SSI Assistant Instructor Exam Questions And
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Which section of the standards includes the ethical standards?
Dive Center Standards
Dive Professional Standards
General Training Standards
Dive Program Standards - ANSWER -General Training Standards
Required content according to the SSI Flexibility Rule includes:
Minimum number of training sessions
How to present skills
Information on local equipment and environment
Academic theory and in-water skills - ANSWER -Academic theory and in-water
skills
Which of the following is an entry-level program?
Perfect Buoyancy
Try Scuba
Entry Level instructor
Specialty Diver
Save - ANSWER -Try Scuba
The SSI Education System includes:
Acquisition programs
All ANSWERs are correct
Entry-level certification programs
Continuing education and recognition programs - ANSWER -All ANSWERs are
correct
Which of the following is true about SSI experience recognition levels?
Each rating recognizes 100 logged dives
Logging dives is the only requirement for all recognition levels
Open Water Divers are not eligible for ratings above Century Diver
,Some recognition ratings require both logged dives and additional training -
ANSWER -Logging dives is the only requirement for all recognition levels
Professionals:
Create and maintain training materials and standards
All ANSWERs are correct
Train and certify students
Set the dive center training schedule - ANSWER -Train and certify students
____ can evaluate and issue certifications for most SSI training programs.
All ANSWERs are correct
Open Water Instructors
Divemasters
Assistant Instructors - ANSWER -Open Water Instructors
SSI Headquarters:
All ANSWERs are correct
Train individual students
Monitor the dive center staff
Create and maintain training materials and Standards - ANSWER -Create and
maintain training materials and Standards
____ can teach the academic and pool/confined water portions of the Open Water
Diver program under indirect supervision.
Dive center staff
No ANSWER is correct
Open Water Instructors
Assistant Instructors - ANSWER -Assistant Instructors
A dive center training team needs:
Only one certified assistant
At minimum one active SSI Dive Professional and one support staff
At least three staff members
Two instructors with equal responsibilities - ANSWER -At minimum one active
SSI Dive Professional and one support staff
, SSI Service Centers:
Train individual students
All ANSWERs are correct
Support dive centers within their region
Create and maintain training materials and Standards - ANSWER -Support dive
centers within their region
Dive centers:
All ANSWERs are correct
Annually sign the Dive Center Agreement
Assign a Training Center QMS Manager for quality assurance
Set schedules for SSI training programs - ANSWER -All ANSWERs are correct
Non-diving staff assist with:
Program logistics and organizing training programs
Certifying continuing education students
Evaluating students under indirect supervision
All ANSWERs are correct - ANSWER -Program logistics and organizing training
programs
Follow the lead instructor's directions:
Only if you personally agree with them
Only if they have more experience than you
If they meet the Training Standards and dive center policy
At all times without question - ANSWER -If they meet the Training Standards and
dive center policy
Which of the following is the main priority of a certified assistant during open
water training?
Conducting underwater tours
Monitoring the lead instructor's breathing gas supply
Demonstrating skills at depth
Group control and supervision - ANSWER -Group control and supervision
, An Assistant Instructor can _______ during training in pool/confined water during
the Open Water Diver program.
Teach all skills (except the emergency ascent skills) under indirect supervision
Teach all emergency ascent skills under direct supervision
Only observe and assist with group control
Teach all skills under indirect supervision - ANSWER -Teach all skills (except the
emergency ascent skills) under indirect supervision
Pool/confined water sessions:
All ANSWERs are correct
Can only be taught by Open Water Instructors or higher
Should only focus on advanced skills
Focus on skill development in a controlled environment - ANSWER -Focus on
skill development in a controlled environment
Which of the following duties can a certified assistant perform during open water
training?
Act as a Dive Guide during the dive
All ANSWERs are correct
Conduct underwater tours after Open Water Training Dive 2 is complete
Act as a dive buddy for another student - ANSWER -All ANSWERs are correct
What is the primary duty of a certified assistant?
Evaluate students in the open water
Conduct open water skill demonstrations
Support the lead instructor with student training
Issue Open Water Diver certifications - ANSWER -Support the lead instructor with
student training
Where should you position yourself during in-water training?
Behind the students or behind the instructor, unless otherwise directed
Directly next to the most nervous student
Directly above the students so you do not distract the instructor
Directly next to the instructor to help as necessary - ANSWER -Behind the
students or behind the instructor, unless otherwise directed
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Which section of the standards includes the ethical standards?
Dive Center Standards
Dive Professional Standards
General Training Standards
Dive Program Standards - ANSWER -General Training Standards
Required content according to the SSI Flexibility Rule includes:
Minimum number of training sessions
How to present skills
Information on local equipment and environment
Academic theory and in-water skills - ANSWER -Academic theory and in-water
skills
Which of the following is an entry-level program?
Perfect Buoyancy
Try Scuba
Entry Level instructor
Specialty Diver
Save - ANSWER -Try Scuba
The SSI Education System includes:
Acquisition programs
All ANSWERs are correct
Entry-level certification programs
Continuing education and recognition programs - ANSWER -All ANSWERs are
correct
Which of the following is true about SSI experience recognition levels?
Each rating recognizes 100 logged dives
Logging dives is the only requirement for all recognition levels
Open Water Divers are not eligible for ratings above Century Diver
,Some recognition ratings require both logged dives and additional training -
ANSWER -Logging dives is the only requirement for all recognition levels
Professionals:
Create and maintain training materials and standards
All ANSWERs are correct
Train and certify students
Set the dive center training schedule - ANSWER -Train and certify students
____ can evaluate and issue certifications for most SSI training programs.
All ANSWERs are correct
Open Water Instructors
Divemasters
Assistant Instructors - ANSWER -Open Water Instructors
SSI Headquarters:
All ANSWERs are correct
Train individual students
Monitor the dive center staff
Create and maintain training materials and Standards - ANSWER -Create and
maintain training materials and Standards
____ can teach the academic and pool/confined water portions of the Open Water
Diver program under indirect supervision.
Dive center staff
No ANSWER is correct
Open Water Instructors
Assistant Instructors - ANSWER -Assistant Instructors
A dive center training team needs:
Only one certified assistant
At minimum one active SSI Dive Professional and one support staff
At least three staff members
Two instructors with equal responsibilities - ANSWER -At minimum one active
SSI Dive Professional and one support staff
, SSI Service Centers:
Train individual students
All ANSWERs are correct
Support dive centers within their region
Create and maintain training materials and Standards - ANSWER -Support dive
centers within their region
Dive centers:
All ANSWERs are correct
Annually sign the Dive Center Agreement
Assign a Training Center QMS Manager for quality assurance
Set schedules for SSI training programs - ANSWER -All ANSWERs are correct
Non-diving staff assist with:
Program logistics and organizing training programs
Certifying continuing education students
Evaluating students under indirect supervision
All ANSWERs are correct - ANSWER -Program logistics and organizing training
programs
Follow the lead instructor's directions:
Only if you personally agree with them
Only if they have more experience than you
If they meet the Training Standards and dive center policy
At all times without question - ANSWER -If they meet the Training Standards and
dive center policy
Which of the following is the main priority of a certified assistant during open
water training?
Conducting underwater tours
Monitoring the lead instructor's breathing gas supply
Demonstrating skills at depth
Group control and supervision - ANSWER -Group control and supervision
, An Assistant Instructor can _______ during training in pool/confined water during
the Open Water Diver program.
Teach all skills (except the emergency ascent skills) under indirect supervision
Teach all emergency ascent skills under direct supervision
Only observe and assist with group control
Teach all skills under indirect supervision - ANSWER -Teach all skills (except the
emergency ascent skills) under indirect supervision
Pool/confined water sessions:
All ANSWERs are correct
Can only be taught by Open Water Instructors or higher
Should only focus on advanced skills
Focus on skill development in a controlled environment - ANSWER -Focus on
skill development in a controlled environment
Which of the following duties can a certified assistant perform during open water
training?
Act as a Dive Guide during the dive
All ANSWERs are correct
Conduct underwater tours after Open Water Training Dive 2 is complete
Act as a dive buddy for another student - ANSWER -All ANSWERs are correct
What is the primary duty of a certified assistant?
Evaluate students in the open water
Conduct open water skill demonstrations
Support the lead instructor with student training
Issue Open Water Diver certifications - ANSWER -Support the lead instructor with
student training
Where should you position yourself during in-water training?
Behind the students or behind the instructor, unless otherwise directed
Directly next to the most nervous student
Directly above the students so you do not distract the instructor
Directly next to the instructor to help as necessary - ANSWER -Behind the
students or behind the instructor, unless otherwise directed
