Pool Operator class Practice Questions (Set
Two) with correct Answers
A swimming pool operator is defined for our purpose as:
a) Any person who has a valid drivers license.
b) Any person trained in lifesaving, CPR and/or first-aid.
c) Any person who has been issued an operators permit through the health department
in the city or county in which he or she will work.
d) None of the above - Correct Answers -c) Any person who has been issued an
operators permit through the health department in the city or county in which he or she
will work.
A requirement for opening a pool to swimmers is:
a) There must be an operator on duty.
b) There must be a lifeguard on duty.
c) The pool much be approved for operation by the health department
d) All of the above. - Correct Answers -d) All of the above.
Pump cavitation would most likely be caused by:
a) Clogged skimmer baskets
b) Poorly adjusted pool inlets (returns)
c) Full hair/lint strainer
d) A and C - Correct Answers -d) A and C
A pool operator may be held liable for his or her actions, or acts of negligence.
True.
False. - Correct Answers -True
Foam or suds is a common problem in most spa pools.
True.
False. - Correct Answers -True
If your filter system is not operational you should:
a) Allow people to swim in the pool for the duration of the day.
b) Allow people to swim in the pool while it's being repaired.
c) Clear everyone from the pool until repairs are complete.
, d) Allow people to swim in the pool until the chlorine level drops below the city or county
requirement. - Correct Answers -c) Clear everyone from the pool until repairs are
complete.
You are operating a pool with a minimum flow rate of 280 gallons per minute. Your flow
rate drops to 265 gallons per minute. You should:
a) Add more chlorine to the pool.
b) Backwash the filter system.
c) Add diatomaceous earth to the filter.
d) None of the above. - Correct Answers -b) Backwash the filter system.
You are operating a swimming pool and upon taking a water test you notice your
chlorine residual is 0.2ppm. You check the filter room and realize you have no chlorine.
You should:
a) Clear the swimming pool of simmers until you have your chlorine to the required
level.
b) Notify all swimmers that they are swimming at their own risk.
c) Ignore the problem until you obtain chlorine
d) Add one gallon of acid per 10,000 gallons of water. - Correct Answers -a) Clear the
swimming pool of simmers until you have your chlorine to the required level.
A high rate sand filter should be backwashed when:
a) The flow rate drops below the minimum requirement.
b) The pool water becomes very cloudy.
c) The pressure gauges show a differential of 15 to 20 psi.
d) All of the above. - Correct Answers -d) All of the above.
Sand, gravel, stone and rock are all properties of a:
a) Cartridge filter.
b) Diatomaceous earth filter.
c) Conventional sand filter.
d) High rate sand filter. - Correct Answers -d) High rate sand filter.
High rate sand filters operate at a flow rate up to:
a) 3 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area.
b) 5 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area.
c) 7 to 15 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area.
d) 15 to 20 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area. - Correct Answers -
d) 15 to 20 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area.
The primary function of the swimming pool filter is to:
a) Remove suspended and colloidal material from the water.
b) Remove all pathogenic organisms from the water.
c) Remove all living organisms, including bacteria and virus that may be present in the
water.
Two) with correct Answers
A swimming pool operator is defined for our purpose as:
a) Any person who has a valid drivers license.
b) Any person trained in lifesaving, CPR and/or first-aid.
c) Any person who has been issued an operators permit through the health department
in the city or county in which he or she will work.
d) None of the above - Correct Answers -c) Any person who has been issued an
operators permit through the health department in the city or county in which he or she
will work.
A requirement for opening a pool to swimmers is:
a) There must be an operator on duty.
b) There must be a lifeguard on duty.
c) The pool much be approved for operation by the health department
d) All of the above. - Correct Answers -d) All of the above.
Pump cavitation would most likely be caused by:
a) Clogged skimmer baskets
b) Poorly adjusted pool inlets (returns)
c) Full hair/lint strainer
d) A and C - Correct Answers -d) A and C
A pool operator may be held liable for his or her actions, or acts of negligence.
True.
False. - Correct Answers -True
Foam or suds is a common problem in most spa pools.
True.
False. - Correct Answers -True
If your filter system is not operational you should:
a) Allow people to swim in the pool for the duration of the day.
b) Allow people to swim in the pool while it's being repaired.
c) Clear everyone from the pool until repairs are complete.
, d) Allow people to swim in the pool until the chlorine level drops below the city or county
requirement. - Correct Answers -c) Clear everyone from the pool until repairs are
complete.
You are operating a pool with a minimum flow rate of 280 gallons per minute. Your flow
rate drops to 265 gallons per minute. You should:
a) Add more chlorine to the pool.
b) Backwash the filter system.
c) Add diatomaceous earth to the filter.
d) None of the above. - Correct Answers -b) Backwash the filter system.
You are operating a swimming pool and upon taking a water test you notice your
chlorine residual is 0.2ppm. You check the filter room and realize you have no chlorine.
You should:
a) Clear the swimming pool of simmers until you have your chlorine to the required
level.
b) Notify all swimmers that they are swimming at their own risk.
c) Ignore the problem until you obtain chlorine
d) Add one gallon of acid per 10,000 gallons of water. - Correct Answers -a) Clear the
swimming pool of simmers until you have your chlorine to the required level.
A high rate sand filter should be backwashed when:
a) The flow rate drops below the minimum requirement.
b) The pool water becomes very cloudy.
c) The pressure gauges show a differential of 15 to 20 psi.
d) All of the above. - Correct Answers -d) All of the above.
Sand, gravel, stone and rock are all properties of a:
a) Cartridge filter.
b) Diatomaceous earth filter.
c) Conventional sand filter.
d) High rate sand filter. - Correct Answers -d) High rate sand filter.
High rate sand filters operate at a flow rate up to:
a) 3 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area.
b) 5 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area.
c) 7 to 15 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area.
d) 15 to 20 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area. - Correct Answers -
d) 15 to 20 gallons per minute per square foot of filter surface area.
The primary function of the swimming pool filter is to:
a) Remove suspended and colloidal material from the water.
b) Remove all pathogenic organisms from the water.
c) Remove all living organisms, including bacteria and virus that may be present in the
water.
