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The recommended depth and time that a diver should spend at a safety stop on all
dives is:
5 meters / 15 minutes
9 meters / 3-5 minutes
5 meters / 3-5 minutes
10 meters / 1-3 minutes - ANSWER -5 meters / 3-5 minutes
To avoid having to sit out dives, divers should always be prepared with a:
Spare cylinder
Second Total Diving System
Extensive spare parts kit
Complete second delivery system - ANSWER -Extensive spare parts kit
The SSI Equipment Service Program is a complete maintenance program designed
to keep the components of a Total Diving System:
Clean and usable
Performing reliably and to the best of their potential
All of the ANSWERs are correct
Stored at the dive center - ANSWER -Performing reliably and to the best of their
potential
All instruments must be readily accessible and the displays should be uncluttered
and easy to read even in:
The ocean
Freshwater
Currents
Low light and poor visibility - ANSWER -Low light and poor visibility
,Once you have determined weight requirements, you must make certain that it is:
Heavy
Properly distributed
All fixed at one place
Colorful - ANSWER -Properly distributed
The task of the first-stage of a regulator system is quite simply to:
Increase high-pressure air coming from the cylinder
Reduce high-pressure air coming from the cylinder to an increased intermediate
pressure
Reduce high-pressure air coming from the cylinder to a consistent intermediate
pressure
Increase the intermediate pressure - ANSWER -Reduce high-pressure air coming
from the cylinder to a consistent intermediate pressure
To replace the traditional weight belt, most modern buoyancy compensators have:
An integrated weight system
An inflator
A harness
Pockets - ANSWER -An integrated weight system
All cylinders filled with anything other than air must be:
Rinsed off before filling
Clearly marked
Only used once
Rented from an SSI Dive Center - ANSWER -Clearly marked
The most common flags used to show the location of divers underwater are the:
Recreational diver's flag and the beta flag
Recreational diver's flag and the Alfa flag
Beta flag and the look-out-below flag
Alfa flag and the safe boaters flag - ANSWER -Recreational diver's flag and the
Alfa flag
, Many manufacturers state that a warranty will be voided if the equipment is taken
apart or altered, or if parts are replaced by anyone other than:
A Dive Professional
A factory-authorized technician
A self trained technician
The manufacturers themselves - ANSWER -A factory-authorized technician
The thermal protection afforded by wetsuits and dry suits can be enhanced by the
addition of:
Hoods, booties and gloves
Argon as inflation gas
Back plates and harnesses
Hot water inside the suit - ANSWER -Hoods, booties and gloves
An incoming tide is called a ____ and an outgoing tide is called an ____.
Flow; rush
Ebb; flood
Rush; flow
Flood; ebb - ANSWER -Flood; ebb
Sponges can be recognized by the presence of ____, attesting to the circulation of
water throughout their bodies.
Branches
Leaves
Holes
Bumps - ANSWER -Holes
The stinging mechanisms of jellyfish are located:
On the mesoglea
On the gastrodermis
On the epidermis
On the tentacles - ANSWER -On the tentacles
If a diver is injured by harmful sea life, it is usually because of:
The diver's ignorance
Preparation/SSI Assistant Instructor Practice Exam
Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified
Answers) |Already Graded A+|Brand New Version!!
The recommended depth and time that a diver should spend at a safety stop on all
dives is:
5 meters / 15 minutes
9 meters / 3-5 minutes
5 meters / 3-5 minutes
10 meters / 1-3 minutes - ANSWER -5 meters / 3-5 minutes
To avoid having to sit out dives, divers should always be prepared with a:
Spare cylinder
Second Total Diving System
Extensive spare parts kit
Complete second delivery system - ANSWER -Extensive spare parts kit
The SSI Equipment Service Program is a complete maintenance program designed
to keep the components of a Total Diving System:
Clean and usable
Performing reliably and to the best of their potential
All of the ANSWERs are correct
Stored at the dive center - ANSWER -Performing reliably and to the best of their
potential
All instruments must be readily accessible and the displays should be uncluttered
and easy to read even in:
The ocean
Freshwater
Currents
Low light and poor visibility - ANSWER -Low light and poor visibility
,Once you have determined weight requirements, you must make certain that it is:
Heavy
Properly distributed
All fixed at one place
Colorful - ANSWER -Properly distributed
The task of the first-stage of a regulator system is quite simply to:
Increase high-pressure air coming from the cylinder
Reduce high-pressure air coming from the cylinder to an increased intermediate
pressure
Reduce high-pressure air coming from the cylinder to a consistent intermediate
pressure
Increase the intermediate pressure - ANSWER -Reduce high-pressure air coming
from the cylinder to a consistent intermediate pressure
To replace the traditional weight belt, most modern buoyancy compensators have:
An integrated weight system
An inflator
A harness
Pockets - ANSWER -An integrated weight system
All cylinders filled with anything other than air must be:
Rinsed off before filling
Clearly marked
Only used once
Rented from an SSI Dive Center - ANSWER -Clearly marked
The most common flags used to show the location of divers underwater are the:
Recreational diver's flag and the beta flag
Recreational diver's flag and the Alfa flag
Beta flag and the look-out-below flag
Alfa flag and the safe boaters flag - ANSWER -Recreational diver's flag and the
Alfa flag
, Many manufacturers state that a warranty will be voided if the equipment is taken
apart or altered, or if parts are replaced by anyone other than:
A Dive Professional
A factory-authorized technician
A self trained technician
The manufacturers themselves - ANSWER -A factory-authorized technician
The thermal protection afforded by wetsuits and dry suits can be enhanced by the
addition of:
Hoods, booties and gloves
Argon as inflation gas
Back plates and harnesses
Hot water inside the suit - ANSWER -Hoods, booties and gloves
An incoming tide is called a ____ and an outgoing tide is called an ____.
Flow; rush
Ebb; flood
Rush; flow
Flood; ebb - ANSWER -Flood; ebb
Sponges can be recognized by the presence of ____, attesting to the circulation of
water throughout their bodies.
Branches
Leaves
Holes
Bumps - ANSWER -Holes
The stinging mechanisms of jellyfish are located:
On the mesoglea
On the gastrodermis
On the epidermis
On the tentacles - ANSWER -On the tentacles
If a diver is injured by harmful sea life, it is usually because of:
The diver's ignorance
