HIGH-TECH PADI OPEN WATER
EXAM 2025 RATED A+
What are 8 symptoms of overexertion while diving?
Fatigue, labored breathing, a feeling of suffocation, weakness, anxiety,
headaches, muscle cramping, and a tendency to panic
What should I do if I think I'm becoming overexerted at the surface and
underwater?
Stop all activity, signal your buddy, and rest
What points should a dive plan normally include?
Agree on best entry/exit techniques, decide what course you'll follow,
agree on maximum time and depth, review underwater signs,
determine when you will head back, agree on how you'll stay together
during the dive, establish what you'll do if you become separated,
discuss emergency procedures
,How do we conduct the predive safety check?
Using Begin With Review And Friend (BWRAF)
BWRAF
BCD, weight, releases, air, final check
What do I do if I get separated from my buddy on a dive?
Look for each other for no more than 1 minute, and then ascend to the
surface if you can't find them
How do my buddy and I manage our air supply together while diving?
Plan your dive around who breathes air the fastest.
Subtract your reserve/ascent supply from your starting pressure to find
out how much pressure you have for the main part of the dive
To be safe, plan to use half your air coming down, and half coming back
What are the 5 steps for a proper descent with scuba?
1. Confirm that your buddy is ready
2. Orient yourself to something
,3. Switch from your snorkel to your regulator
4. Check your dive computer/timer
5. Signal "descend" and slowly deflate your BCD
What are the 5 steps for a proper ascent with scuba?
1. Signal "up" and confirm that your buddy is ready
2. Check your dive computer/timer to be sure you're within dive limits
3. Look up and hold your BCD deflator hose
4. Ascend no slower than your dive computer's maximum rate
5. Look up, turn as you ascend, and stay with your buddy
What is the maximum ascent rate?
18 m/60 ft//min
What is a safety stop?
A pause in your ascent between 6 m/20 ft and 3 m/10 ft to give your
tissues extra time to release dissolved gases for at least 3 minutes
, When would I not make a safety stop?
When you're assisting a diver who has an air supply problem or if you're
low on air
dive computer
Tells you your time and depth underwater and guides you in keeping
dissolved nitrogen in your body within accepted limits
How do I measure/define visibility as a diver?
The distance you can see horizontally underwater
What 4 principles affect visibility?
Water movement, weather, plankton, bottom composition
When diving in a mild current, in what direction would I normally go?
Swim slowly into the current so that when you turn the dive, the
current will push you back to your exit point
EXAM 2025 RATED A+
What are 8 symptoms of overexertion while diving?
Fatigue, labored breathing, a feeling of suffocation, weakness, anxiety,
headaches, muscle cramping, and a tendency to panic
What should I do if I think I'm becoming overexerted at the surface and
underwater?
Stop all activity, signal your buddy, and rest
What points should a dive plan normally include?
Agree on best entry/exit techniques, decide what course you'll follow,
agree on maximum time and depth, review underwater signs,
determine when you will head back, agree on how you'll stay together
during the dive, establish what you'll do if you become separated,
discuss emergency procedures
,How do we conduct the predive safety check?
Using Begin With Review And Friend (BWRAF)
BWRAF
BCD, weight, releases, air, final check
What do I do if I get separated from my buddy on a dive?
Look for each other for no more than 1 minute, and then ascend to the
surface if you can't find them
How do my buddy and I manage our air supply together while diving?
Plan your dive around who breathes air the fastest.
Subtract your reserve/ascent supply from your starting pressure to find
out how much pressure you have for the main part of the dive
To be safe, plan to use half your air coming down, and half coming back
What are the 5 steps for a proper descent with scuba?
1. Confirm that your buddy is ready
2. Orient yourself to something
,3. Switch from your snorkel to your regulator
4. Check your dive computer/timer
5. Signal "descend" and slowly deflate your BCD
What are the 5 steps for a proper ascent with scuba?
1. Signal "up" and confirm that your buddy is ready
2. Check your dive computer/timer to be sure you're within dive limits
3. Look up and hold your BCD deflator hose
4. Ascend no slower than your dive computer's maximum rate
5. Look up, turn as you ascend, and stay with your buddy
What is the maximum ascent rate?
18 m/60 ft//min
What is a safety stop?
A pause in your ascent between 6 m/20 ft and 3 m/10 ft to give your
tissues extra time to release dissolved gases for at least 3 minutes
, When would I not make a safety stop?
When you're assisting a diver who has an air supply problem or if you're
low on air
dive computer
Tells you your time and depth underwater and guides you in keeping
dissolved nitrogen in your body within accepted limits
How do I measure/define visibility as a diver?
The distance you can see horizontally underwater
What 4 principles affect visibility?
Water movement, weather, plankton, bottom composition
When diving in a mild current, in what direction would I normally go?
Swim slowly into the current so that when you turn the dive, the
current will push you back to your exit point
