SSI open water diver chapter 3 Exam Questions and Answers

Started immediately forcefully - Answer- Ear equalization, or clearing, should be ______ ______ upon descending and continued as you dive deeper, and should never be done ______. Dive resolved - Answer- If your sinuses are blocked, it is best not to ______ until the problem is ______ and they are open again. Rapid shallow - Answer- A common reaction to anxiety or fear is a ______, ______ breathing pattern. Stops thinks breathing - Answer- Unless the diver ______, ______ and gets ______ under control, stress, and even panic may result. Overexertion equipment - Answer- To prevent carbon dioxide excess, avoid ______ and dive with high-quality, well-maintained ______. Normally regulator exhaling - Answer- Always breathe ______, never hold your breath; even if the ______ is out of your mouth while underwater, develop the habit of ______ a steady stream of bubbles. Buoyancy adding subtracting - Answer- Proper weighting is what allows the diver to get underwater and begin a descent. With proper weighting achieved, adjustment of ______ underwater is accomplished by ______ air to or ______ air from the BC. Shallower release - Answer- Once neutrally buoyant at any depth, if you move into ______ water, the air and your BC will expand and you will need to ______ air from the BC until you become suspended. 4 - Answer- Hearing is affected (underwater) because soundwaves travel about ______ times faster in water then in air. Scuba cylinder - Answer- A sound all divers need to know is the clanking of a diver's tool or other device against a ______ ______. This is a signal to get another divers attention. 25 - Answer- The body loses heat faster in water than it doesn't air - ______ times faster. Hypothermia - Answer- When body temperature is a little allowed to drop to 95°F (35°C), ______ sets in. Overexpansion - Answer- Failure to keep an open airway to the lungs upon ascent can result in one of four ______ injuries. Slowly nitrogen - Answer- During the process of releasing nitrogen from the tissues, it is important that the diver comes up ______ enough to allow the ______ to stay in solution in the tissues and blood while it is being released. 30 9 - Answer- The proper rate of ascent is ______ feet, ______ meters per minute SSI total divelog - Answer- Write all contact information in your ______ ______ ______. Properly trained judgment - Answer- While it is important to know emergency precautions, ______ ______ divers who use good ______ should never need to use them, or make it necessary for others to use them. BC mask regulator - Answer- After your ascent, when you reach the surface, inflate the ______, do a weight system check, keep your ______ in place, and either keep the ______ in place or switch to snorkel breathing. Swimming - Answer- An emergency ______ ascent is essentially the same as a normal ascent except that you are prepared to ditch your weight system for immediate positive buoyancy if necessary. Buoyant - Answer- If you are confused or panicked and there is doubt about which ascent to use, ditch the weights and do