PHYSICS

1) Approximately how much denser is the air a diver breathes at a depth of 20 meters, as
compared to the surface?
a)
Equivalent to surface density
b)
Two times as dense
c)
Three times as dense
d)
Four rimes as dense
2) As depth increases underwater, colours disappear due to the waters ability to ____ light. The
first colour to disappear is ____.
a)
Diffuse / blue
b)
Absorb / red
c)
Refract / red
d)
Bend / white
3) A scuba tank containing 1.5% carbon monoxide is taken down to 40 meters. If a diver breathes
from this tank at depth, it would have the same effect as breathing ___ % of carbon monoxide at
the surface?
a)
1.5
b)
6.0
c)
7.5
d)
3.0
4) Sound travels ___ times faster in water than in air because water is so much ____ than air.
a)
Twenty / denser
b)
Two / warmer
c)
Four / colder
d)
Four / denser

5) If an object that weighs 85 kilograms is neutrally buoyant in salt water, what is the volume of
the water the object displaces?
a)
8.5 litres
b)
82.5 litres
c)
87.5 litres
d)
170 litres

PHYSIOLOGY
1) Which of the following in not a recommendation for dealing with a diver suspected of having
decompression illness?
a)
Keep the diver moving, do not allow him to fall asleep
b)
Administer oxygen
c)
Place in the left side down, head supported position
d)
Transport to the nearest medical facility
2) Factors that influence a divers susceptibility to decompression sickness include:
a)
Consuming alcohol before / after a dive
b)
Fatigue
c)
Obesity
d)
All of the above
3) After a dive, _______ may be present in a divers circulation system, yet the diver may not
display any symptoms of decompression illness.
a)
Transparent bubbles
b)
Vascular bubbles
c)
Silent bubbles
d)
Micronuclei seeds
4) The ______ ear is the part most affected by changes in pressure.
a)
Middle
b)
Soft tissue in the
c)
Outer
d)
Inner

5) If a skin diver wants to increase breath hold time on a surface dive, he can use _______ to
decrease the level of carbon dioxide in his lungs.
a)
The Valsalva manoeuvre
b)
The Frenzel manoeuvre
c)
Voluntary hyperventilation
d)
The mammalian dive reflex

Recreational Dive Planner and Decompression Theory

1) The RDP was tested:
a)
By military divers for use by recreational divers
b)
With an emphasis on technical gas mix diving
c)
By commercial divers for industrial use, but re-tested for recreational diver use
d)
By a cross section of recreational divers in hyperbaric chambers and in field tests
2) A ____ tissue compartment model was used to determine the no decompression limits for the
RDP and a ___ tissue compartment model was used to determine the no decompression limits
for the US Navy tables.
a)
12 / 60
b)
6/6
c)
14 / 6
d)
6 / 14
3) What guidelines need to be followed when planning a dive with a computer?
a)
Should not be shared by two or more divers
b)
Calls for following the same recommendations as when diving with tables
c)
If both divers have a computer, follow the most conservative computer
d)
All of the above

Please use the Table RDP for the following questions

4) After a dive that ends in pressure group M, you make a 56 minute surface interval. What will be
your new pressure group?
a)
B
b)
D
c)
J
d)
C
5) A diver makes a dive to 19 meters for 35 minutes then has a surface interval of 54 minutes. The
same diver wants to make another 35 minute dive. What will be his maximum allowable depth?
a)
16 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
20 meters
d)
22 meters

SKILLS AND ENVIRONMENT

1) A diver surfaces and immediately complains that he is feeling dizzy and has difficulty breathing.
He is more likely to be suffering from ___________ rather than ________.
a)
Lung expansion injury / DCS
b)
DCS / lung expansion injury
c)
Carbon monoxide poisoning / oxygen toxicity
d)
Oxygen toxicity / carbon monoxide poisoning
2) When administering one rescuer adult CPR the compression rate should be:
a)
80 per minute
b)
100 per minute
c)
120 per minute
d)
60 per minute
3) The primary concern when dealing with an unconscious diver on the surface is to:
a)
Check for breathing
b)
Remove their equipment
c)
Check for pulse
d)
Locate his buddy to find out what happened
4) When doing a shore dive, you can use ripple marks (when present) as navigation aid as you
know they usually run:
a)
Diagonally to the shore line
b)
Parallel to the shore line
c)
Perpendicular to the shore line
d)
45 degrees to the shore line
5) In the unlikely event that you run out of air in shallow water and your buddy is too far away, you
should:
a)
Drop your weight belt and swim slowly to the surface
b)
Swim slowly to your buddy, whilst rapping your tank repeatedly
c)
Swim no faster than 18m per minute towards the surface, looking up, whilst making a
continuous ahhhhhh sound
d)
Swim no faster than 18m per minute, towards the surface, while holding your breath

Equipment

1) An environmental seal is:

a)
A green designation from NOAA which certifies the regulator as non toxic
b)
Used in cold water diving to prevent a regulator first stage from freezing up
c)
A type of saltwater mammal that is eco-friendly
d)
A way of ensuring the regulator will free-flow in the event of a malfunction
2) A _____ will function as designed if placed in the ____ position before a dive:
a)
K valve, down
b)
K valve, up
c)
J valve, down
d)
J Valve, up
3) A failsafe design on a modern regulator ensures that:
a)
A regulators exhaust is vented into the water
b)
Valves open against the flow of air
c)
A regulator will free-flow in the event of a malfunction
d)
Ambient breathing pressure will remain constant
4) True or False
A SCUBA cylinder should never be released of all internal pressure after use, to prevent
corrosion.
5) Which is true of a capillary depth gauge:
a)
They become harder to read at greater depths
b)
They are often used for altitude diving
c)
They indirectly convert actual depths to theoretical depths
d)
All of the above