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“SSI OPEN WATER DIVER FINAL EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026 ”LATEST EXAM
2026 – 2027 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
WELL REVISED 100% GUARANTEE PASS
SSI Open Water Diver Final Exam
If you lose contact with your buddy, you should:
A. Exit the water at a predetermined location
B. Surface immediately
C. Search for no more than a minute by turning 360 degrees and looking up
and down and then perform a normal ascent to the surface
D. Continue in the direction you were swimming for one minute then surface
C. Search for no more than a minute by turning 360 degrees and looking up and
down and then perform a normal ascent to the surface
Rip currents are formed by:
A. Water breaks over sand bars and reefs near the beach and recedes through
channels or cuts in the bars and reefs
B. Wind
C. Water breaks over rocks far away from shore and stays inside the tidal
pools
High tide at full moon
A. Water breaks over sand bars and reefs near the beach and recedes through
channels or cuts in the bars and reefs
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The term surface interval is defined as:
A. The amount of nitrogen expelled while on the surface
B. The amount of time spent on the surface of the water between dives
C. The amount of time the diver stays out of the water or on surface between
dives
D. Travel time to and from dive site
C. The amount of time the diver stays out of the water or on surface between dives
Dive computers are essential for planning and executing dives because they:
A. Help divers stay within the no-decompression limits
B. Record all pertinent information
C. Monitors ascents and descents
D. All Answers are correct
D. All Answers are correct
To use a compass to navigate to a sighted object:
A. Point the lubber line toward the object and swim
B. Point the witness marks toward the object and swim
C. Point the magnetic needle toward the object and swim
D. Point the compass toward the object, rotate the bezel until the witness
marks are over the magnetic needle, and follow the lubber line
D. Point the compass toward the object, rotate the bezel until the witness marks are
over the magnetic needle, and follow the lubber line
Use of the SSI Total DiveLog is important because:
A. It is an important information resource for future dives
B. It keeps an accurate record of your personal information and dives
C. It contains your medical history and provides important emergency
information
D. All answers are correct
D. All answers are correct
Residual nitrogen is defined as:
A. 80% of the gas we breathe
B. The amount of nitrogen dissolved in our blood stream and tissues at the
beginning of the first dive of the day
C. The amount of excessive nitrogen dissolved in our blood stream and
tissues at the beginning of the initial ascent to the surface
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D. The amount of excessive nitrogen dissolved in our blood stream and
tissues after a dive
D. The amount of excessive nitrogen dissolved in our blood stream and tissues after
a dive
A dive computer keeps track of a diver's nitrogen absorption levels so that the
diver can:
A. Stay within the no-decompression limits on each dive
B. Dive deeper than 30 meters
C. Make decompression dives
D. Avoid an Arterial Gas Embolism
A. Stay within the no-decompression limits on each dive
The reciprocal azimuth for an initial azimuth of 60º is:
A. 120º
B. 240º
C. 90º
D. 180º
B. 240º
The term repetitive dive is defined as:
A. Any dive started more than 10 minutes and less than 12 hours after a
previous scuba dive
B. A second or subsequent dive at the same location
C. Any dive started less than 10 minutes after a previous scuba dive
D. Any dive started more than 10 minutes after a previous scuba dive
A. Any dive started more than 10 minutes and less than 12 hours after a previous
scuba dive
It is OK to share a computer with your dive buddy.
A. True
B. False
B. False
You should perform a safety stop at 15 ft for 3 to 5 minutes on every dive.
A. True
B. False
A. True
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One of the primary factors contributing to heat loss for divers is:
A. Absorption
B. Convection
C. Diffusion
D. Refraction
B. Convection
The purpose of a BC is to:
A. Provide surface floatation
B. Maintain neutral buoyancy during the dive
C. Control ascent and descent rates
D. All answers are correct
D. All answers are correct
The rate at which the body becomes saturated with nitrogen:
A. Will vary based on factors, such as depth and blood supply to a particular
area of the body
B. Is always the same rate
C. Is slower at the beginning of the process and faster at the end of the
process
D. Is faster at the beginning of the process and slower at the end of the
process
A. Will vary based on factors, such as depth and blood supply to a particular area of
the body
Haldanes theory that the human body can withstand a 2:1 pressure difference
was revised by D Workman to a nitrogen ratio of:
A. 3:1
B. 1:1
C. 5:1
D. 1.58:1
D. 1.58:1
Which of the following would be inappropriate treatment for a diver evidencing
symptoms of Decompression Sickness?
A. Giving them pure oxygen
B. Taking the victim back underwater
“SSI OPEN WATER DIVER FINAL EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026 ”LATEST EXAM
2026 – 2027 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
WELL REVISED 100% GUARANTEE PASS
SSI Open Water Diver Final Exam
If you lose contact with your buddy, you should:
A. Exit the water at a predetermined location
B. Surface immediately
C. Search for no more than a minute by turning 360 degrees and looking up
and down and then perform a normal ascent to the surface
D. Continue in the direction you were swimming for one minute then surface
C. Search for no more than a minute by turning 360 degrees and looking up and
down and then perform a normal ascent to the surface
Rip currents are formed by:
A. Water breaks over sand bars and reefs near the beach and recedes through
channels or cuts in the bars and reefs
B. Wind
C. Water breaks over rocks far away from shore and stays inside the tidal
pools
High tide at full moon
A. Water breaks over sand bars and reefs near the beach and recedes through
channels or cuts in the bars and reefs
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The term surface interval is defined as:
A. The amount of nitrogen expelled while on the surface
B. The amount of time spent on the surface of the water between dives
C. The amount of time the diver stays out of the water or on surface between
dives
D. Travel time to and from dive site
C. The amount of time the diver stays out of the water or on surface between dives
Dive computers are essential for planning and executing dives because they:
A. Help divers stay within the no-decompression limits
B. Record all pertinent information
C. Monitors ascents and descents
D. All Answers are correct
D. All Answers are correct
To use a compass to navigate to a sighted object:
A. Point the lubber line toward the object and swim
B. Point the witness marks toward the object and swim
C. Point the magnetic needle toward the object and swim
D. Point the compass toward the object, rotate the bezel until the witness
marks are over the magnetic needle, and follow the lubber line
D. Point the compass toward the object, rotate the bezel until the witness marks are
over the magnetic needle, and follow the lubber line
Use of the SSI Total DiveLog is important because:
A. It is an important information resource for future dives
B. It keeps an accurate record of your personal information and dives
C. It contains your medical history and provides important emergency
information
D. All answers are correct
D. All answers are correct
Residual nitrogen is defined as:
A. 80% of the gas we breathe
B. The amount of nitrogen dissolved in our blood stream and tissues at the
beginning of the first dive of the day
C. The amount of excessive nitrogen dissolved in our blood stream and
tissues at the beginning of the initial ascent to the surface
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D. The amount of excessive nitrogen dissolved in our blood stream and
tissues after a dive
D. The amount of excessive nitrogen dissolved in our blood stream and tissues after
a dive
A dive computer keeps track of a diver's nitrogen absorption levels so that the
diver can:
A. Stay within the no-decompression limits on each dive
B. Dive deeper than 30 meters
C. Make decompression dives
D. Avoid an Arterial Gas Embolism
A. Stay within the no-decompression limits on each dive
The reciprocal azimuth for an initial azimuth of 60º is:
A. 120º
B. 240º
C. 90º
D. 180º
B. 240º
The term repetitive dive is defined as:
A. Any dive started more than 10 minutes and less than 12 hours after a
previous scuba dive
B. A second or subsequent dive at the same location
C. Any dive started less than 10 minutes after a previous scuba dive
D. Any dive started more than 10 minutes after a previous scuba dive
A. Any dive started more than 10 minutes and less than 12 hours after a previous
scuba dive
It is OK to share a computer with your dive buddy.
A. True
B. False
B. False
You should perform a safety stop at 15 ft for 3 to 5 minutes on every dive.
A. True
B. False
A. True
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One of the primary factors contributing to heat loss for divers is:
A. Absorption
B. Convection
C. Diffusion
D. Refraction
B. Convection
The purpose of a BC is to:
A. Provide surface floatation
B. Maintain neutral buoyancy during the dive
C. Control ascent and descent rates
D. All answers are correct
D. All answers are correct
The rate at which the body becomes saturated with nitrogen:
A. Will vary based on factors, such as depth and blood supply to a particular
area of the body
B. Is always the same rate
C. Is slower at the beginning of the process and faster at the end of the
process
D. Is faster at the beginning of the process and slower at the end of the
process
A. Will vary based on factors, such as depth and blood supply to a particular area of
the body
Haldanes theory that the human body can withstand a 2:1 pressure difference
was revised by D Workman to a nitrogen ratio of:
A. 3:1
B. 1:1
C. 5:1
D. 1.58:1
D. 1.58:1
Which of the following would be inappropriate treatment for a diver evidencing
symptoms of Decompression Sickness?
A. Giving them pure oxygen
B. Taking the victim back underwater
