Knowledge Review 3

Question 1

One way to avoid disorientation while descending and ascending is to:
A) close my eyes
B) stay away from any objects
C) follow a reference
D) monitor my air supply

Answer 1

C) follow a reference

Question 2

My buddy and I are diving from a boat and there’s a mild current. In most circumstances, we would ______ for the first part of the dive.
A) swim into the current
B) let the current carry us
C) not try to go anywhere

Answer 2

A) swim into the current

Question 3

My buddy and I get disoriented while boat diving. There is a mild current, and we surface away from the boat. We should ______ . If unable to reach the boat or too tired, we should ______.
A) swim into the current to get ahead of the boat, redescend and return on the bottom
B) swim across the current to reach the trail line, become buoyant and signal the boat to pick us up.
C) signal that we are okay, swim for shore
D) swim with the current until rested, swim to the bottom, and swim into the current.

Answer 3

B) swim across the current to reach the trail line, become buoyant, and signal the boat to pick us up.

Question 4

My buddy and I remain neutrally buoyant and stay above the bottom enough to avoid contact. We do this because bottom contact:
A) may injure or kill fragile aquatic life
B) tends to disturb the bottom and reduce visibility
C) increases the risk of accidental cuts, scrapes, or stings

Answer 4

A) may injure or kill fragile aquatic life
B) tends to disturb the bottom or reduce visibility
C) increases the risk of accidental cuts, scrapes or strings

Question 5

When assessing conditions, if there is anything that causes me significant anxiety or concern, if I can’t address it, I should not dive. Ultimately, I am responsible for my own safety, so only I can make the final decision to dive.
True or False

Answer 5

True

Question 6

When planning to dive in an environment that is new to me, it is recommended that I get a local orientation from an experienced diver or professional who knows the procedures, hazards, points of interest, and other factors unique to the environment.
True or False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Risks of diving beyond my training and experience limits include that:
A) in some forms of diving, hazards are not obvious
B) it can cause me to have a false sense of security
C) anxiety from doing so can distract me from noticing other problems

Answer 7

A) in some forms of diving, hazards are not obvious
B) it can cause me to have a false sense of security
C) anxiety from doing so can distract me from noticing other problems

Question 8

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 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 8

C) politely refuse to dive and suggest an alternate location with no significant surf

Question 9

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 hands, feet, 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 9

B) watch where I put my hands, feet, 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

Question 10

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
B) deflating our 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 10

D) inflating our BCDs and swimming parallel to shore

Question 11

Depending upon my location, tides can cause significant changes to depths, currents, and visibility, or they may have hardly any effect.
True or False

Answer 11

True

Question 12

When boarding a dive boat, the divemaster 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 12

D) make sure everybody’s aboard after each dive

Question 13

The best entry is usually the
A) giant stride
B) seated back roll
C) easiest one

Answer 13

C) easiest one

Question 14

I should stay well away from the boat propeller at all times, even when the engine isn’t running.
True or False

Answer 14

True

Question 15

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 15

D) let us pull ourselves to the mooring line

Question 16

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 our surface signaling devices, and stay together.
True or False

Answer 16

True

Question 17

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 Response Primary and Secondary Care Courses

Answer 17

B) PADI Rescue Diver
C) PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider
D) Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care Courses

Question 18

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 18

A) make myself buoyant (inflate BCD and/or drop weights

Question 19

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 divemaster 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 19

D) out of control; make myself and the diver buoyant (inflate BCD/drop weights)

Question 20

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 20

B) getting the victim to the surface, checking for breathing and providing rescue breaths if the victim isn’t breathing

Question 21

While diving, I begin to feel exhausted and air-starved because I have been swimming strenuously. I should
A) descend slightly
B) signal "stop" and rest
C) immediately ascend
D) switch to an alternate air source

Answer 21

B) signal “stop” and rest

Question 22

In helping an unresponsive diver, after you check for breathing and provide CPR as needed (once out of the water), which of the following has the highest priority
A) contact emergency medical care
B) give the diver emergency oxygen
C) keep the diver warm
D) write down what happened

Answer 22

A) Contact emergency medical care

Question 23

Although it shouldn’t have happened, on a dive at 10 metres/30 feet, I fail to watch my SPG and run out of air. I don’t have a pony bottle or self-contained ascent bottle. My buddy is about 12 metres/40 feet away and has an alternate second stage. My best option is probably to
A) make a normal ascent
B) ascend using an alternate air source
C) make a Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
D) make a buoyant emergency ascent

Answer 23

C) make a Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent

Question 24

Any diver who has been unresponsive in or under water requires medical examination, even if the person seems fully recovered.
True or False

Answer 24

True

Question 25

At a minimum, I should have \_\_\_\_\_\_ visual and \_\_\_\_\_ audible signaling devices. 
A) 1, 1
B) 2, 1
C) 1, 2
D) 2, 2

Answer 25

A) 1, 1

Question 26

My buddy and I are underwater within 6 metres/20 feet of our float with a locally-recognized dive flag. We hear a boat, and it sounds close and is getting closer.
A) This isn’t an issue. The flag will keep the boat at a safe distance
B) We should stay deep enough to be safe. The boater may not see or recognize the flag.

Answer 26

B) We should stay deep enough to be safe. The boater may not see or recognize the flag.