ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
i'm planning a dive in moderately low visibility (2- 5. noise/sounds
3 meters/2-10 feet) and i want to maintain buddy
contact. skill in underwater navigation will help
me with this. i'm navigating with a compass. to maintain an
true/false - answer -true accurate heading, keep the ____________
aligned with my body's centerline. -
answer -lubber line
when measuring distance with kick cycles, you
count when... - answer -the same leg
returns to the same position with a standard analog compass, the
__________ always indicates your travel
direction. the _________ always points to
when estimating distance with elapsed time, you magnetic north. - answer -lubber line,
measure how long it takes to cover a fixed compass needle
distance while swimming... - answer -at a
normal relaxed pace.
to set a reciprocal heading, turn the compass to a
heading that is __________ from the original
my buddy and i are diving from a boat that's heading? - answer -180 degrees
moored in an area popular for diving. which of
the following predive observations may assist us
with natural navigation during the dive? - during a dive, i'm following my compass but my
answer -1. divemaster tells us the boat is sense of direction makes it feel like i should be
pointed directly into the current. going more to the right. without any other
2. it's 1530 hours and the sun is setting in the information, the best tip would be to.... -
west. answer -trust the compass
3. there's a large buoy moored directly behind
the boat.
4. the boat's depth finder shows 15 meters/50 which of the following usually make compass use
feet directly under the boat. more effective? - answer -1. practice on
land
2. allow for current effects
to maintain my orientation and benefit from 3. navigate around obstacles
natural navigation , descend in what position? - 4. midwater, your buddy monitors depth while
answer -head above feet facing travel you navigate
direction 5. do not swim rapidly
while navigating with natural references, which of which of the following factors would i consider
the following can help me? - answer -1. when determining my personal deep-diving depth
light and shadows limit? - answer -1. environmental conditions
2. water movement 2. my physical/psychological fitness
3. bottom composition and formations 3. the effect of previous dives on my no stop limit
4.plants and animals 4. distance from emergency care
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, ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
5. my buddy's personal limits
my buddy and i are making a safety stop while
ascending from a boat dive. the seas ar calm but
it's summer and i've been diving in the local area there's a current, so we're holding on to the
for several days, reaching a maximum depht of mooring line. ideally , we hold the linse so 5
12 meters/40 feet. today my buddy and i plan to meters/15 feet is at ____________ depth, and
dive to 30 meters/100 feet. which of the following stay for ________ minutes or longer. -
statements is true? - answer -my exposure answer -chest/three
suit may not be adequate.
my buddy and i are at 33 meters/110 feet. i feel
which pieces of specialized equipment are intoxicated and notice i have trouble
recommended for deep diving? - answer -1. concentrating when i try to read my computer. to
emergency breathing equipment alleviate this, i should... - answer -ascend to
2. underwater light a shallower depth until symptoms/signs subside.
when descending into deep water, the choose all that are symptoms or signs of
recommended general body orientation is...? - decompression sickness. - answer -1. pain
answer -head above feet in arm, legs or torso
2. staggering
3. paralysis
my buddy and i are ascending from deep water. 4. skin itch
to ascend at a proper rate, we....? - 5. dizziness/vertigo
answer -1. ascend along a reference line or 6. coughing spasms
upward slope
2. check our computers ever meter/few feet
3. maintain buoyancy control by adjusting our the primary reason divers get decompression
bcd's frequently illness is...? - answer -diver error
my buddy and i lose our way on a deep dive and as responsible divers who want to reduce the risk
must surface without a reference. steps for doing of decompression sickness, my buddy and i .... -
this include....? - answer -1. using our answer -1. ascend no faster than permitted
computers to guage a proper ascent rate by our computers
2. adjusting oour buoyancy frequently 2. use our computers and tables accurately
3. remain well within no stop (do decompression)
limits.
the primary way i avoid low-on-air or out-of-air 4. make safety stops at the end of all dives.
emergencies on a deep dive is to limit dive time 5. avoid/account for predisposing factors.
to 30 minutes.
true/false - answer -false/check your
remaining gas supply frequently with most dive tables and computers, an altitude
dive is a dive made at an elevation higher than
2/8
ANSWERS GRADED A+
i'm planning a dive in moderately low visibility (2- 5. noise/sounds
3 meters/2-10 feet) and i want to maintain buddy
contact. skill in underwater navigation will help
me with this. i'm navigating with a compass. to maintain an
true/false - answer -true accurate heading, keep the ____________
aligned with my body's centerline. -
answer -lubber line
when measuring distance with kick cycles, you
count when... - answer -the same leg
returns to the same position with a standard analog compass, the
__________ always indicates your travel
direction. the _________ always points to
when estimating distance with elapsed time, you magnetic north. - answer -lubber line,
measure how long it takes to cover a fixed compass needle
distance while swimming... - answer -at a
normal relaxed pace.
to set a reciprocal heading, turn the compass to a
heading that is __________ from the original
my buddy and i are diving from a boat that's heading? - answer -180 degrees
moored in an area popular for diving. which of
the following predive observations may assist us
with natural navigation during the dive? - during a dive, i'm following my compass but my
answer -1. divemaster tells us the boat is sense of direction makes it feel like i should be
pointed directly into the current. going more to the right. without any other
2. it's 1530 hours and the sun is setting in the information, the best tip would be to.... -
west. answer -trust the compass
3. there's a large buoy moored directly behind
the boat.
4. the boat's depth finder shows 15 meters/50 which of the following usually make compass use
feet directly under the boat. more effective? - answer -1. practice on
land
2. allow for current effects
to maintain my orientation and benefit from 3. navigate around obstacles
natural navigation , descend in what position? - 4. midwater, your buddy monitors depth while
answer -head above feet facing travel you navigate
direction 5. do not swim rapidly
while navigating with natural references, which of which of the following factors would i consider
the following can help me? - answer -1. when determining my personal deep-diving depth
light and shadows limit? - answer -1. environmental conditions
2. water movement 2. my physical/psychological fitness
3. bottom composition and formations 3. the effect of previous dives on my no stop limit
4.plants and animals 4. distance from emergency care
1/8
, ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
5. my buddy's personal limits
my buddy and i are making a safety stop while
ascending from a boat dive. the seas ar calm but
it's summer and i've been diving in the local area there's a current, so we're holding on to the
for several days, reaching a maximum depht of mooring line. ideally , we hold the linse so 5
12 meters/40 feet. today my buddy and i plan to meters/15 feet is at ____________ depth, and
dive to 30 meters/100 feet. which of the following stay for ________ minutes or longer. -
statements is true? - answer -my exposure answer -chest/three
suit may not be adequate.
my buddy and i are at 33 meters/110 feet. i feel
which pieces of specialized equipment are intoxicated and notice i have trouble
recommended for deep diving? - answer -1. concentrating when i try to read my computer. to
emergency breathing equipment alleviate this, i should... - answer -ascend to
2. underwater light a shallower depth until symptoms/signs subside.
when descending into deep water, the choose all that are symptoms or signs of
recommended general body orientation is...? - decompression sickness. - answer -1. pain
answer -head above feet in arm, legs or torso
2. staggering
3. paralysis
my buddy and i are ascending from deep water. 4. skin itch
to ascend at a proper rate, we....? - 5. dizziness/vertigo
answer -1. ascend along a reference line or 6. coughing spasms
upward slope
2. check our computers ever meter/few feet
3. maintain buoyancy control by adjusting our the primary reason divers get decompression
bcd's frequently illness is...? - answer -diver error
my buddy and i lose our way on a deep dive and as responsible divers who want to reduce the risk
must surface without a reference. steps for doing of decompression sickness, my buddy and i .... -
this include....? - answer -1. using our answer -1. ascend no faster than permitted
computers to guage a proper ascent rate by our computers
2. adjusting oour buoyancy frequently 2. use our computers and tables accurately
3. remain well within no stop (do decompression)
limits.
the primary way i avoid low-on-air or out-of-air 4. make safety stops at the end of all dives.
emergencies on a deep dive is to limit dive time 5. avoid/account for predisposing factors.
to 30 minutes.
true/false - answer -false/check your
remaining gas supply frequently with most dive tables and computers, an altitude
dive is a dive made at an elevation higher than
2/8
