DM Chapter 4 Diver Safety and Risk Management

Question 1

Define Risk Managemen

Answer 1

The practice of taking precautions, following established guidelines and making good choices to reduce risk.

Question 2

Primary goal of risk management

Answer 2

To improve diver safety

Question 3

Two things to be protected against legal liability.

Answer 3

1. Follow proven standards
2. Document actions

Question 4

What is Duty of Care?

Answer 4

Expected to act as a reasonably prudent DM would act under the same or similiar circumstances, to protect less knowledgeable divers from harm.

Question 5

Six recommendations for good role modeling and managing your personal risks -

Answer 5

1. Stay physically fit
2. Carefully plan dives
3. Stay well hydrated
4. Moderate dive activities when ill or injured
5. Mental health
6. Continue dive education and professional training

Question 6

Risk mangement is important, first and foremost, because it -

Answer 6

helps improve safety.

Question 7

Reasons to follow PADI Standards -

Answer 7

1. Foundation of PADI’s proven instructional system.
2. Provide boundaries for training competent divers to help prevent accidents both during and after training.

Question 8

Following PADI standards reduces risk in two primary ways -

Answer 8

1. Reduce the risk of an accident
2. Can reduce legal risk

Question 9

What is the primary purpose of administrative paperwork?

Answer 9

To inform divers of the risks of diving.

Medically fit to dive

Importance of following safe diving practices

Question 10

PADI Standards require you to report all PADI Standards violations that you personally witness or hear about. T/F

Answer 10

False

Don’t report hearsay and rumors