DIVER FINAL EXAM
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An object immersed in water will be buoyed upward by a force ______
the weight of the water it displaces. - ANSWERS-equal to
A high pressure scuba cylinder should be stored:
-secured with a minimum of 500 t0 750 psi
-lying flat with no air
-with the valve slightly open to allow air expansion
-secured with the valve open - ANSWERS--secured with a minimum of
500 t0 750 psi
The most efficient breathing pattern for scuba diving is: - ANSWERS-
deep balanced inhalation followed by long balanced exhalation, without
any pause
One of the primary factors contributing to heat loss for divers is:
-Absorption
-Convection
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, SSI OPEN WATER LATEST
DIVER FINAL EXAM
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-Diffusion
-Refraction - ANSWERS--Convection
The Information System components are: - ANSWERS-Dive Computer,
Analogue Instruments, if the Dive Computer does not supply all
necessary information and SSI Total DiveLog
The purpose of a BC is to:
-Provide surface floatation
-Maintain neutral buoyancy during the dive
-Control ascent and descent rates
-all answers are correct - ANSWERS--all answers are correct
Which of the following Total Diving System subsystems best describes
the SCUBA?
-Delivery system
-Buoyancy system
-Information system
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, SSI OPEN WATER LATEST
DIVER FINAL EXAM
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-Snorkeling system - ANSWERS--Delivery system
Under the SSI Equipment Service Program, your Delivery System
should be serviced and performance checked:
-every 3 years
-every 5 years
-every month
-every year - ANSWERS--every year
Assuming a consistent air consumption rate, diving at a pressure of 4 ata
will use __ as much air as diving at 2 ata. - ANSWERS-2 times
A scuba tank for recreational diving should be filled with:
-A mixture of helium and oxygen
-Pure, filtered compressed air or Nitrox
-A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
-pure oxygen - ANSWERS-Pure, filtered compressed air or Nitrox
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