BSAC OCEAN DIVER STUDY GUIDE
Elected commitee - Answers :Diving officer
Training officer
Chairperson
Treasurer
Secretary
Equipment officer
Ocean diver aim - Answers :Dive to 20m with a dive manager. Able to use 32-36 nitrox
on air tables
Discovery diver aim - Answers :12m depth under direct in water supervision of a dive
leader
BSAC council - Answers :committee that manages bsac on behalf of the members
For every 10m - Answers :A water column with area 1 cm squared exerts a downwards
pressure of one bar
Atmospheric pressure - Answers :Is always 1 bar
How to measure water pressure - Answers :Depth gauges, given in metres
10m the air volume is - Answers :2 bar pressure
20m the air volume is - Answers :3 bar pressure
30m the air volume is - Answers :4 bar pressure
Body water content - Answers :80 per cent
Mask - Answers :Rigid mask frame
Tempered glass
Flexible seal of silicione rubber
Wash your mask in fresh water after each dive
Shoe fin - Answers :Warn weather conditions
Strap fin - Answers :Foot pocket
Adjustable strap/spring
Wash in fresh water
Dry standing up on the foot pocket end
SCUBA acronym - Answers :self contained underwater breathing apparatus
, Scuba equipment - Answers :Cylinder
Buoyancy Compensator
Regulator
Cylinder working pressures - Answers :232/300 bar
Cylinder material - Answers :Aluminium/steel
Must conform to PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE (bears the CE mark)
Type of gas it contains will be written on it
SCUBA cylinder testing - Answers :Visual check every 2.5 years
Hydrostatic test every 5 years
Cylinder care - Answers :Wash in fresh water
Store cylinder upright
Nitrox 32 mix - Answers :32% oxygen
68% nitrogen
water capacity - Answers :how many litres of water the cylinder could hold
WP - Answers :Working pressure 232 bar
tp - Answers :Test pressure
CP - Answers :Charging pressure
Nitrox cylinders - Answers :Need periodic cleaning an be in oxygen service to ensure no
hydrocarbons present
Every 15 months
A clamp - Answers :O ring set into the valve outet
232 bar pressure
DIN - Answers :No o ring
300 bar
Can add on a clamp equipment
Not all DIN support all pressure types
M26 - Answers :USed above 22% oxygen
BCD components - Answers :Integrated gas bladder
Intermediate pressure hose
Oral inflation mouth piece
Over inflation pressure relief valves
Elected commitee - Answers :Diving officer
Training officer
Chairperson
Treasurer
Secretary
Equipment officer
Ocean diver aim - Answers :Dive to 20m with a dive manager. Able to use 32-36 nitrox
on air tables
Discovery diver aim - Answers :12m depth under direct in water supervision of a dive
leader
BSAC council - Answers :committee that manages bsac on behalf of the members
For every 10m - Answers :A water column with area 1 cm squared exerts a downwards
pressure of one bar
Atmospheric pressure - Answers :Is always 1 bar
How to measure water pressure - Answers :Depth gauges, given in metres
10m the air volume is - Answers :2 bar pressure
20m the air volume is - Answers :3 bar pressure
30m the air volume is - Answers :4 bar pressure
Body water content - Answers :80 per cent
Mask - Answers :Rigid mask frame
Tempered glass
Flexible seal of silicione rubber
Wash your mask in fresh water after each dive
Shoe fin - Answers :Warn weather conditions
Strap fin - Answers :Foot pocket
Adjustable strap/spring
Wash in fresh water
Dry standing up on the foot pocket end
SCUBA acronym - Answers :self contained underwater breathing apparatus
, Scuba equipment - Answers :Cylinder
Buoyancy Compensator
Regulator
Cylinder working pressures - Answers :232/300 bar
Cylinder material - Answers :Aluminium/steel
Must conform to PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE (bears the CE mark)
Type of gas it contains will be written on it
SCUBA cylinder testing - Answers :Visual check every 2.5 years
Hydrostatic test every 5 years
Cylinder care - Answers :Wash in fresh water
Store cylinder upright
Nitrox 32 mix - Answers :32% oxygen
68% nitrogen
water capacity - Answers :how many litres of water the cylinder could hold
WP - Answers :Working pressure 232 bar
tp - Answers :Test pressure
CP - Answers :Charging pressure
Nitrox cylinders - Answers :Need periodic cleaning an be in oxygen service to ensure no
hydrocarbons present
Every 15 months
A clamp - Answers :O ring set into the valve outet
232 bar pressure
DIN - Answers :No o ring
300 bar
Can add on a clamp equipment
Not all DIN support all pressure types
M26 - Answers :USed above 22% oxygen
BCD components - Answers :Integrated gas bladder
Intermediate pressure hose
Oral inflation mouth piece
Over inflation pressure relief valves
