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Dominate your SSI Open Water Final Exam with this verified 2025/2026 question set covering key safety principles. Learn that a Surface Interval is the time a diver spends out of water between dives and understand the dangers of lung over-expansion injuries—Arterial Gas Embolism being the most critical. Ideal for dive trainees, marine students, and anyone aiming for SSI certification with 100% accuracy. Português: Respostas corretas sobre intervalo de superfície e lesões pulmonares por expansão no mergulho. Español: Preguntas verificadas sobre el intervalo en superficie y las lesiones pulmonares en el buceo. Italiano: Risposte verificate su intervallo di superficie e lesioni polmonari da sovraespansione. Tags: SSI diver exam, surface interval definition, arterial gas embolism, scuba safety, dive theory review, UCSB, verified 2025
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The term Surface Interval is defined as: - ✔✔The amount of time a diver stays out of the water or on the surface between dives. The most serious lung over expansion injury is: - ✔✔Arterial Gas Embolism Diving at altitude or flying after diving: - ✔✔Requires special diving computer functions, altitude tables and/or refraining from flying for at least 24 hours after the completion of a dive If a diver is injured by harmful sea life, it is usually because of: A. The diver's negligence B. All answers are correct C. The diver's ignorance D. The diver's aggressive behavior - ✔✔All answers are correct Which of the statements concerning sound transmission underwater is correct: A. Divers find it difficult to locate the direction of a sound producing source B. All answers are correct C. Sound will travel farther underwater than in air D. Sound travels four times faster underwater than in air - ✔✔All answers are correct Panic can be prevented by: A. Taking specialty training B. Honestly evaluating your diving limitations C. Properly maintaining your Total Diving System
D. All answers are correct - ✔✔All answers are correct Use of the SSI Total DiveLog is important because: A. All answers are correct B. It keeps an accurate record of your personal information and dives C. It contains your medical history and provides important emergency information D. It is important information resource for future dives - ✔✔All answers are correct An object immersed in water will be buoyed upward by a force __________ the weight of the water it displaces. - ✔✔Equal to In an out-of-air emergency, if your buddy is close enough, you should: - ✔✔Swim to your buddy, give the out-of-air signal, and share air A scuba tank for recreational diving should be filled with: - ✔✔Pure, filtered compressed air or Nitrox. Signs of a panicked diver are: - ✔✔Wide-eyed, fearful look and a fast and erratic breathing pattern. During normal diving activities, divers should never exceed an ascent rate of ______ feet per minute - ✔✔ 30 Overexpansion injuries can be prevented by: A. All answers are correct B. Never holding your breath while diving C. Learning the correct breathing patterns reinforced in classroom, pool, and open water training D. Dive with a properly maintained high-quality Total Diving System - ✔✔All answers are correct The most efficient breathing pattern for scuba diving is: - ✔✔A deep balanced inhalation followed by a long balanced exhalation without any pause between inhaling and exhaling
The term No-Decompression Limit is defined as: - ✔✔The maximum allowed time at depth without having to perform a mandatory decompression stop during the ascent The SSI Responsible Diver Code states that you should: A. Dive within the limits of your training and ability B. All answers are correct C. Accept responsibility for your own well-being on every dive D. Be environmentally responsible on every dive - ✔✔All answers are correct If you experience pain in your ears during descent: - ✔✔Stop the descent and ascend until the pain stops Causes of panic include: A. Certain environmental conditions B. Using equipment that is unfamiliar or does not fit well C. All answers re correct D. Diving outside a divers comfort ability - ✔✔All answers are correct Underwater, the bending of light rays causes objects to appear to be: - ✔✔Closer In air at 1 at a, the partial pressure of nitrogen is _____, oxygen is _____. - ✔✔0.79 / 0.21 ata To use a compass to navigate to a sighted object: - ✔✔Point the compass toward the object, rotate the bezel until the witness marks are over the magnetic needle, and follow the lubber line Sinus squeeze can be prevented by: - ✔✔Not diving with a cold A good diving buddy: A. is able to help in a phases of diving and dive planning B. Is as familiar with their buddy's diving equipment as they are with their own
C. All answers are correct D. Makes diving more fun - ✔✔All answers are correct The purpose of a BC is to: A. Control ascent and descent rates B. All answers are correct C. Provide surface flotation D. Maintain neutral buoyancy during the dive - ✔✔All answers are correct Gauge pressure is defined as: - ✔✔Absolute pressure minus 1 ata Residual nitrogen is defined as: - ✔✔The amount of excessive nitrogen dissolved in our blood stream and tissues after a dive When diving in Marine Protected Areas like Marine Parks, divers should: - ✔✔Respect and follow the local Marine Park regulations A dive computer keeps track of a diver's nitrogen absorption levels so that the diver can: - ✔✔Stay within the no-decompression limits on each dive The recommended max ascent rate is: - ✔✔30 feet per minute Under the SSI Equipment Service Program, your Delivery System should be serviced and performance checked: - ✔✔Every year Divers can help protect the marine environment by: A. Maintaining neutral buoyancy at all times B. Keep equipment secured and no dangling C. All answers are correct D. Always being a responsible diver - ✔✔All answers are correct