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PADI Divemaster Module 1 Questions and Answers with
Solutions
What is the role of the divemaster in dive planning for a group
of certified divers? - ANSWER Provide broad planning
information that divers use to plan their individual dives.
How do you plan a dive by "thinking through the dive"? -
ANSWER Make a list: pre-dive preparation, organize equipment,
imagine greeting divers and checking in, think about getting
ready for the dive, visualize post dive activities
Think through possible emergencies
Think about information divers need to plan dives
Go back and ask "what if...?"
How do you evaluate general dive conditions, and how do
conditions affect the dive? - ANSWER Weather: wind causes
waves and surf, rain results in runoff and poor vis, temperature
affects comfort
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Tides and tidal currents: affect visibility, depth, and water
movement
Currents are an important consideration
Evaluate visibility from a good vantage point.
What are the three aspects of planning dives for remote areas?
- ANSWER 1. Preparation and planning need to cover more
logistics
2. Have additional medical supplies
3. Self sufficiency (having tools and spare parts)
What is the primary purpose of diver accounting procedures? -
ANSWER To track divers in and out of the water - make sure
every diver comes back aboard before the boat leaves or
returns to shore
Divers you supervise must retain responsibility for: - ANSWER 1.
Planning dives for themselves within their own limits.
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2. Following their individual plans.
3. Quickly revising their plans if conditions change during the
dive
True or false: "thinking through the dive" the process of
thinking about a dive from before it starts until after it ends as a
way of planning what you will need to prepare for and do. -
ANSWER False
True or false: rain can affect dive conditions by causing current,
temperature change, and visibility changes. - ANSWER False;
rain can cause visibility change, but will not typically cause
current or temperature change. Wind can cause current,
temperature change, and/or visibility changes.
The primary purpose of diving accounting procedures is to
ensure that every diver has: - ANSWER Come back from the
dive.
What individual differences in divers does a divemaster have to
be prepared to accommodate? (Study Objective) - ANSWER Skill
PADI Divemaster Module 1 Questions and Answers with
Solutions
What is the role of the divemaster in dive planning for a group
of certified divers? - ANSWER Provide broad planning
information that divers use to plan their individual dives.
How do you plan a dive by "thinking through the dive"? -
ANSWER Make a list: pre-dive preparation, organize equipment,
imagine greeting divers and checking in, think about getting
ready for the dive, visualize post dive activities
Think through possible emergencies
Think about information divers need to plan dives
Go back and ask "what if...?"
How do you evaluate general dive conditions, and how do
conditions affect the dive? - ANSWER Weather: wind causes
waves and surf, rain results in runoff and poor vis, temperature
affects comfort
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Tides and tidal currents: affect visibility, depth, and water
movement
Currents are an important consideration
Evaluate visibility from a good vantage point.
What are the three aspects of planning dives for remote areas?
- ANSWER 1. Preparation and planning need to cover more
logistics
2. Have additional medical supplies
3. Self sufficiency (having tools and spare parts)
What is the primary purpose of diver accounting procedures? -
ANSWER To track divers in and out of the water - make sure
every diver comes back aboard before the boat leaves or
returns to shore
Divers you supervise must retain responsibility for: - ANSWER 1.
Planning dives for themselves within their own limits.
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2. Following their individual plans.
3. Quickly revising their plans if conditions change during the
dive
True or false: "thinking through the dive" the process of
thinking about a dive from before it starts until after it ends as a
way of planning what you will need to prepare for and do. -
ANSWER False
True or false: rain can affect dive conditions by causing current,
temperature change, and visibility changes. - ANSWER False;
rain can cause visibility change, but will not typically cause
current or temperature change. Wind can cause current,
temperature change, and/or visibility changes.
The primary purpose of diving accounting procedures is to
ensure that every diver has: - ANSWER Come back from the
dive.
What individual differences in divers does a divemaster have to
be prepared to accommodate? (Study Objective) - ANSWER Skill
