VIEW AHEAD EXAM 2026 100% CORRECT.
◍ Certified divers who want an orientation and underwater guided
tour of a new dive site or unfamiliar aquatic conditions, should:
a. dive off a local charter boat.
b. participate in a PADI Discover Local Diving program.
c. visit a dive center to get a dive site map.
d. review the appropriate PADI Specialty. Answer: b. participate in a
PADI Discover Local Diving program.
◍ True or False. You decide how many divers you take in the water
for a Discover Local Diving experience based on factors including
diver comfort, experience, age, environmental conditions and
logistics.
a. True
b. False Answer: a. True
,◍ Which program has an open water dive ratio of 10 participants to
one divemaster (10:1)?
a. Discover Scuba Diving
b. Scuba Review
c. PADI Skin Diver
D. Discover Local Diving Answer: c. PADI Skin Diver
◍ Who may want to take a PADI Skin Diver course?
a. A child who is too young for a scuba course, but wants to gain
comfort in the water and also earn PADI certification.
b. An individual who wants to learn basic skin diving skills to explore
the underwater world.
c. A certified diver who wants to improve skin diving skills while
increase stamina and physical fitness in the water.
d. All of the above Answer: d. All of the above
,◍ What is the minimum age to participate in a Scuba Review
program?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 18
d. There is no minimum age. Answer: a. 10
◍ True or False. If a diver can't read, or the Scuba Time-up
Guidebook is not available in a language the diver understands, the
diver may not participate in Scuba
Review.
a. True
b. False Answer: b. False
◍ The first open water scuba dive in the Discover Scuba Diving
program:
a. may be conducted by a certified assistant at a ratio of 2:1
, b. must be conducted by a PADI Instructor.
c. may have a ratio 12:1 if three certified assistants participate.
d. None of the above. Answer: b. must be conducted by a PADI
Instructor.
◍ True or False. You may take Discover Scuba Diving participants on
an additional open water wide at ratio of 4:1.
a. True
b. False Answer: b. False
◍ When supervising Discover Scuba Diving participants on an open
water dive, you should:
a. take photos or video of them to make the experience more
enjoyable.
b. position yourself so that you can make immediate physical contact
with, adjust buoyancy for, and render assistance to, participants.
c. let the participants lead while you follow and observe them.