100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS
ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2023//2024 I'M PLANNING A DIVE IN MODERATELY LOW VISIBILITY (2-3 METERS/2-10 FEET) AND I WANT TO MAINTAIN BUDDY CONTACT. SKILL IN UNDERWATER NAVIGATION WILL HELP ME WITH THIS. TRUE/FALSE - ANSWERTRUE WHEN MEASURING DISTANCE WITH KICK CYCLES, YOU COUNT WHEN... - ANSWERTHE SAME LEG RETURNS TO THE SAME POSITION WHEN ESTIMATING DISTANCE WITH ELAPSED TIME, YOU MEASURE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO COVER A FIXED DISTANCE WHILE SWIMMING... - ANSWERAT A NORMAL RELAXED PACE. MY BUDDY AND I ARE DIVING FROM A BOAT THAT'S MOORED IN AN AREA POPULAR FOR DIVING. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PREDIVE OBSERVATIONS MAY ASSIST US WITH NATURAL NAVIGATION DURING THE DIVE? - ANSWER1. DIVEMASTER TELLS US THE BOAT IS POINTED DIRECTLY INTO THE CURRENT. 2. IT'S 1530 HOURS AND THE SUN IS SETTING IN THE WEST. 3. THERE'S A LARGE BUOY MOORED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BOAT. 4. THE BOAT'S DEPTH FINDER SHOWS 15 METERS/50 FEET DIRECTLY UNDER THE BOAT. TO MAINTAIN MY ORIENTATION AND BENEFIT FROM NATURAL NAVIGATION , DESCEND IN WHAT POSITION? - ANSWERHEAD ABOVE FEET FACING TRAVEL DIRECTION WHILE NAVIGATING WITH NATURAL REFERENCES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN HELP ME? - ANSWER1. LIGHT AND SHADOWS 2. WATER MOVEMENT 3. BOTTOM COMPOSITION AND FORMATIONS 4.PLANTS AND ANIMALS 5. NOISE/SOUNDS I'M NAVIGATING WITH A COMPASS. TO MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE HEADING, KEEP THE ____________ ALIGNED WITH MY BODY'S CENTERLINE. - ANSWERLUBBER LINE WITH A STANDARD ANALOG COMPASS, THE __________ ALWAYS INDICATES YOUR TRAVEL DIRECTION. THE _________ ALWAYS POINTS TO MAGNETIC NORTH. - ANSWERLUBBER LINE, COMPASS NEEDLE TO SET A RECIPROCAL HEADING, TURN THE COMPASS TO A HEADING THAT IS __________ FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING? - ANSWER180 DEGREES DURING A DIVE, I'M FOLLOWING MY COMPASS BUT MY SENSE OF DIRECTION MAKES IT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE GOING MORE TO THE RIGHT. WITHOUT ANY OTHER INFORMATION, THE BEST TIP WOULD BE TO.... - ANSWERTRUST THE COMPASS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING USUALLY MAKE COMPASS USE MORE EFFECTIVE? - ANSWER1. PRACTICE ON LAND 2. ALLOW FOR CURRENT EFFECTS 3. NAVIGATE AROUND OBSTACLES 4. MIDWATER, YOUR BUDDY MONITORS DEPTH WHILE YOU NAVIGATE 5. DO NOT SWIM RAPIDLY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WOULD I CONSIDER WHEN DETERMINING MY PERSONAL DEEP-DIVING DEPTH LIMIT? - ANSWER1. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 2. MY PHYSICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL FITNESS 3. THE EFFECT OF PREVIOUS DIVES ON MY NO STOP LIMIT 4. DISTANCE FROM EMERGENCY CARE 5. MY BUDDY'S PERSONAL LIMITS IT'S SUMMER AND I'VE BEEN DIVING IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS, REACHING A MAXIMUM DEPHT OF 12 METERS/40 FEET. TODAY MY BUDDY AND I PLAN TO DIVE TO 30 METERS/100 FEET. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE? - ANSWERMY EXPOSURE SUIT MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE. WHICH PIECES OF SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT ARE RECOMMENDED FOR DEEP DIVING? - ANSWER1. EMERGENCY BREATHING EQUIPMENT 2. UNDERWATER LIGHT WHEN DESCENDING INTO DEEP WATER, THE RECOMMENDED GENERAL BODY ORIENTATION IS...? - ANSWERHEAD ABOVE FEET MY BUDDY AND I ARE ASCENDING FROM DEEP WATER. TO ASCEND AT A PROPER RATE, WE....? - ANSWER1. ASCEND ALONG A REFERENCE LINE OR UPWARD SLOPE 2. CHECK OUR COMPUTERS EVER METER/FEW FEET 3. MAINTAIN BUOYANCY CONTROL BY ADJUSTING OUR BCD'S FREQUENTLY MY BUDDY AND I LOSE OUR WAY ON A DEEP DIVE AND MUST SURFACE WITHOUT A REFERENCE. STEPS FOR DOING THIS INCLUDE....? - ANSWER1. USING OUR COMPUTERS TO GUAGE A PROPER ASCENT RATE 2. ADJUSTING OOUR BUOYANCY FREQUENTL
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