SSI COMPREHENSIVE TEST SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT.
■ Sinus squeeze can be prevented by:
a) Not diving with a cold
b) Wearing earplugs
c) Tilting the divers head back and forth
d) The Valsalva technique. Answer- Not diving with a cold
■ Ear squeeze can be prevented by:
a) Rotating the jaw, swallowing or Valsalva
b) All answers are correct
,c) Never diving with a cold
d) Relaxing. Answer- All answers are correct
■ The purpose of equalization is to:
a) Remove all fluids from body air spaces
b) Introduce additional air into body air spaces in response to increasing
external pressure
c) Ensure the uneven application of pressure between the water and air
space in the body
d) Prevent water from entering air spaces in the body. Answer- Introduce
additional air into body air spaces in response to increasing external
pressure
■ Describing diving with the acronym SCUBA came from what event?
a) The development of air pumps in the 19th century
b) The development of the demand regulator in 1943
,c) Post-WWII equipment refinements
d) The invention of the diving helmet in circa 1800. Answer- The
development of the demand regulator in 1943
■ The most efficient breathing pattern for scuba diving is:
a) A deep balanced inhalation followed by a long balanced exhalation
without any pause between inhale and exhale
b) Rapid inhalation and exhalation cycles
c) Long slow inhalation and faster exhalation
d) Short shallow breaths. Answer- A deep balanced inhalation followed
by a long balanced
■ Which of the following Total Diving System subsystems best
describes the SCUBA unit?
a) The information system
, b) The snorkeling system
c) The buoyancy system
d) The delivery system. Answer- The delivery system
■ Assuming a consistent air consumption rate, diving at a pressure of 4
ata will use __ as much air as diving at 2 ata.
a) 4 times
b) 8 times
c) 5 times
d) 2 times. Answer- 2 times
■ An object immersed in water will be buoyed upward by a force
______ the weight of the water it displaces.
a) 2 times
b) equal to
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT.
■ Sinus squeeze can be prevented by:
a) Not diving with a cold
b) Wearing earplugs
c) Tilting the divers head back and forth
d) The Valsalva technique. Answer- Not diving with a cold
■ Ear squeeze can be prevented by:
a) Rotating the jaw, swallowing or Valsalva
b) All answers are correct
,c) Never diving with a cold
d) Relaxing. Answer- All answers are correct
■ The purpose of equalization is to:
a) Remove all fluids from body air spaces
b) Introduce additional air into body air spaces in response to increasing
external pressure
c) Ensure the uneven application of pressure between the water and air
space in the body
d) Prevent water from entering air spaces in the body. Answer- Introduce
additional air into body air spaces in response to increasing external
pressure
■ Describing diving with the acronym SCUBA came from what event?
a) The development of air pumps in the 19th century
b) The development of the demand regulator in 1943
,c) Post-WWII equipment refinements
d) The invention of the diving helmet in circa 1800. Answer- The
development of the demand regulator in 1943
■ The most efficient breathing pattern for scuba diving is:
a) A deep balanced inhalation followed by a long balanced exhalation
without any pause between inhale and exhale
b) Rapid inhalation and exhalation cycles
c) Long slow inhalation and faster exhalation
d) Short shallow breaths. Answer- A deep balanced inhalation followed
by a long balanced
■ Which of the following Total Diving System subsystems best
describes the SCUBA unit?
a) The information system
, b) The snorkeling system
c) The buoyancy system
d) The delivery system. Answer- The delivery system
■ Assuming a consistent air consumption rate, diving at a pressure of 4
ata will use __ as much air as diving at 2 ata.
a) 4 times
b) 8 times
c) 5 times
d) 2 times. Answer- 2 times
■ An object immersed in water will be buoyed upward by a force
______ the weight of the water it displaces.
a) 2 times
b) equal to
