
At the surface
In shallow water - ANSWER-Out of the water
Any skill conducted as part of an SSI training program must:
Be functional, work only in tropical dive environments, and work with any equipment configuration
Be functional, work in any dive environment, and with only one type of equipment configuration
, Be functional, work only in tropical dive environments, and work with only one type of equipment
configuration
Be functional, work in any dive environment, and work with any equipment configuration - ANSWER-Be
functional, work in any dive environment, and work with any equipment configuration
Use the Diving Position during your training to:
Increase the challenge of completing skills
Eliminate weak students from training
Force students to practice skills in an advanced position
Increase student comfort and real-world skill development - ANSWER-Increase student comfort and
real-world skill development
If a student struggles to complete a skill in the Diving Position:
Skip the skill until they reach the open water training dives
Allow them to conduct it while stationary or kneeling
They must practice until they can do the skill in the diving position
No answer is correct - ANSWER-Allow them to conduct it while stationary or kneeling
During the open water training dives:
You will evaluate your students' skills and abilities
You will evaluate your students' abilities to learn new skills
You will demonstrate the skills learned in the pool/confined water
All answers are correct - ANSWER-You will evaluate your students' skills and abilities
Pool/confined water training sessions:
All answers are correct
Increase your students' comfort with new equipment
Allow your students to learn and practice new skills
Allow your students to have fun - ANSWER-All answers are correct
