BSAC SPORTS DIVER CERTIFICATION TEST
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● What acronym do we use for a de-brief?. Answer: REAP
●● What does REAP stand for. Answer: Review, encourage, assess,
preview
●● What SDC is a prerequisite for DL. Answer: Oxygen administration
●● What diving grade do you need to be to be a BSAC OWI. Answer:
DL
●● What is the minimum number of dives to be a DL. Answer: 60
●● 3 techniques to assess the competence of a diver you've never dived
with before. Answer: Ask to see their logs, ask questions about where
they've dived, watch them kitting up
●● Considerations when diving with an inexperienced diver. Answer:
Their limits, the conditions, plan for large gas use, explain new
equipment being used
, ●● Who needs to know the dive plan. Answer: Dive manager and buddy
●● Techniques that can assist underwater navigation. Answer: Pilotage,
compass, depth, lines
●● What should the DL monitor as well as their buddy. Answer: Depth,
gas, nav, deco
●● 3 considerations for self assessment. Answer: Own limits, comfort
zone, avoid complacency
●● 5 factors that increase gas consumption. Answer: Stress, cold, depth,
exertion, emergency situation
●● Hazards when wreck diving. Answer: Getting stuck, sharps, low vis,
lines and nets
●● What is the rule of thumb for gas consumer at surface. Answer:
25l/min
●● 3 methods of calculating gas consumption. Answer: Dive average,
constant depth, gas integrated computer
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● What acronym do we use for a de-brief?. Answer: REAP
●● What does REAP stand for. Answer: Review, encourage, assess,
preview
●● What SDC is a prerequisite for DL. Answer: Oxygen administration
●● What diving grade do you need to be to be a BSAC OWI. Answer:
DL
●● What is the minimum number of dives to be a DL. Answer: 60
●● 3 techniques to assess the competence of a diver you've never dived
with before. Answer: Ask to see their logs, ask questions about where
they've dived, watch them kitting up
●● Considerations when diving with an inexperienced diver. Answer:
Their limits, the conditions, plan for large gas use, explain new
equipment being used
, ●● Who needs to know the dive plan. Answer: Dive manager and buddy
●● Techniques that can assist underwater navigation. Answer: Pilotage,
compass, depth, lines
●● What should the DL monitor as well as their buddy. Answer: Depth,
gas, nav, deco
●● 3 considerations for self assessment. Answer: Own limits, comfort
zone, avoid complacency
●● 5 factors that increase gas consumption. Answer: Stress, cold, depth,
exertion, emergency situation
●● Hazards when wreck diving. Answer: Getting stuck, sharps, low vis,
lines and nets
●● What is the rule of thumb for gas consumer at surface. Answer:
25l/min
●● 3 methods of calculating gas consumption. Answer: Dive average,
constant depth, gas integrated computer
