PADI Open Water Diver Final Exam
PADI OPEN WATER DIVER FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
While planning a shore dive, my dive buddy says it will be "no problem" diving in
high surf that I've never been trained in nor have experience with. Looking at the
surf, I don't think I am prepared for diving in it. My best response is to
a. agree to dive, but be ready to back out at any moment
b. make the dive using the techniques I've learned for little to mild surf.
c. politely refuse to dive and suggest an alternate location with no significant surf -
ANSWER-politely refuse to dive and suggest an alternate location with no
significant surf
To prevent and/or handle injuries caused by aquatic life, I should
a. generally touch animals if I want, but only if I am familiar with them
b. watch where I put my feet, hands and knees
c. wear an exposure suit
d. treat all organisms with respect
e. be familiar with potentially hazardous animals where I'm diving
f. be prepared to provide first aid for aquatic life injuries
g. touch only dead stinging organisms - ANSWER-b, c, d, e, f
My buddy and I accidentally find ourselves in a rip current. There are no special,
local procedures, so we follow the generally recommended action of
a. inflating our BCDs and swimming against the current
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b. deflating out BCDs and swimming against it on the bottom
c. deflating our BCDs and swimming parallel to shore
d. inflating our BCDs and swimming parallel to shore - ANSWER-inflating our BCDs
and swimming parallel to shore
Depending upon my location, tides can cause significant changes to depth,
currents and visibility or they may have hardly any effect. True or False - ANSWER-
True
When boarding a dive boat, the diver master asks me to fill my name in on the
roll. The reason for this is to
a. make sure I paid
b. check my certification number
c. see if I have a buddy
d. make sure everyone's aboard after each dive - ANSWER-make sure everyone's
aboard after each dive
The best entry is usually the
a. giant stride
b. back seated roll
c. easiest one - ANSWER-easiest one
I should stay well away from the propeller at all times, even when the engine isn't
running
a. True
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b. False - ANSWER-true
My buddy and I are diving from a boat in mild to moderate current. There is a line
from the back of the boat where we'll enter, which leads to the mooring line at
the front of the boat. The purpose of the line leading to the mooring line is to
a. provide a backup to the mooring line
b. allow us to swim to it if we surface away from the boat
c. guide our descent to the bottom
d. let us pull ourselves to the mooring line - ANSWER-let us pull ourselves to the
mooring line
My buddy and I surface and the boat is not in sight, nor is there a float and we are
beyond sight of shore. We should inflate our BCDs, deploy out surface signaling
devices and stay together.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
Training that expands and develops my skills in preventing and managing
problems include:
a. PADI Digital Underwater Photographer
b. PADI Rescue Diver
c. PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider
d. Emergency First Responder Primary and Secondary courses - ANSWER-b, c, d
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At the surface, I have a problem. If I have not already done so, the first thing I
should do is
a. Make myself buoyant (inflate BCD and/or drop weights)
b. Ask for help
c. Relax and avoid overexertion - ANSWER-A
A diver at the surface begins to struggle. He has wide, unseeing eyes and he has
pushed off his mask. His BCD isn't inflated and he doesn't inflate it when the dive
master calls for him to do so. This diver is _____________. To help, I should first
____________.
a. in control; encourage the diver to relax
b. in control; tow the diver
c. out of control; provide encouragement
d. out of control; make myself and the diver buoyant (inflate BCD/drop weights) -
ANSWER-D
With an unresponsive diver underwater, the primary concern is ____________.
Once at the surface, besides establishing buoyancy and calling for help, the
primary concern is ____________.
a. replacing the mouthpiece, towing to safety rapidly
b. getting the victim to the surface, checking for breathing and providing rescue
breaths if the victim isn't breathing
c. compressing the torso, providing emergency oxygen - ANSWER-B
While diving, I begin to feel exhausted and air-starved because I have been
swimming strenuously. I should
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PADI OPEN WATER DIVER FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
While planning a shore dive, my dive buddy says it will be "no problem" diving in
high surf that I've never been trained in nor have experience with. Looking at the
surf, I don't think I am prepared for diving in it. My best response is to
a. agree to dive, but be ready to back out at any moment
b. make the dive using the techniques I've learned for little to mild surf.
c. politely refuse to dive and suggest an alternate location with no significant surf -
ANSWER-politely refuse to dive and suggest an alternate location with no
significant surf
To prevent and/or handle injuries caused by aquatic life, I should
a. generally touch animals if I want, but only if I am familiar with them
b. watch where I put my feet, hands and knees
c. wear an exposure suit
d. treat all organisms with respect
e. be familiar with potentially hazardous animals where I'm diving
f. be prepared to provide first aid for aquatic life injuries
g. touch only dead stinging organisms - ANSWER-b, c, d, e, f
My buddy and I accidentally find ourselves in a rip current. There are no special,
local procedures, so we follow the generally recommended action of
a. inflating our BCDs and swimming against the current
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b. deflating out BCDs and swimming against it on the bottom
c. deflating our BCDs and swimming parallel to shore
d. inflating our BCDs and swimming parallel to shore - ANSWER-inflating our BCDs
and swimming parallel to shore
Depending upon my location, tides can cause significant changes to depth,
currents and visibility or they may have hardly any effect. True or False - ANSWER-
True
When boarding a dive boat, the diver master asks me to fill my name in on the
roll. The reason for this is to
a. make sure I paid
b. check my certification number
c. see if I have a buddy
d. make sure everyone's aboard after each dive - ANSWER-make sure everyone's
aboard after each dive
The best entry is usually the
a. giant stride
b. back seated roll
c. easiest one - ANSWER-easiest one
I should stay well away from the propeller at all times, even when the engine isn't
running
a. True
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b. False - ANSWER-true
My buddy and I are diving from a boat in mild to moderate current. There is a line
from the back of the boat where we'll enter, which leads to the mooring line at
the front of the boat. The purpose of the line leading to the mooring line is to
a. provide a backup to the mooring line
b. allow us to swim to it if we surface away from the boat
c. guide our descent to the bottom
d. let us pull ourselves to the mooring line - ANSWER-let us pull ourselves to the
mooring line
My buddy and I surface and the boat is not in sight, nor is there a float and we are
beyond sight of shore. We should inflate our BCDs, deploy out surface signaling
devices and stay together.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
Training that expands and develops my skills in preventing and managing
problems include:
a. PADI Digital Underwater Photographer
b. PADI Rescue Diver
c. PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider
d. Emergency First Responder Primary and Secondary courses - ANSWER-b, c, d
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At the surface, I have a problem. If I have not already done so, the first thing I
should do is
a. Make myself buoyant (inflate BCD and/or drop weights)
b. Ask for help
c. Relax and avoid overexertion - ANSWER-A
A diver at the surface begins to struggle. He has wide, unseeing eyes and he has
pushed off his mask. His BCD isn't inflated and he doesn't inflate it when the dive
master calls for him to do so. This diver is _____________. To help, I should first
____________.
a. in control; encourage the diver to relax
b. in control; tow the diver
c. out of control; provide encouragement
d. out of control; make myself and the diver buoyant (inflate BCD/drop weights) -
ANSWER-D
With an unresponsive diver underwater, the primary concern is ____________.
Once at the surface, besides establishing buoyancy and calling for help, the
primary concern is ____________.
a. replacing the mouthpiece, towing to safety rapidly
b. getting the victim to the surface, checking for breathing and providing rescue
breaths if the victim isn't breathing
c. compressing the torso, providing emergency oxygen - ANSWER-B
While diving, I begin to feel exhausted and air-starved because I have been
swimming strenuously. I should
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