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SSI ITC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 475
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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The recommended depth and time that a diver should spend at a safety
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stop on all dives is:
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A. 5 meters / 15 minutes
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B. 10 meters / 1-3 minutes
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C. 5 meters / 3-5 minutes
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D. 9 meters / 3-5 minutes - ANSWER--C. 5 meters / 3-5 minutes
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The process of desaturation begins if the diver:
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A. Is performing a safety stop
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B. Starts ascending
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D. Starts descending - ANSWER--B. Starts ascending
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On desaturation, the inert gas diffuses from the tissues into the
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bloodstream, from the blood into the alveolar air, and then:
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A. Back into the blood stream
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B. Out of the body with each exhalation
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C. Through the lung tissues into the mediastinum
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each exhalation
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Multi-level dives, in general, are those where:
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B. Divers spend time at progressively deeper depths during the dive, which
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dive, which allows extended bottom time
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D. Divers spend time at progressively shallower depths during the dive,
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which allows less bottom time - ANSWER--C. Divers spend time at
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bottom time
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The closer to the limits a computer has been pushed, the more:
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B. Deep the diver will be on the next dive
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SSI ITC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 475
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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C. Cautious a diver should be
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D. Often the computer needs maintenance - ANSWER--C. Cautious a diver
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If a diver suffers DCS in a remote location, you should:
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A. All answers are correct
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B. Provide oxygen first aid
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C. Provide water to drink
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D. Transport the diver to a treatment facility even if that involves
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considerable delay - ANSWER--A. All answers are correct
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After a 2:45 surface interval as a group D diver, what is your new group
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A. C
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B. D
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D. A - ANSWER--C. B
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What would your minimum surface interval be if you wanted to make two
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dives to 18 meters for 30 minutes each?
A. 2:29
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B. 2:00
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C. 2:39
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D. 1:16 - ANSWER--A. 2:29
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To avoid having to sit out dives, divers should always be prepared with a:
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A. Spare cylinder
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C. Complete second delivery system
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D. Second Total Diving System - ANSWER--B. Extensive spare parts kit
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All cylinders filled with anything other than air must be:
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A. Rented from an SSI Dive Center
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B. Only used once
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C. Clearly marked
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SSI ITC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 475
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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The task of the first-stage of a regulator system is quite simply to:
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A. Increase high-pressure air coming from the cylinder
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B. Increase the intermediate pressure
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C. Reduce high-pressure air coming from the cylinder to a consistent
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intermediate pressure
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D. Reduce high-pressure air coming from the cylinder to an increased
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intermediate pressure - ANSWER--C. Reduce high-pressure air coming
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from the cylinder to a consistent intermediate pressure
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The SSI Equipment Service Program is a complete maintenance program
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designed to keep the components of a Total Diving System:
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A. Performing reliably and to the best of their potential
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C. All of the answers are correct
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D. Clean and usable - ANSWER--A. Performing reliably and to the best of
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their potential
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To replace the traditional weight belt, most modern buoyancy
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compensators have:
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A. A harness
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C. An integrated weight system
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D. Pockets - ANSWER--C. An integrated weight system
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Once you have determined weight requirements, you must make certain
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that it is:
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A. Colorful
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C. Heavy
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D. Properly distributed - ANSWER--D. Properly distributed
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All instruments must be readily accessible and the displays should be
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uncluttered and easy to read even in:
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A. Low light and poor visibility
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B. Freshwater
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D. Currents - ANSWER--A. Low light and poor visibility
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SSI ITC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 475
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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The thermal protection afforded by wetsuits and dry suits can be enhanced
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by the addition of:
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A. Argon as inflation gas
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B. Hoods, booties and gloves
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C. Hot water inside the suit
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D. Back plates and harnesses - ANSWER--B. Hoods, booties and gloves
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Many manufacturers state that a warranty will be voided if the equipment is
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taken apart or altered, or if parts are replaced by anyone other than:
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A. A self trained technician
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B. The manufacturers themselves
C. A factory-authorized technician
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D. A Dive Professional - ANSWER--C. A factory-authorized technician
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The most common flags used to show the location of divers underwater are
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the:
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A. Alfa flag and the safe boaters flag
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B. Recreational diver's flag and the beta flag
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C. Beta flag and the look-out-below flag
D. Recreational diver's flag and the Alfa flag - ANSWER--D.
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Recreational diver's flag and the Alfa flag
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Since most of the substrate contains various forms of living organisms,
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divers need to take painstaking care not to: sh
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A. Trample anything
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B. Be closer than 10 meters/30 ft
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D. Be negatively buoyant - ANSWER--A. Trample anything
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A helpful professional will inform divers at the pre-dive briefing of what
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A. How dangerous they are
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B. Where they are likely to be encountered
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C. How they are easiest to avoid
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SSI ITC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 475
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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|ALREADY GRADED A+
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The recommended depth and time that a diver should spend at a safety
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stop on all dives is:
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A. 5 meters / 15 minutes
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B. 10 meters / 1-3 minutes
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C. 5 meters / 3-5 minutes
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D. 9 meters / 3-5 minutes - ANSWER--C. 5 meters / 3-5 minutes
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The process of desaturation begins if the diver:
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A. Is performing a safety stop
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B. Starts ascending
C. Is performing a decompression stop
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D. Starts descending - ANSWER--B. Starts ascending
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On desaturation, the inert gas diffuses from the tissues into the
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bloodstream, from the blood into the alveolar air, and then:
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A. Back into the blood stream
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B. Out of the body with each exhalation
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C. Through the lung tissues into the mediastinum
D. Into the sensor of the dive computer - ANSWER--B. Out of the body with
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each exhalation
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Multi-level dives, in general, are those where:
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A. All of the answers are correct sh
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B. Divers spend time at progressively deeper depths during the dive, which
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allows extended bottom time
C. Divers spend time at progressively shallower depths during the
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dive, which allows extended bottom time
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D. Divers spend time at progressively shallower depths during the dive,
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which allows less bottom time - ANSWER--C. Divers spend time at
progressively shallower depths during the dive, which allows extended
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bottom time
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The closer to the limits a computer has been pushed, the more:
A. Safe a diver will be
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B. Deep the diver will be on the next dive
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SSI ITC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 475
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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C. Cautious a diver should be
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D. Often the computer needs maintenance - ANSWER--C. Cautious a diver
should be
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If a diver suffers DCS in a remote location, you should:
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A. All answers are correct
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B. Provide oxygen first aid
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C. Provide water to drink
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D. Transport the diver to a treatment facility even if that involves
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considerable delay - ANSWER--A. All answers are correct
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After a 2:45 surface interval as a group D diver, what is your new group
designation?
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A. C
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B. D
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C. B
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D. A - ANSWER--C. B
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What would your minimum surface interval be if you wanted to make two
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dives to 18 meters for 30 minutes each?
A. 2:29
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B. 2:00
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C. 2:39
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D. 1:16 - ANSWER--A. 2:29
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To avoid having to sit out dives, divers should always be prepared with a:
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A. Spare cylinder
B. Extensive spare parts kit
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C. Complete second delivery system
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D. Second Total Diving System - ANSWER--B. Extensive spare parts kit
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All cylinders filled with anything other than air must be:
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A. Rented from an SSI Dive Center
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B. Only used once
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C. Clearly marked
D. Rinsed off before filling - ANSWER--C. Clearly marked
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SSI ITC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 475
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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|ALREADY GRADED A+
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The task of the first-stage of a regulator system is quite simply to:
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A. Increase high-pressure air coming from the cylinder
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B. Increase the intermediate pressure
la
C. Reduce high-pressure air coming from the cylinder to a consistent
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intermediate pressure
Sp
D. Reduce high-pressure air coming from the cylinder to an increased
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intermediate pressure - ANSWER--C. Reduce high-pressure air coming
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from the cylinder to a consistent intermediate pressure
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sh
Sp
The SSI Equipment Service Program is a complete maintenance program
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designed to keep the components of a Total Diving System:
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A. Performing reliably and to the best of their potential
B. Stored at the dive center
sh
Sp
C. All of the answers are correct
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D. Clean and usable - ANSWER--A. Performing reliably and to the best of
la
their potential
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sh
Sp
To replace the traditional weight belt, most modern buoyancy
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compensators have:
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A. A harness
B. An inflator
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C. An integrated weight system
Sp
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D. Pockets - ANSWER--C. An integrated weight system
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Once you have determined weight requirements, you must make certain
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Sp
that it is:
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A. Colorful
B. All fixed at one place
la
C. Heavy
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D. Properly distributed - ANSWER--D. Properly distributed
Sp
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All instruments must be readily accessible and the displays should be
a
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uncluttered and easy to read even in:
l
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A. Low light and poor visibility
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B. Freshwater
C. The ocean
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D. Currents - ANSWER--A. Low light and poor visibility
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SSI ITC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 475
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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la |ALREADY GRADED A+
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The thermal protection afforded by wetsuits and dry suits can be enhanced
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by the addition of:
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A. Argon as inflation gas
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B. Hoods, booties and gloves
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C. Hot water inside the suit
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D. Back plates and harnesses - ANSWER--B. Hoods, booties and gloves
la
tz
Many manufacturers state that a warranty will be voided if the equipment is
sh
Sp
taken apart or altered, or if parts are replaced by anyone other than:
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A. A self trained technician
la
B. The manufacturers themselves
C. A factory-authorized technician
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Sp
D. A Dive Professional - ANSWER--C. A factory-authorized technician
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The most common flags used to show the location of divers underwater are
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the:
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Sp
A. Alfa flag and the safe boaters flag
ne
B. Recreational diver's flag and the beta flag
la
C. Beta flag and the look-out-below flag
D. Recreational diver's flag and the Alfa flag - ANSWER--D.
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Recreational diver's flag and the Alfa flag
Sp
ne
la
Since most of the substrate contains various forms of living organisms,
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divers need to take painstaking care not to: sh
Sp
A. Trample anything
ne
B. Be closer than 10 meters/30 ft
C. Dive in areas with living organisms
la
D. Be negatively buoyant - ANSWER--A. Trample anything
sh
Sp
ne
A helpful professional will inform divers at the pre-dive briefing of what
potential aquatic species may be encountered and:
a
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A. How dangerous they are
l
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B. Where they are likely to be encountered
Sp
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C. How they are easiest to avoid
D. How they can breed - ANSWER--B. Where they are likely to be
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encountered
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