SSI INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
When must a certification card be issued?
When the student completes the program requirements outlined in the SSI Training
Standards
Only if the Open Water Instructor decides that the student is qualified
Only if the student requests a card
Once the training center decides that the student is qualified
CORRECT ANSWER
When the student completes the program requirements outlined in the SSI Training
Standards
Question 2
The Open Water Diver program is designed to
Teach advanced skills, like lift bags and deep descents
Train students for every diving environment
All answers are correct
Create safe, capable, autonomous divers
CORRECT ANSWER
Create safe, capable, autonomous divers
Question 3
The Open Water Diver certification trains divers to a maximum depth of:
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,15 meters
18 meters
27 meters
32 meters
CORRECT ANSWER
18 meters
Question 4
Divers taking the Open Water Diver program:
Are always self-motivated
All share the same reason for becoming divers
Are always motivated by others
Have a variety of reasons for becoming divers
CORRECT ANSWER
Have a variety of reasons for becoming divers
Question 5
Which of the following is true about Open Water Diver students?
They must never be alone in the water
They only need to be supervised in open water
They only need to be supervised during skill evaluations
They only need to be supervised in deep water
CORRECT ANSWER
They must never be alone in the water
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,Question 6
The purpose of evaluating Open Water Diver students is to:
Make them feel bad about their abilities
Determine if they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to earn the Open Water Diver
certification
Require them to take remedial training
Determine whether they can continue with advanced training
CORRECT ANSWER
Determine if they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to earn the Open Water Diver
certification
Question 7
An Indoor Diver must complete _____ to upgrade to an Open Water Diver certification.
Two open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
At least one open water training dive, and all skill evaluations
All four open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
Two pool/confined water sessions, and two open water training dives
CORRECT ANSWER
Two open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
Question 8
Which academic training sessions must be completed for the Scuba Diver certification?
Academic Sessions 1-6
Academic Sessions 1-4
Academic Session 3-6
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, Academic Sessions 1-3
CORRECT ANSWER
Academic Sessions 1-3
Question 9
A Scuba Diver must complete _____ to upgrade to an Open Water Diver certification.
Only the open water training dives
Only the in-water training requirements
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and two open water training
dives.
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and four open water training
dives.
CORRECT ANSWER
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and two open water training
dives.
Question 10
Students must complete ____ from the Open Water Diver program to receive the Referral
Diver certification.
The academic training and all pool/confined water requirements
The academic training, pool/confined water sessions, and the first two open water training
dives
The academic training and the first two pool/confined water sessions
Only the academic training
CORRECT ANSWER
The academic training and all pool/confined water requirements
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
When must a certification card be issued?
When the student completes the program requirements outlined in the SSI Training
Standards
Only if the Open Water Instructor decides that the student is qualified
Only if the student requests a card
Once the training center decides that the student is qualified
CORRECT ANSWER
When the student completes the program requirements outlined in the SSI Training
Standards
Question 2
The Open Water Diver program is designed to
Teach advanced skills, like lift bags and deep descents
Train students for every diving environment
All answers are correct
Create safe, capable, autonomous divers
CORRECT ANSWER
Create safe, capable, autonomous divers
Question 3
The Open Water Diver certification trains divers to a maximum depth of:
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,15 meters
18 meters
27 meters
32 meters
CORRECT ANSWER
18 meters
Question 4
Divers taking the Open Water Diver program:
Are always self-motivated
All share the same reason for becoming divers
Are always motivated by others
Have a variety of reasons for becoming divers
CORRECT ANSWER
Have a variety of reasons for becoming divers
Question 5
Which of the following is true about Open Water Diver students?
They must never be alone in the water
They only need to be supervised in open water
They only need to be supervised during skill evaluations
They only need to be supervised in deep water
CORRECT ANSWER
They must never be alone in the water
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,Question 6
The purpose of evaluating Open Water Diver students is to:
Make them feel bad about their abilities
Determine if they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to earn the Open Water Diver
certification
Require them to take remedial training
Determine whether they can continue with advanced training
CORRECT ANSWER
Determine if they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to earn the Open Water Diver
certification
Question 7
An Indoor Diver must complete _____ to upgrade to an Open Water Diver certification.
Two open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
At least one open water training dive, and all skill evaluations
All four open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
Two pool/confined water sessions, and two open water training dives
CORRECT ANSWER
Two open water training dives, and all skill evaluations
Question 8
Which academic training sessions must be completed for the Scuba Diver certification?
Academic Sessions 1-6
Academic Sessions 1-4
Academic Session 3-6
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, Academic Sessions 1-3
CORRECT ANSWER
Academic Sessions 1-3
Question 9
A Scuba Diver must complete _____ to upgrade to an Open Water Diver certification.
Only the open water training dives
Only the in-water training requirements
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and two open water training
dives.
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and four open water training
dives.
CORRECT ANSWER
The remaining academic and pool/confined water sessions and two open water training
dives.
Question 10
Students must complete ____ from the Open Water Diver program to receive the Referral
Diver certification.
The academic training and all pool/confined water requirements
The academic training, pool/confined water sessions, and the first two open water training
dives
The academic training and the first two pool/confined water sessions
Only the academic training
CORRECT ANSWER
The academic training and all pool/confined water requirements
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