Bsac Sports Diver Theory Questions With Correct Answers

BSAC SPORTS DIVER THEORY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

When bcan ba bsports bdiver bdive bwith ban bocean bdiver bor banother bsports bdiver? b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔In bconditions balready bencountered bby bthe bocean bdiver bduring
btheir btraining band bunder bthe bsupervision bof ba bdive bmanager.


What's bthe binitial blimited bdepth bfor ba bsports bdiver? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔20m

What's bthe bprogressively bextended bdepth bof ba bsports bdiver? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔35m


Is ba bneap btide bsmall bor blarge? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Small

Is ba bspring btide bsmall bor blarge? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Large

What bcauses ba bneap btide? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔When bthe bMoon bis bat ba bright
bangle bto bEarth band bthe bSun, bcreating bthe bleast bamount bof bgravitational bpull bin
bone bdirection, bcreating bweak btides.


What bcauses bspring btides? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bgravity bof bthe bsun band bmoon
bpull bin bthe bsame bdirection, bcreating bstrong btides.


Neap btides bcoincide bwith bwhat? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bquarters bof bthe bmoon

Spring btides bcoincide bwith bwhat? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔New band bfull bmoon

What's bthe baverage btide bcycle bin bmost bplaces? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔12 bhours

How bmany btide bcycles bin ba bday? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔2

How bmany bhigh btides bin ba bday? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔2

How bmany blow btides bare bthere bin ba bday? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔2

How bmany btimes bdo bspring btides boccur bin ba blunar bmonth? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔2

, How bmany btimes bdo bneap btides boccur bin ba blunar bmonth? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔2

What's bthe btidal brange? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔High bwater b- blow bwater

What's bslack bwater? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔At bthe btides bturning bpoint, bwhen bthe
bwater bspeed bis bat bits bslowest.


What bcan bmake bdiving bon ba bstatic bsite b(e.g. ba bwreck) bsafer? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Diving bin bslack bwater


What bis bground bswell? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔When bwind bcausing bwave baction bon
bthe bsurface bcan bbe bfelt bon bthe bsea bbed.


When bis bground bswell bthe broughest? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔When bthe bsurface bwinds
bgo bagainst bthe btide/stream/current bflow.


Is ban bincoming bor boutgoing btide bbetter bfor bvisibility? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Incoming

What bare bfive bfactors bthat bcan baffect bvisibility? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔- bbad bweather
b
- btides b
- bbeing bclose bto briver bestuaries
- blots bof bphytoplankton b+ bzooplankton b(most blikely bto bbe ba bproblem bin bspring bin
bmost bplaces.) b
-disturbance bby bdivers.

What's ba bthermocline? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Sudden bchange bin btemperature, bmay
blook boily/ bshiny band bproduce ba bchange bin bvisibility


What bcan byou bdo bto breduce bthe beffect bof bglare bon bthe bsurface b(as ba bboat bcrew
bmember, bnot ba bdiver?) b- bcorrect banswer✔✔- bwear bpolarised bsunglasses b
- bposition bthe bboat bwith bthe bsun bbehind byou

What bare bfour bthings byou bshould btake binto baccount bwhen bdoing ba brisk
bassessment? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Conditions, bdepth, bbreathing bgas band bequipment


As bneoprene bwetsuits bcompress, bthere bis ba bloss bof bwhat? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Thermal binsulation


What bprecautions bcan byou btake bto bminimise bthe brisk bof ba bdive bto byourself band
byour bbuddy? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔-don't bdive bif byou're bunsure
- bservice bequipment b
- bback bup bsupply bof bgas b
- bpre bagreed bnarcosis bcheck b(at bagreed bdepth bor bgas blevel) b
- bpracticed brescue bskills b
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