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Mock Exam D

Instructor Development Course – IDC Dive Standards Mock Exam D

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Use PADI’s Guide to Teaching to answer the following questions:

1) To keep PADI Members up-to-date on important dive issues, safety, training techniques and business information, PADI publishes:
a. The Undersea Journal.
b. Surface Interval.
c. Training Bulletin.
d. All of the above.

2) The Mission on PADI’s Mission Statement is:
a. International Program Integration.
b. We want to teach the world to scuba dive.
c. PADI – The Way the World Learns to Dive.®
d. Leadership, Integrity and Quality.

3) True or False. Teaching Status PADI Instructors are required to have professional liability insurance in some regions, but it is recommended everywhere.

4) The Quality Management Committee monitors PADI programs to help PADI Members :

a. Offer a consistent level of service.
b. For quality control purposes.
c. For risk management purposes.
d. All of the above.

5) True or False. PADI’s training and ethical standards address the protection of children by pre-screening potential members; by follow up through the Quality Management process on any reports of abuse and by providing a code of practice for PADI Members.

6) True or False. Use PIC envelopes (or PIC online) to certify student divers to non-membership levels such as PADI Scuba Diver, Junior Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver, Adventure Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver, Junior Adventure Diver, Junior Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, Junior Rescue Diver, Specialty Diver, Skin Diver and TecRec courses.

7) To upgrade a Junior Diver when the diver reaches 15 years of age:

a. Submit a PIC envelope (or online) to your PADI Office and indicate that it is for a replacement card – upgrade for junior certification level.
b. Submit a Certification Card Replacement Form to your PADI Office.
c. If more than one year has passed since earning a Junior certification, it is recommended that the diver complete a Scuba Review/ReActivate program.
d. All of the above

Use PADI’s Instructor Manual to answer the following questions:

8) True or False. The most important thing about the General Standards and Procedures Guide is that it provides an overall set of standards for all PADI courses and programs. If the individual guide for a course or program doesn’t specify a standard, the standard in General Standards and Procedures applies.

9) When assessing open water dive readiness for either Open Water Diver referrals or continuing education courses, you need to assess the diver’s:
a. skills
b. comfort level inwater
c. dive knowledge
d. All of the above

10) True or False. When assessing open water dive readiness for continuing education courses, recent dive experience with the diver is acceptable as a screen if you are confident in the diver’s current knowledge level, inwater skills and comfort.

11) True or False. Confined water is a general term that refers to either a swimming pool or confined open water.

12) True or False. When teaching Open Water Diver students in confined open water. After confined open water dive 1, have divers leave the water and remove equipment before beginning open water dive 1. Do not combine confined open water dives with open water dives.

13) During open water dives, if certified divers join non-certified divers (entry-level or Discover Scuba Diving):
a. you are breaking standards as certified divers must not join non-certified divers.
b. you can count the certified divers and non-certified divers as two different ratios
c. count the certified divers in the ratio, and stay within the student diver/participant ratio for the least qualified person.
d. you can increase the number of non-certified divers in the water as long as the certified divers have rescue experience.

14) After certification a 12 year old diver must dive witha.

a parent/guardian
b. a PADI Professional
c. an adult certified diver
d. someone of the same age

15) True or False. There are 4 dives in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty Diver course?

16) What is the minimum age to enroll on a PADI Delayed Surface Marker Buoy Diver specialty course?

a. 10
b. 12
c. 15
d. 18

17) What is the minimum age to enroll on all PADI TecRec courses and programs?

a. 18
b. 15
c. 12
d. 10

18) What is the prerequisite certification to become a PADI Tec Deep Instructor?

a. PADI Instructor
b. Enriched Air Specialty Instructor rating
c. Deep Specialty Instructor rating
d. All of the above.

19) True or False. An Open Water Student Diver has met all of the course requirements, but they have not paid all of the course fees and you are unsure if they will pay or not. You should withhold certification until the course has been paid for in full.
Ref: Certification – Page 37

20) True or False. An Open Water Student Diver wants to also complete the Dry Suit Diver course during the Open Water course. This is within PADI standards if you integrate Dry Suit Diver knowledge development, confined water performance requirements and conduct all four Open Water course dives in a dry suit. Dry Suit dive 1 skills are performed during Open Water Diver course dives 2, 3, and 4. An additional dive, beyond the Open Water course dives must be made to complete Dry Suit dive 2 skills.

21) During the PADI Open Water Course a PADI Instructor conducts and directly supervises all open water dives. With the exception(s) of:

a. Certified assistants supervising student divers during surface swims to and from the entry-exit point and during navigational exercises, as well as when remaining with the class when the instructor conducts a
skill such as an ascent or descent with a student or student team.
b. Certified assistants guiding student divers (at a ratio of 2:1) on Dives 2-4 when exploring the dive site.
c. Assistant Instructors evaluating dive flexible skills at the surface in open water and conducting air pressure checks underwater.
d. All of the above.

22) Which Open Water Diver course dive flexible skill(s) can be completed during any dive, in either confined or open water, at the surface in water too deep in which to stand?

a. Loose Cylinder Band
b. Weight System Removal and Replacement
c. Emergency Weight Drop
d. All of the above.

Ref Dive Flexible Skills – Page 56

23) During Open Water Diver course training, student divers have to indicate remaining air supply within _____ bar/_____ psi without rechecking their SPG.

a. 10/250

b. 20/300

c. 40/350

d. 50/400

24) During the Open Water Diver Course, the instructor should not conduct a dive flexible skill in open water until it has been mastered in confined water. The exception(s) to this:
a. compass navigation exercises
b. inflatable signal tube/DSMB use
c. emergency weight drop
d. all of the above

25) To meet certification requirements for PADI Scuba Diver, student divers must complete which Dive Flexible Skills during Open Water Dives 1-2?

a. Snorkel to Regulator Exchange and Cramp Release
b. Inflatable Signal Tube/DSMB Deployment
c. Emergency Weight Drop
d. All of the above

26) True or False. PADI Scuba Divers may upgrade to Open Water Divers at any time.

27) During a Dry Suit Adventure Dive a PADI Instructor should directly supervise divers at a maximum ratio of 8:1 or have a certified assistant supervise divers at a maximum ratio of _______.
a. 2:1
b. 4:1
c. 6:1
d. 8:1

28) During a Night Adventure Dive a PADI Instructor should directly supervise divers at a maximum ratio of 8:1 or have a certified assistant supervise divers at a maximum ratio of _______.
a. 2:1
b. 4:1
c. 6:1
d. 8:1

29) During a Search and Recovery Adventure Dive, the student diver must tie which knot(s) whilst underwater?
a. bowline
b. two half-hitches
c. sheet bend
d. All of the above.

30) True or False. Only Sidemount Specialty Instructors may teach the Sidemount Adventure Dive.

31) The minimum age to enroll in the PADI Rescue Diver Course is :

a.10
b. 12
c. 15
d. 18

Ref GS& P Page 31 Also Rescue Diver Prerequisites – Page 100

32) True or False. A general consideration when conducting a PADI Rescue Diver course is that all Rescue Exercises must be conducted both in confined water and open water.

33) The minimum age for PADI (Junior) Master Scuba Diver certification is :
a.8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14

34) True or False. Certification procedures for Master Scuba Diver include verifying and submitting a PIC envelope (or on-line) to your PADI Office.

Ref Submit a Master Scuba Diver Application (10142) MSD Page 110

35) At time of certification, verify the PADI Divemaster candidate has logged at least 60 scuba dives including experience in:
a. deep diving
b. night diving
c. underwater navigation
d. All of the above

36) In order to start the PADI Divemaster course and before any inwater activities a student must:

a. Declare themselves fit for diving by filling in the PADI Medical Statement (RSTC Medical form).
b. Get a letter from their own GP only if they feel that they may be un-fit.
c. Be medically evaluated and cleared for diving by a physician within 12 months.
d. None of the above.

37) True or False. Standard certified assistant equipment includes all standard diver equipment plus a time monitoring device, a compass, a knife/diver’s tool (except where prohibited locally), 2 surface signaling devices, dive flag – where required locally and Istructions for use for dive computer or RDP/eRDPml.

38) True or False. Knowledge Development Topics 1 – 5 must precede all water sessions – exercises, workshops, assessments and practical application and must be instructor-delivered even if the candidate completes Divemaster Online.

39) During the Dive Skills Workshop, Divemaster candidates must demonstrate all scuba and skin diving skills, scoring at least a 3 on each skill, and scoring at least _____ points total, with at least one underwater skill to a 5.
a. 72
b. 82
c. 92
d. 98

40) Which of the following skills is NOT included in the Dive Skills Workshop :

a. Buoyancy check at surface
b. Snorkel-regulator/regulator-snorkel exchange
c. Partial mask flood and clear
d. Free-flowing regulator breathing

41) True or False. During Divemaster Practical Assessment, divemaster candidates work with student divers
during Practical Assessments 1-3. If actual student divers are not available, role playing is acceptable.

42) The depths that should be applied to the Discover Scuba Diving Program are:

a. Confined Water — 2 metres/20 feet. Open Water — 4 metres/40 feet.
b. Confined Water — 2 metres/20 feet. Open Water — 8 metres/40 feet.
c. Confined Water — 6 metres/20 feet. Open Water — 8 metres/40 feet.
d. Confined Water — 6 metres/20 feet. Open Water — 12 metres/40 feet.

Ref Submit a Master Scuba Diver Application (10142) MSD Page 110

43) When supervising Discover Scuba Diving do not leave participants unattended, either at the surface
or underwater and:
a. position yourself so that you or a certified assistant can make immediate physical contact with, adjust buoyancy for, and render assistance to, participants.
b. continually observe participants with only the brief, periodic interruptions needed to lead the dive and to
provide assistance to individual divers.
c. do not engage in any other activities, such as taking photographs or video, while supervising participants.
d. All of the above

44) True or False. Divemasters who are Discover Scuba Diving Leaders and Assistant Instructors may only conduct the program in a pool.

Ref Discover Scuba Diving Supervision – Page 136 may conduct the program in a pool or confined open water

45) True or False. An instructor directly supervises the initial Discover Scuba Diving open water dive. Then participants can make additional open water dives directly supervised by a certified assistant or instructor. Instructors indirectly supervise any additional dives conducted by a certified assistant.

46) When conducting a Discover Scuba Diving knowledge development session or briefing, you should cover breathing rules and equalization techniques, equipment purpose and use, hand signals and regulator and mask clearing techniques. In addition you should also cover:
a. Respect for aquatic life (if appropriate)
b. Importance of watching and staying close to instructor
c. Limitations of the program and value of further training
d. All of the above.

47) True or False. During the Discover Scuba Diving pool experience, participants are only required to practice BCD inflation and deflation at the surface in shallow water. Whereas, for confined open water, participants have to complete all skill performance requirements.

48) True or False. After Discover Scuba Diving participants complete the optional open water dive with a PADI Instructor, they may participate in additional open water dives supervised by certified assistants at a maximum ratio of four participants to one certified assistant while under the indirect supervision of a teaching status PADI instructor.

49) During a ReActivate Program the participant to Divemaster/Assistant Instructor/Instructor in Confined Water is:
a. 4:1
b. 6:1
c. 8:1
d. 10:1

50) True or False. The water skills section of the Reactivate Program may be completed in either Confined or Open Water.

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