Knowledge Review 5 Flashcards

1
Q

Going to altitude after diving may be a problem because
A. Dive computers read too deep at altitude
B. Oxygen toxicity problems result from the thinner air
C. Most decompression models are based on surfacing at sea level

A

C. Most decompression models are based on surfacing at sea level

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q
I've just finished a single no stop dive with my buddy. We have not been diving in the past several days, and this is the only dive we make. Based on current recommendations, the minimum surface interval before we fly is
A. 6 hours
B. 12 hours
C. 18 hours
D. 24 hours
A

B. 12 hours

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q
I need to use special altitude diving procedures when diving at an altitude greater than
A. 150 m/500 ft
B. 300 m/1000 ft
C. 600 m/2000 ft
D. 3000 m/10,000 ft
A

B. 300 m/1000 ft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

If I am cold or exercise a lot during a dive, I may surface with more nitrogen than calculated by my dive computer or dive tables
True/false

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

At the end of a dive, my dive buddy’s foot gets tangled in an abandoned fishing net. It takes five minutes to get free, but that delays our ascent making us exceed our no stop limit. This means that before we surface, we will have to make a(n) ____ stop to return our nitrogen level from outside the accepted limits
A. Safety
B. Emergency decompression

A

B. Emergency decompression

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

On a dive boat, after coming aboard two divers discover they accidentally surfaced without making an emergency decompression stop. They should ____, and not dive for at least 24 hours.
A. Re-enter the water and make the stops
B. Exercise and drink fluids
C. Relax, breathe oxygen and check themselves for DCS symptoms

A

C. Relax, breathe oxygen and check themselves for DCS symptoms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

In an emergency decompression situation, I find I won’t have enough air to complete all the required stop time. I should
A. Stay at the stop until out of air, then make a Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
B. Surface immediately and not make the stop at all
C. Stop as long as I can, but save enough air to surface and exit safely

A

C. Stop as long as I can, but save enough air to surface and exit safely

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

To help a diver with suspected decompression illness, I should
A. Monitor the diver’s breathing and provide CPR as necessary
B. Contact emergency medical care
C. Have the driver sit or stand as much as possible
D. Provide emergency oxygen

A

A, B, D

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Nearly all cases of decompression illness require treatment
A. In the water
B. In a recompression chamber
C. With bubble-dissolving drugs

A

B. In a recompression chamber

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

During a dive, I feel I’m having trouble thinking clearly. I should
A. Carefully continue
B. Signal my buddy and ascend to a shallower depth

A

B. Signal my buddy and ascend to a shallower depth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q
On a standard underwater compass, the magnetic north needle
A. Points to magnetic north
B. Indicates my travel direction
C. Points south on a reciprocal course
D. Is absent
A

A. Points to magnetic north

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

My buddy and I want to travel in a straight line using a compass, I should point the ____ in our desired travel direction, then rotate the ____ until the ____ is/are over the ____
A. Lubber line, magnetic north needle, heading references
B. Magnetic north needle, bezel, index marks, lubber line
C. Heading references, bezel, lubber line, magnetic north needle
D. Lubber line, bezel, index marks, magnetic north needle

A

D. Lubber line, bezel, index marks, magnetic north needle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q
As a PADI Open Water Diver, I have been trained to a maximum depth of \_\_\_\_ (or the actual depth I reached, if shallower)
A. 12 m/40 ft
B. 18 m/60 ft
C. 24 m/80 ft
D. 30 m/100 ft
A

B. 18 m/60 ft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

My buddy and I have just finished a dive to 15 m/50 ft for 60 minutes. We want to return to the same site and depth and stay another 60 minutes. We can ____ to see about how long we have to remain at the surface to have enough no stop time
A. Wait and check our no stop times on our computers periodically
B. Use the dive computer plan mode, if our computers have them
C. Use a dive planning app
D. Check the RDP Table or eRDPml

A

All of them

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly