SSI ITC FINAL 2026 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ An SSI Professional must ____ to maintain active status.
A. complete the online renewal
B. all answers are correct
C. affiliate with an active status SSI center
D. pay the annual fee
Answer: B. all answers are correct
◉ The Customer Loyalty Cycles describes the process for:
A. All answers are correct
B. Selling equipment to customers
C. Convincing customers to visit new dive sites
D. Acquiring and retaining customers
Answer: D. Acquiring and retaining customers
◉ SSI was founded in 1970 by:
A. Equipment manufacturers
B. Dive retailers
,C. The RSTC
D. Amateur dive clubs
Answer: B. Dive retailers
◉ What are the four components of the Diver Diamond?
A. Knowledge, Skills, Equipment, Experience
B. Experience, Equipment, Commitment, Acquisition
C. Skills, Equipment, Experience, Time
D. Equipment, Experience, Travel, Retail
Answer: A. Knowledge, Skills, Equipment, Experience
◉ Which of the following is a benefit of affiliating with a Dive
Center/Resort?
A. Access to marketing and student acquisition resources
B. Access to equipment and training resources
C. Interactions with more-experienced instructors
D. All answers are correct
Answer: D. All answers are correct
◉ Local dive centers usually:
A. Focus on traveling divers from other destinations
B. Focus on training and developing a community of local divers
,C. Have easy access to exciting open water dive sites
D. Only provide continuing education programs
Answer: B. Focus on training and developing a community of local
divers
◉ Resorts usually:
A. Have no access to open water dive sites
B. Focus on taking destination divers to exciting dive sites
C. Focus on developing a local dive community
D. Only provide entry-level training programs
Answer: B. Focus on taking destination divers to exciting dive sites
◉ For every meter of depth in freshwater, pressure changes by:
A. 0.098 bar
B. 0.100 bar
C. 0.013 bar
D. 1.03 bar
Answer: A. 0.098
◉ Which physical law states: "If temperature remains constant, the
pressure and volume of any gas are inversely related"?
A. Boyle
, B. Dalton
C. Henry
D. Archimedes
Answer: A. Boyle
◉ The absolute pressure at a depth of 50 meters in salt water is:
A. 5.000 bar
B. 5.012 bar
C. 5.901 bar
D. 6.000 bar
Answer: D. 6.000 bar
◉ Breathing gas consumption:
A. Decreases as depth increases
B. Increases as depth increases
C. Varies inversely with depth
D. Remains the same as depth increases
Answer: B. Increases as depth increases
◉ What would be the surface air consumption rate (SAC) of a diver
with a 200bar, 10 liter cylinder who uses 50bar in 10 minutes at a
depth of 10 meters in the ocean?
EVALUATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ An SSI Professional must ____ to maintain active status.
A. complete the online renewal
B. all answers are correct
C. affiliate with an active status SSI center
D. pay the annual fee
Answer: B. all answers are correct
◉ The Customer Loyalty Cycles describes the process for:
A. All answers are correct
B. Selling equipment to customers
C. Convincing customers to visit new dive sites
D. Acquiring and retaining customers
Answer: D. Acquiring and retaining customers
◉ SSI was founded in 1970 by:
A. Equipment manufacturers
B. Dive retailers
,C. The RSTC
D. Amateur dive clubs
Answer: B. Dive retailers
◉ What are the four components of the Diver Diamond?
A. Knowledge, Skills, Equipment, Experience
B. Experience, Equipment, Commitment, Acquisition
C. Skills, Equipment, Experience, Time
D. Equipment, Experience, Travel, Retail
Answer: A. Knowledge, Skills, Equipment, Experience
◉ Which of the following is a benefit of affiliating with a Dive
Center/Resort?
A. Access to marketing and student acquisition resources
B. Access to equipment and training resources
C. Interactions with more-experienced instructors
D. All answers are correct
Answer: D. All answers are correct
◉ Local dive centers usually:
A. Focus on traveling divers from other destinations
B. Focus on training and developing a community of local divers
,C. Have easy access to exciting open water dive sites
D. Only provide continuing education programs
Answer: B. Focus on training and developing a community of local
divers
◉ Resorts usually:
A. Have no access to open water dive sites
B. Focus on taking destination divers to exciting dive sites
C. Focus on developing a local dive community
D. Only provide entry-level training programs
Answer: B. Focus on taking destination divers to exciting dive sites
◉ For every meter of depth in freshwater, pressure changes by:
A. 0.098 bar
B. 0.100 bar
C. 0.013 bar
D. 1.03 bar
Answer: A. 0.098
◉ Which physical law states: "If temperature remains constant, the
pressure and volume of any gas are inversely related"?
A. Boyle
, B. Dalton
C. Henry
D. Archimedes
Answer: A. Boyle
◉ The absolute pressure at a depth of 50 meters in salt water is:
A. 5.000 bar
B. 5.012 bar
C. 5.901 bar
D. 6.000 bar
Answer: D. 6.000 bar
◉ Breathing gas consumption:
A. Decreases as depth increases
B. Increases as depth increases
C. Varies inversely with depth
D. Remains the same as depth increases
Answer: B. Increases as depth increases
◉ What would be the surface air consumption rate (SAC) of a diver
with a 200bar, 10 liter cylinder who uses 50bar in 10 minutes at a
depth of 10 meters in the ocean?
