1-Star Assessment There are 26 questions. You must answer all the questions. Please give only short answers when needed. You can only take this test once. Good Luck! Full name Your Email address 1) What is the conversation between the red and black suit divers? Hello, How are you? Not good. Hi five. Wanna dance, with me. Lets dance together. Great Are you OK? I am OK. Lets go down. Look, I am out of air. Lets stick together. Going up. Are you OK? I am OK. Lets go down. Stop, Something wrong. I am cold. Lets stick together. Going up. OK, Lets go diving. I am great. Hi five. Something is touching me. You, lets go up 2) Which hand Signal must be returned to your buddy? I am cold Go Down Something wrong OK (if you are OK) 3) Snorkelling before diving makes you: Water fit More used to cold water More used to your gear All the above 4) A diver putting on SCUBA gear on a boat should always: Put their make up on first Put on the SCUBA first Put their fins first Put their weight belt first 5) How often should you check your contents gauge on a dive? Only before and after the dive Only during buddy check Only when dive leader asks you Every few minutes 6) Buddy checks should be done: Once a day (If diving with the same gear On the boat (If time permits) Before every single dive Every time you buy a new gear 7) A diver having a headache after a dive should Tell your DO, DOD, Safety Officer, Take O2 and contact EMG services if needed Take a painkiller Have a nap Drink a few pints to cure it 8) What is the most important safety action during a free ascent? Dump weight belt Inflate BCD Look up and Exhale constantly Deflate BCD 9) When ascending you should: Press the red button to inflate your BCD Dump all the air in your BCD Deflate the excess gas in your BCD 10) The pressure at sea level is: 1 bar 1 PSI 2 PSI 2 bar 11) The pressure at 30m depth is: 1.3 bar 2 bar 3 bar 4 bar 12) What can cause an Out Of Air situation? Miscalculation Distraction Stress and Panic Equipment Malfunction All the above 13) Which gas causes Decompression Sickness? O2 N2 14) If a diver feels pain in the ears on descent, he/she should: Free ascent to surface Descend faster Descend slower Ascend a few meters and try again 15. What is the No Decompression Limit (NDL) for a dive to 24m? 11 min 25 min 35 min 50 min 16) What is the No Decompression Limit (NDL) for dive to 27m on a very cold winter day? 18 min 20 min 30 min 40 min 17) A diver descends with an air filled balloon. What size will the balloon be at 10 meters? Same x2 ½ ¼ 18) During an ascent, you should: Breathe normally Exhale as you come up Keep yourself neutral buoyant and gently fin upwards All the above 19) Symptoms of the Bends include: Skin discoloration Numbness or weakness Imbalance or paralysis Shock All of the above 20) Burst Lung is caused by? Inhaling too deeply Holding breath on ascent Holding breath on descent Inhaling water 21) What is the correct ascent rate? 10m/min 18m/min 1m/min 5m/min 22) When you see an unconscious non-breathing diver, you should: Contact 999, ask for help and go look for AED Call 112 then Start CPR and ask for AED and O2 Start CPR immediately, if no response call for help Read pulse, then 2 breath and CPR, if no response call 112 23) Name 4 key pieces of information that your dive computer shows you Max depth, Tide table, NDL, Calendar Depth, time, GPS, Odometer NDL, max depth, dive time, ascent rate Timer, depth, GPS, camera 24) Why maintaining a neutral buoyancy is very important? To prevent from kicking and damaging coral If too buoyant, diver won't be able to have a control ascent With negative buoyancy the diver has to constantly fin to stop from being dragged to the bottom Better air consumption when correct amount of weight is carried All the above 25) List 2 ways to prevent hypothermia? Hot whiskey and hot chocolate Tea and Coffee Space blanket and hot shower Shorter dive time and thermal suit 26) What is a Safety Stop? A mandatory stop, for 5min at 6m 3 min stop between 6-3m required for all no-deco dives Time you stop diving if not feeling well 1 min stop at 10m Please enter the code shown in the text box below Any feedback or suggestions that can help us to improve the training programme? Time's up
