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SSI ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR 2026
BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
Pool/Confined Water Specialties:
Requires at least two in-water training sessions
Must be taught by an Open Water Instructor or higher
Must only be taught in the pool/confined water
All answers are correct - correct answer -Requires at least two in-
water training sessions
Science of Diving is a Specialty program.
Dedicated Equipment
Pool/Confined Water
Diving Knowledge
Open Water - correct answer -Diving Knowledge
The Scuba Rangers Recognition Levels are:
No answers are correct
Rookie, Intermediate, and Advanced
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Advanced, Master, and Professional
Intermediate, Advanced, and Master - correct answer -
Intermediate, Advanced, and Master
The Scuba Rangers program:
Can be taught in any format
Does not require any paperwork
Uses the SSI Total Teaching System
Does not have any additional administrative requirements -
correct answer -Uses the SSI Total Teaching System
If a student has trouble performing a skill:
Do not stop until they have mastered the skill
Be encouraging, and do not force them to complete the skill
Have them practice on their own
End the session and have them leave the water - correct answer -
Be encouraging, and do not force them to complete the skill
If your student can perform a task or skill correctly:
Continue to guide them step by step
Allow them to practice if their buddy supervises
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Allow them to practice without supervision
Supervise but do not interfere - correct answer -Supervise but do
not interfere
Once a student completes the Scuba Rangers Development
Program:
They can participate in SSI Pool/Confined Water Specialties
They can continue training with Scuba Rangers Specialties
They must wait until they are ten years old to continue diving
They automatically earn a Scuba Ranger Recognition Level -
correct answer -They can continue training with Scuba Rangers
Specialties
The Scuba Rangers program:
Is intended for children 8-10 years old
All answers are correct
Is a pool/confined water program only
Does not certify students to dive without a dive professional -
correct answer -All answers are correct
Which of the following is correct?
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Parents must be in the water with the student for the first training
session
Students will always tell you when they are cold or uncomfortable
Students may not understand the consequences of their actions
Students can perform complex skills more quickly than adults -
correct answer -Students may not understand the consequences
of their actions
Because they are still developing physically, students may:
Learn skills faster than adults
Consume breathing gas more quickly
Have trouble equalizing
All answers are correct - correct answer -Have trouble equalizing
Which of the following is an example of a real-world application
for Section 5: The Ocean and Your Diving Opportunities?
Emphasizing the difference between rental and personal
equipment
Teaching students how proper buoyancy prevents accidental
encounters with sea urchins
Providing real-world examples of no-decompression limit dive
planning
SSI ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR 2026
BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
Pool/Confined Water Specialties:
Requires at least two in-water training sessions
Must be taught by an Open Water Instructor or higher
Must only be taught in the pool/confined water
All answers are correct - correct answer -Requires at least two in-
water training sessions
Science of Diving is a Specialty program.
Dedicated Equipment
Pool/Confined Water
Diving Knowledge
Open Water - correct answer -Diving Knowledge
The Scuba Rangers Recognition Levels are:
No answers are correct
Rookie, Intermediate, and Advanced
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Advanced, Master, and Professional
Intermediate, Advanced, and Master - correct answer -
Intermediate, Advanced, and Master
The Scuba Rangers program:
Can be taught in any format
Does not require any paperwork
Uses the SSI Total Teaching System
Does not have any additional administrative requirements -
correct answer -Uses the SSI Total Teaching System
If a student has trouble performing a skill:
Do not stop until they have mastered the skill
Be encouraging, and do not force them to complete the skill
Have them practice on their own
End the session and have them leave the water - correct answer -
Be encouraging, and do not force them to complete the skill
If your student can perform a task or skill correctly:
Continue to guide them step by step
Allow them to practice if their buddy supervises
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Allow them to practice without supervision
Supervise but do not interfere - correct answer -Supervise but do
not interfere
Once a student completes the Scuba Rangers Development
Program:
They can participate in SSI Pool/Confined Water Specialties
They can continue training with Scuba Rangers Specialties
They must wait until they are ten years old to continue diving
They automatically earn a Scuba Ranger Recognition Level -
correct answer -They can continue training with Scuba Rangers
Specialties
The Scuba Rangers program:
Is intended for children 8-10 years old
All answers are correct
Is a pool/confined water program only
Does not certify students to dive without a dive professional -
correct answer -All answers are correct
Which of the following is correct?
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Parents must be in the water with the student for the first training
session
Students will always tell you when they are cold or uncomfortable
Students may not understand the consequences of their actions
Students can perform complex skills more quickly than adults -
correct answer -Students may not understand the consequences
of their actions
Because they are still developing physically, students may:
Learn skills faster than adults
Consume breathing gas more quickly
Have trouble equalizing
All answers are correct - correct answer -Have trouble equalizing
Which of the following is an example of a real-world application
for Section 5: The Ocean and Your Diving Opportunities?
Emphasizing the difference between rental and personal
equipment
Teaching students how proper buoyancy prevents accidental
encounters with sea urchins
Providing real-world examples of no-decompression limit dive
planning
