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ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
I'M PLANNING A DIVE IN MODERATELY LOW VISIBILITY (2-3 METERS/2-10
FEET) AND I WANT TO MAINTAIN BUDDY CONTACT. SKILL IN
UNDERWATER NAVIGATION WILL HELP ME WITH THIS.
TRUE/FALSE
Ans: TRUE
WHEN MEASURING DISTANCE WITH KICK CYCLES, YOU COUNT WHEN...
Ans: THE SAME LEG RETURNS TO THE SAME POSITION
WHEN ESTIMATING DISTANCE WITH ELAPSED TIME, YOU MEASURE HOW
LONG IT TAKES TO COVER A FIXED DISTANCE WHILE SWIMMING...
Ans: AT A NORMAL RELAXED PACE.
MY BUDDY AND I ARE DIVING FROM A BOAT THAT'S MOORED IN AN
AREA POPULAR FOR DIVING. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PREDIVE
OBSERVATIONS MAY ASSIST US WITH NATURAL NAVIGATION DURING
THE DIVE?
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Ans: 1. DIVEMASTER TELLS US THE BOAT IS POINTED DIRECTLY INTO THE CURRENT.
2. IT'S 1530 HOURS AND THE SUN IS SETTING IN THE WEST.
3. THERE'S A LARGE BUOY MOORED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BOAT.
4. THE BOAT'S DEPTH FINDER SHOWS 15 METERS/50 FEET DIRECTLY UNDER THE
BOAT.
TO MAINTAIN MY ORIENTATION AND BENEFIT FROM NATURAL
NAVIGATION , DESCEND IN WHAT POSITION?
Ans: HEAD ABOVE FEET FACING TRAVEL DIRECTION
WHILE NAVIGATING WITH NATURAL REFERENCES, WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING CAN HELP ME?
Ans: 1. LIGHT AND SHADOWS
2. WATER MOVEMENT
3. BOTTOM COMPOSITION AND FORMATIONS
4.PLANTS AND ANIMALS
5. NOISE/SOUNDS
I'M NAVIGATING WITH A COMPASS. TO MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE
HEADING, KEEP THE ____________ ALIGNED WITH MY BODY'S CENTERLINE.
Ans: LUBBER LINE
WITH A STANDARD ANALOG COMPASS, THE __________ ALWAYS
INDICATES YOUR TRAVEL DIRECTION. THE _________ ALWAYS POINTS TO
MAGNETIC NORTH.
Ans: LUBBER LINE, COMPASS NEEDLE
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TO SET A RECIPROCAL HEADING, TURN THE COMPASS TO A HEADING
THAT IS __________ FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING?
Ans: 180 DEGREES
DURING A DIVE, I'M FOLLOWING MY COMPASS BUT MY SENSE OF
DIRECTION MAKES IT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE GOING MORE TO THE
RIGHT. WITHOUT ANY OTHER INFORMATION, THE BEST TIP WOULD BE
TO....
Ans: TRUST THE COMPASS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING USUALLY MAKE COMPASS USE MORE
EFFECTIVE?
Ans: 1. PRACTICE ON LAND
2. ALLOW FOR CURRENT EFFECTS
3. NAVIGATE AROUND OBSTACLES
4. MIDWATER, YOUR BUDDY MONITORS DEPTH WHILE YOU NAVIGATE
5. DO NOT SWIM RAPIDLY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WOULD I CONSIDER WHEN
DETERMINING MY PERSONAL DEEP-DIVING DEPTH LIMIT?
Ans: 1. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
2. MY PHYSICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL FITNESS
3. THE EFFECT OF PREVIOUS DIVES ON MY NO STOP LIMIT
4. DISTANCE FROM EMERGENCY CARE
5. MY BUDDY'S PERSONAL LIMITS
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ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
I'M PLANNING A DIVE IN MODERATELY LOW VISIBILITY (2-3 METERS/2-10
FEET) AND I WANT TO MAINTAIN BUDDY CONTACT. SKILL IN
UNDERWATER NAVIGATION WILL HELP ME WITH THIS.
TRUE/FALSE
Ans: TRUE
WHEN MEASURING DISTANCE WITH KICK CYCLES, YOU COUNT WHEN...
Ans: THE SAME LEG RETURNS TO THE SAME POSITION
WHEN ESTIMATING DISTANCE WITH ELAPSED TIME, YOU MEASURE HOW
LONG IT TAKES TO COVER A FIXED DISTANCE WHILE SWIMMING...
Ans: AT A NORMAL RELAXED PACE.
MY BUDDY AND I ARE DIVING FROM A BOAT THAT'S MOORED IN AN
AREA POPULAR FOR DIVING. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PREDIVE
OBSERVATIONS MAY ASSIST US WITH NATURAL NAVIGATION DURING
THE DIVE?
© 2025 All rights reserved
,2
Ans: 1. DIVEMASTER TELLS US THE BOAT IS POINTED DIRECTLY INTO THE CURRENT.
2. IT'S 1530 HOURS AND THE SUN IS SETTING IN THE WEST.
3. THERE'S A LARGE BUOY MOORED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BOAT.
4. THE BOAT'S DEPTH FINDER SHOWS 15 METERS/50 FEET DIRECTLY UNDER THE
BOAT.
TO MAINTAIN MY ORIENTATION AND BENEFIT FROM NATURAL
NAVIGATION , DESCEND IN WHAT POSITION?
Ans: HEAD ABOVE FEET FACING TRAVEL DIRECTION
WHILE NAVIGATING WITH NATURAL REFERENCES, WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING CAN HELP ME?
Ans: 1. LIGHT AND SHADOWS
2. WATER MOVEMENT
3. BOTTOM COMPOSITION AND FORMATIONS
4.PLANTS AND ANIMALS
5. NOISE/SOUNDS
I'M NAVIGATING WITH A COMPASS. TO MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE
HEADING, KEEP THE ____________ ALIGNED WITH MY BODY'S CENTERLINE.
Ans: LUBBER LINE
WITH A STANDARD ANALOG COMPASS, THE __________ ALWAYS
INDICATES YOUR TRAVEL DIRECTION. THE _________ ALWAYS POINTS TO
MAGNETIC NORTH.
Ans: LUBBER LINE, COMPASS NEEDLE
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, 3
TO SET A RECIPROCAL HEADING, TURN THE COMPASS TO A HEADING
THAT IS __________ FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING?
Ans: 180 DEGREES
DURING A DIVE, I'M FOLLOWING MY COMPASS BUT MY SENSE OF
DIRECTION MAKES IT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE GOING MORE TO THE
RIGHT. WITHOUT ANY OTHER INFORMATION, THE BEST TIP WOULD BE
TO....
Ans: TRUST THE COMPASS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING USUALLY MAKE COMPASS USE MORE
EFFECTIVE?
Ans: 1. PRACTICE ON LAND
2. ALLOW FOR CURRENT EFFECTS
3. NAVIGATE AROUND OBSTACLES
4. MIDWATER, YOUR BUDDY MONITORS DEPTH WHILE YOU NAVIGATE
5. DO NOT SWIM RAPIDLY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WOULD I CONSIDER WHEN
DETERMINING MY PERSONAL DEEP-DIVING DEPTH LIMIT?
Ans: 1. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
2. MY PHYSICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL FITNESS
3. THE EFFECT OF PREVIOUS DIVES ON MY NO STOP LIMIT
4. DISTANCE FROM EMERGENCY CARE
5. MY BUDDY'S PERSONAL LIMITS
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