POOL OPERATOR ACTUAL FINAL EXAM | WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 LATEST
UPDATED | 100 % RATED AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS | GET
AN A+
True or False: Pool operator certification is required by law? - (ANSWER)False. Though many
organizations require it as well as insurance companies.
What are the key factors in a risk management plan? - (ANSWER)Negligence, standard of care,
duty of care, and record keeping.
What is included in risk management? - (ANSWER)Prevention of injuries to patrons and staff,
protection of facility assets, and minimizing of legal liability.
What impacts aquatic industry regulations and standards? - (ANSWER)Water quality and
disinfection, facility design and construction, and facility operation and management.
What is the difference between a standard and regulation? - (ANSWER)A standard is a
recommend guideline, while a regulation is mandatory.
,What are the health's department's impacts on an aquatic facility? - (ANSWER)Source for
operating permits, site inspections, and regulations.
What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)? - (ANSWER)A sheet required for chemicals
stored and used in commercial operations, and should be required as part of hazard
communication.
Where should standards be located? - (ANSWER)Near chemical storage and on file, as well as
available to all employees at no cost to them.
What type of information do MSDS provide? - (ANSWER)General info, physical data,
hazardous ingredients, fire and explosion data, reactivity data, health hazard data, spill or leak
procedures and special protection, and control measures.
This center proves guidelines for handling feces and diarrhea discharge, which this course funds?
- (ANSWER)Center for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines
Meters x meters = ? - (ANSWER)square meters
Most common amount conversions? - (ANSWER)Fluid, dry, and chemical qualities
,An example of a two dimensional surface? - (ANSWER)Pool walls and flow
Surface area = ? - (ANSWER)length x width
What is the pool water? - (ANSWER)Area of pool water exposed to air
How to find the surface area of a circular pool? - (ANSWER)radius x radius x pie
How to find the surface area of oval pool? - (ANSWER)a x b x pie
Pool volume = ? - (ANSWER)SA (surface area) x average depth (meters) x 1000 liters/m^3
Average depth? - (ANSWER)(Shallow end (m) + deep end (m)) / 2
If you have a multi depth pool, what must you do to find SA and volume? - (ANSWER)Break
the pool up into sections
, If you have a spa, how do you find SA and volume? - (ANSWER)Break spa up by calculating
SA and volume from the top seat separately from the second section in the foot well.
What is important for management? - (ANSWER)Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
What is a pool operator's responsibility? - (ANSWER)To reduce hazards in and around pool
What type of illnesses are caused by water contamination? - (ANSWER)Fecal related and non
enteric (non fecal) related illnesses
Name fecal related illnesses? - (ANSWER)Crypto, giardia, shigella, eschericha coli,
adenovirus, and hepatitis a
What to do when there is a solid stool accident? - (ANSWER)1) remove swimmers 2) maintain
pH between 7.2-7.5 3) raise chlorine to 2.0 mg/L 4) Let swimmers reenter after 30 minutes
What to do for diarrhea discharge? - (ANSWER)1) remove swimmers 2) maintain pH between
7.2-7.5 3) raise chlorine 20.0 mg/L for 12.75 hours 4) backwash filters to waste 5) reduce
chlorine to normal
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 LATEST
UPDATED | 100 % RATED AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS | GET
AN A+
True or False: Pool operator certification is required by law? - (ANSWER)False. Though many
organizations require it as well as insurance companies.
What are the key factors in a risk management plan? - (ANSWER)Negligence, standard of care,
duty of care, and record keeping.
What is included in risk management? - (ANSWER)Prevention of injuries to patrons and staff,
protection of facility assets, and minimizing of legal liability.
What impacts aquatic industry regulations and standards? - (ANSWER)Water quality and
disinfection, facility design and construction, and facility operation and management.
What is the difference between a standard and regulation? - (ANSWER)A standard is a
recommend guideline, while a regulation is mandatory.
,What are the health's department's impacts on an aquatic facility? - (ANSWER)Source for
operating permits, site inspections, and regulations.
What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)? - (ANSWER)A sheet required for chemicals
stored and used in commercial operations, and should be required as part of hazard
communication.
Where should standards be located? - (ANSWER)Near chemical storage and on file, as well as
available to all employees at no cost to them.
What type of information do MSDS provide? - (ANSWER)General info, physical data,
hazardous ingredients, fire and explosion data, reactivity data, health hazard data, spill or leak
procedures and special protection, and control measures.
This center proves guidelines for handling feces and diarrhea discharge, which this course funds?
- (ANSWER)Center for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines
Meters x meters = ? - (ANSWER)square meters
Most common amount conversions? - (ANSWER)Fluid, dry, and chemical qualities
,An example of a two dimensional surface? - (ANSWER)Pool walls and flow
Surface area = ? - (ANSWER)length x width
What is the pool water? - (ANSWER)Area of pool water exposed to air
How to find the surface area of a circular pool? - (ANSWER)radius x radius x pie
How to find the surface area of oval pool? - (ANSWER)a x b x pie
Pool volume = ? - (ANSWER)SA (surface area) x average depth (meters) x 1000 liters/m^3
Average depth? - (ANSWER)(Shallow end (m) + deep end (m)) / 2
If you have a multi depth pool, what must you do to find SA and volume? - (ANSWER)Break
the pool up into sections
, If you have a spa, how do you find SA and volume? - (ANSWER)Break spa up by calculating
SA and volume from the top seat separately from the second section in the foot well.
What is important for management? - (ANSWER)Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
What is a pool operator's responsibility? - (ANSWER)To reduce hazards in and around pool
What type of illnesses are caused by water contamination? - (ANSWER)Fecal related and non
enteric (non fecal) related illnesses
Name fecal related illnesses? - (ANSWER)Crypto, giardia, shigella, eschericha coli,
adenovirus, and hepatitis a
What to do when there is a solid stool accident? - (ANSWER)1) remove swimmers 2) maintain
pH between 7.2-7.5 3) raise chlorine to 2.0 mg/L 4) Let swimmers reenter after 30 minutes
What to do for diarrhea discharge? - (ANSWER)1) remove swimmers 2) maintain pH between
7.2-7.5 3) raise chlorine 20.0 mg/L for 12.75 hours 4) backwash filters to waste 5) reduce
chlorine to normal
