PADI OPEN WATER STUDY 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔As a prudent, conservative diver, the following are normal parts of my ascents:
A. Ascending at 18 metres/60 feet per minute (or slower if specified by my computer).
B. Inflating my BCD to begin my ascent.
C. Stopping for 3 minutes at approximately 5 metres/15 feet.
D. Adjusting my buoyancy in small amounts frequently. - ✔✔A. Ascending at 18
metres/60 feet per minute (or slower if specified by my computer).
and
C. Stopping for 3 minutes at approximately 5 metres/15 feet.
and
D. Adjusting my buoyancy in small amounts frequently.
✔✔While boat diving, my buddy and I finish our safety stop and ascend to the surface.
When I reach the surface, I should:
A. Switch to my snorkel, inflate my BCD and signal "okay" to the dive master.
B. Signal "okay" to the dive master, switch to my snorkel and inflate my BCD.
C. Inflate my BCD, switch to my snorkel and signal "okay" to the divemaster. - ✔✔C.
Inflate my BCD, switch to my snorkel and signal "okay" to the divemaster.
✔✔Match the letter with the characteristics of the exposure suit type.
A. Insulation provided by layer of air and undergarment.
B. Proper fit is important to keep water trapped against your body.
C. Little or no insulation.
- Wet suit
- Dry suit
- Skin suit - ✔✔B - Wet suit
A - Dry suit
C - Skin suit
✔✔Which of the following can be a problem before the dive when diving on a warm day
in a wet suit or dry suit?
A. Proper weighting.
B. Entering the water.
C. Overheating.
D. Hypothermia. - ✔✔C. Overheating.
✔✔If I have only one cutting tool, the recommendation is that I wear it where
___________ hand can reach it.
, A. My right.
B. My left.
C. My dominant.
D. Either. - ✔✔D. Either.
✔✔One way to avoid disorientation while distending and ascending is to:
A. Close my eyes.
B. Stay away from any objects.
C. Follow a reference.
D. Monitor my air supply closely. - ✔✔C. Follow a reference.
✔✔My buddy and I are diving from a boat and there's a mild current. In most
circumstances, we would ____________ for the first part of the dive.
A. Swim into the current.
B. Let the current carry us.
C. Not try to go anywhere. - ✔✔A. Swim into the current.
✔✔My buddy and I get disoriented while boat diving. There is a mild current, and we
surface away from the boat. We should ____________. If unable to reach the boat or
too tired we should ____________.
A. Swim into the current to get ahead of the boat, redescend and return to the bottom.
B. Swim across the current to reach the trail line, become buoyant and signal the boat
to pick us up.
C. Signal that we are okay, swim for shore.
D. Swim with the current until rested, swim to the bottom and swim into the current. -
✔✔B. Swim across the current to reach the trail line, become buoyant and signal the
boat to pick us up.
✔✔My buddy and I remain neutrally buoyant and stay above the bottom enough to
avoid contact. We do this because bottom contact:
A. May injure or kill fragile aquatic life.
B. Tends to disturb the bottom and reduce the visibility.
C. Increase the risk of accidental cuts, scrapes, or stings. - ✔✔A. May injure or kill
fragile aquatic life.
and
B. Tends to disturb the bottom and reduce the visibility.
and
C. Increase the risk of accidental cuts, scrapes, or stings.
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔As a prudent, conservative diver, the following are normal parts of my ascents:
A. Ascending at 18 metres/60 feet per minute (or slower if specified by my computer).
B. Inflating my BCD to begin my ascent.
C. Stopping for 3 minutes at approximately 5 metres/15 feet.
D. Adjusting my buoyancy in small amounts frequently. - ✔✔A. Ascending at 18
metres/60 feet per minute (or slower if specified by my computer).
and
C. Stopping for 3 minutes at approximately 5 metres/15 feet.
and
D. Adjusting my buoyancy in small amounts frequently.
✔✔While boat diving, my buddy and I finish our safety stop and ascend to the surface.
When I reach the surface, I should:
A. Switch to my snorkel, inflate my BCD and signal "okay" to the dive master.
B. Signal "okay" to the dive master, switch to my snorkel and inflate my BCD.
C. Inflate my BCD, switch to my snorkel and signal "okay" to the divemaster. - ✔✔C.
Inflate my BCD, switch to my snorkel and signal "okay" to the divemaster.
✔✔Match the letter with the characteristics of the exposure suit type.
A. Insulation provided by layer of air and undergarment.
B. Proper fit is important to keep water trapped against your body.
C. Little or no insulation.
- Wet suit
- Dry suit
- Skin suit - ✔✔B - Wet suit
A - Dry suit
C - Skin suit
✔✔Which of the following can be a problem before the dive when diving on a warm day
in a wet suit or dry suit?
A. Proper weighting.
B. Entering the water.
C. Overheating.
D. Hypothermia. - ✔✔C. Overheating.
✔✔If I have only one cutting tool, the recommendation is that I wear it where
___________ hand can reach it.
, A. My right.
B. My left.
C. My dominant.
D. Either. - ✔✔D. Either.
✔✔One way to avoid disorientation while distending and ascending is to:
A. Close my eyes.
B. Stay away from any objects.
C. Follow a reference.
D. Monitor my air supply closely. - ✔✔C. Follow a reference.
✔✔My buddy and I are diving from a boat and there's a mild current. In most
circumstances, we would ____________ for the first part of the dive.
A. Swim into the current.
B. Let the current carry us.
C. Not try to go anywhere. - ✔✔A. Swim into the current.
✔✔My buddy and I get disoriented while boat diving. There is a mild current, and we
surface away from the boat. We should ____________. If unable to reach the boat or
too tired we should ____________.
A. Swim into the current to get ahead of the boat, redescend and return to the bottom.
B. Swim across the current to reach the trail line, become buoyant and signal the boat
to pick us up.
C. Signal that we are okay, swim for shore.
D. Swim with the current until rested, swim to the bottom and swim into the current. -
✔✔B. Swim across the current to reach the trail line, become buoyant and signal the
boat to pick us up.
✔✔My buddy and I remain neutrally buoyant and stay above the bottom enough to
avoid contact. We do this because bottom contact:
A. May injure or kill fragile aquatic life.
B. Tends to disturb the bottom and reduce the visibility.
C. Increase the risk of accidental cuts, scrapes, or stings. - ✔✔A. May injure or kill
fragile aquatic life.
and
B. Tends to disturb the bottom and reduce the visibility.
and
C. Increase the risk of accidental cuts, scrapes, or stings.
