Padi Open Water Diving Section 1

PADI OPEN WATER DIVING SECTION
1




AsddaddnewlyddcertifiedddPADIddOpenddWaterddDiver,ddIddwillddbeddtrainedddtodddiveddwithd
dbuddyddasdddeepddasdd-ddanswer--18ddmetres/60ddfeet


Certainddmedicalddconditionsddcanddbeddhazardousddwhiledddiving,ddsodditddisddimportantd
dtoddanswerddallddquestionsddonddtheddMedicalddStatementddhonestlyddandddcompletelydd-
ddanswer--True


PADIddcoursesddareddperformanceddbased.ddThisddmeansddthatddtoddbeddcertified,ddIddmu
st..dd-ddanswer--meetddspecificddperformanceddrequirments

Failureddtoddcompleteddassignedddindependentddstudyddcanddcreateddsignificantdddelays,d
dandddmyddinstructorddmayddhaveddtoddcancelddandddrescheduleddsessionsdduntilddIddcom
pleteddtheddassignment.dd-ddanswer--True

Whendddivingddinddaddnewdddiveddenvironment,ddtwoddbenefitsddofddseekingddanddorientati
on,ddsupervisionddand/
orddadditionalddtrainingddareddthatdditddhelpsddmeddavoidddproblemsddandddthatdditddhelpsdd
meddenjoyddthedddiveddmore.dd-ddanswer--True

Asddyoudddescendddinddwaterddtheddpressuredd-ddanswer--increases

Adddepthddofdd10ddmetres/33ddfeetddcausesddaddpressureddchangeddofdd-ddanswer--
1ddbar/ata

ifddyouddtakedd6ddlitersddofddairddfromddtheddsurfaceddtodd20ddmetres/
66ddfeet,ddtheddvolumeddwillddbedd-ddanswer--2ddlitres

Thedddensityddofddtheddairddinddtheddpreviousddquestionddwouldddbedd______ddthedddensit
yddatddtheddsurfacedd-ddanswer--3x

Addballoonddfullyddinflatedddandddsealedddatdd10ddmetres/
33ddfeet,ddwouldddprobablydd_______ddduringddacsentddtoddtheddsurface.dd-ddanswer--
burst

, AsddIdddescend,ddincreasingddpressureddaffectsddmydd-ddanswer--mask,ddears,ddsinuses

Addsqueezeddisddcausedddbydd-ddanswer--
addpressureddimbalanceddbetweenddtheddsurroundingddpressureddandddanddairddspace

Equalizationddisddtheddprocessddofdd-ddanswer--addingddairddtoddanddairddspace

Iddshouldddequalizedd-ddanswer--BeforeddIddfeelddpainddordddiscomfort

I'mdddescendingddanddddiscoverddIddcan'tddequalize.ddTheddfirstddthingddIddwoulddddoddisdd
-ddanswer--stopddmydddescentddandddseeddifddtheddproblemddcorrectsdditself

Iddequalizeddgentlyddbecauseddanddextended,ddforcefulddequalizationddcanddcauseddperm
anentdddamageddtoddmyddearsddandddhearingdd-ddanswer--True

OnddadddayddIddplanddtoddtoddgodddiving,ddIddwakeddupddwithddmyddsinusesddblockeddddued
dtoddaddcoldddorddallergy.ddIddshoulddd-ddanswer--cancelddmydddivedduntilddI'mddwell


Whenddscubadddiving,ddnormalddbreathingddkeepsddyourddlungsddequalizedddtoddtheddsurr
oundingddpressuredd-ddanswer--True

Theddmostddimportantddruleddinddscubadddivingddisddtodd-ddanswer--
Breatheddcontinuouslyddandddneverddholdddyourddbreath

Failureddtoddfollowddtheddmostddimportantddruleddinddscubadddivingddcanddcauseddseveredd
lungddoverexpansionddinjuries,ddwhichddcanddresultddinddparalysisddordddeath.dd-
ddanswer--True


DuringddascentddIddfeeldddiscomfortddinddmyddears.ddIddshoulddd-ddanswer--
stop,dddescendddslightlyddandddallowddtrappedddairddtoddworkdditsddwayddout.

MyddbuddyddandddIdddescendddtodd12ddmetres/
40ddfeet.ddIddwouldddexpectddtodduseddmyddair___________ddatdd6ddmetres/20ddfeet.dd-
ddanswer--fasterddthan


Theddmostddefficientddwayddtoddbreathedddenseddairddunderwaterddisddtoddbreathedd-
ddanswer--deeplyddandddslowly


Myddbodyddrespondsddtoddanxietyddwithddincreasedddbreathingddbutddslowddbreathingddhel
psddtoddreduceddanxietydd-ddanswer--True

WhichddofddtheddfollowingddareddamongddtheddbreathingddrulesddIddfollowddasddadddiver?
dd-ddanswer--1)ddBreatheddcontinuouslyddandddnever,ddever,ddholdddmyddbreathe.
2)ddBreatheddslowlyddanddddeeply.
3)ddDoddnotddallowddmyselfddtoddgetddwindedddorddout-of-breath.