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PADI Advanced Open Water Certification EXAM ALL 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
Q; Elements of situational awareness in recreational diving include
a. gas.
b. equipment.
c. depth.
d. navigation.
Examples of remaining situationally aware would include knowing how close I have come to a
no stop limit, and the most direct route to my exit point.
True
Dive First, Situation Second, Communicate Third helps me resolve multitasking conflicts by
providing a set thinking strategy.
While night diving, i momentarily lose track of where I am. Just above the bottom i turn to
signal my buddy, who's lagging behind. As I hover while waiting for my buddy to catch up, my
fins dip and begin stirring up the bottom, and then my dive light fails. Based on Dive First,
Situation Second and Communicate Third, I would first
deploy my backup light and restore my buoyancy/trim.
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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People who have good habits think faster under stress.
False. People with good habits respond better under stress, but still tend to have slowed
thinking.
The four central dive skills include:
A. planning dives with secondary objectives
B. developing situational awareness
C. managing task loading
D. maintaining good dive habits
I learn the central dive skills to help me transition from novice-thinking to experienced-
thinking approaches to diving
True
On a dive, I want to identify different species of angelfish on a reef, and my buddy wants to
photograph soft corals. What is the dive's primary objective?
For both of us to finish the dive safely
A secondary objective is anything I want to accomplish on a dive beyond coming back safely.
True
The biggest mistake regarding secondary objectives is forgetting that they are secondary.
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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True
Situational awareness is my ability to perceive whats going on around me and
Remember it
As I train and gain experience as a diver, my sphere of awareness tends to
Expand
Under stress, people tend to do what they
do by habit
A good habit is to choose to have surface signaling devices on the dives where im most likely
to need them.
False. Accidents do not announce themselves before the dive. Make a habit of having the gear
you're sup- posed to have on all dives.
I'm on a dive boat in a new area. As I confirm that I have a visual and an audible signaling
device, I notice all the local divers have two of each. I should (choose all that apply):
a. find out why in case I should have two of each, too.
b. get one more of each kind myself.
Underwater Navigation
Underwater Navigation
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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Mastering underwater navigation benefits me by
a. reduce contusion and anxiety
c.making dive plan more effective
d. helping me stay with my buddy.
e. helping conserve my breathing gas.
While measuring distance using kick cycles, I count one cycle each time my leg
b. returns to the same place.
My buddy and I need to measure 60 metres/200 feet while following a slope from 12
metres/40 feet to approximately 18 metres/60 feet.
a. Kick cycles
My buddy and I are preparing for a dive. Which predive observations may help us navigate?
a Sun direction
c. Waves
d. Offshore objects
Offshore objects To help us with navigation, my buddy and I descend
head above feet, facing our planned travel direction.
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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PADI Advanced Open Water Certification EXAM ALL 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
Q; Elements of situational awareness in recreational diving include
a. gas.
b. equipment.
c. depth.
d. navigation.
Examples of remaining situationally aware would include knowing how close I have come to a
no stop limit, and the most direct route to my exit point.
True
Dive First, Situation Second, Communicate Third helps me resolve multitasking conflicts by
providing a set thinking strategy.
While night diving, i momentarily lose track of where I am. Just above the bottom i turn to
signal my buddy, who's lagging behind. As I hover while waiting for my buddy to catch up, my
fins dip and begin stirring up the bottom, and then my dive light fails. Based on Dive First,
Situation Second and Communicate Third, I would first
deploy my backup light and restore my buoyancy/trim.
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
1
,Page 2 of 42
People who have good habits think faster under stress.
False. People with good habits respond better under stress, but still tend to have slowed
thinking.
The four central dive skills include:
A. planning dives with secondary objectives
B. developing situational awareness
C. managing task loading
D. maintaining good dive habits
I learn the central dive skills to help me transition from novice-thinking to experienced-
thinking approaches to diving
True
On a dive, I want to identify different species of angelfish on a reef, and my buddy wants to
photograph soft corals. What is the dive's primary objective?
For both of us to finish the dive safely
A secondary objective is anything I want to accomplish on a dive beyond coming back safely.
True
The biggest mistake regarding secondary objectives is forgetting that they are secondary.
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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True
Situational awareness is my ability to perceive whats going on around me and
Remember it
As I train and gain experience as a diver, my sphere of awareness tends to
Expand
Under stress, people tend to do what they
do by habit
A good habit is to choose to have surface signaling devices on the dives where im most likely
to need them.
False. Accidents do not announce themselves before the dive. Make a habit of having the gear
you're sup- posed to have on all dives.
I'm on a dive boat in a new area. As I confirm that I have a visual and an audible signaling
device, I notice all the local divers have two of each. I should (choose all that apply):
a. find out why in case I should have two of each, too.
b. get one more of each kind myself.
Underwater Navigation
Underwater Navigation
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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Mastering underwater navigation benefits me by
a. reduce contusion and anxiety
c.making dive plan more effective
d. helping me stay with my buddy.
e. helping conserve my breathing gas.
While measuring distance using kick cycles, I count one cycle each time my leg
b. returns to the same place.
My buddy and I need to measure 60 metres/200 feet while following a slope from 12
metres/40 feet to approximately 18 metres/60 feet.
a. Kick cycles
My buddy and I are preparing for a dive. Which predive observations may help us navigate?
a Sun direction
c. Waves
d. Offshore objects
Offshore objects To help us with navigation, my buddy and I descend
head above feet, facing our planned travel direction.
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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