NAUI Scuba Certification
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1. Good health is a
requirement for diving
because
2. A person should refrain
from diving when
3. True or False: Only
people with problems in
their medical history
should have a physical
examination for diving
4. The best way to maintain
fitness for diving is to
5. If you are not feeling
well but medication
helps you feel better,
you should refrain from
diving because
6. The two most important
features for the
selection of your mask,
snorkel, booties, and fins
are
7. One feature that is not
essential in a dive mask
is
8. List two factors than can
reduce the ease or
efficiency of breathing
through a snorkel
9. What is the difference
between a J valve and a
K valve?
10. The two types of metal
used to make scuba
cylinders are
11. In the United States, a
visual inspection is
performed _______ and a
hydrostatic test is
performed ________
12. the most important
criteria when selecting a
regulator is
13. You must replace the
_______ before you rinse
your regulator
14. What is an advantage to
using an octopus
regulator?
You must be sound in body and
mind to dive
they are not feeling well
false
dive regularly
medication only masks the
symptoms of your illness, it does
not cure illness. The illness will
affect your physiology
underwater and could be
hazardous
comfort and fit
purge valve
length of the tube, inside
diameter of the tube, sharp bends
A J valve has a reserve lever and
a K valve does not
aluminum and steel
once a year, once every five
years
ease of breathing
dust cap
convenience, low price,
integrated system
15. What is the primary advantage completely independent
for using contingency scuba air supply
instead of an octopus regulator?
16. A _________ depth gauge is usable capillary
only at shallow depths
17. The ______ measures the air submersible pressure
pressure in your cylinder gauge
18. A _________ calculates your dive computer
remaining allowable bottom time
while diving
19. A diving watch must be ________ able to withstand
and measure _______ while under pressure, elapsed time
water
20. Proper maintenance of rinsing after each diving
instruments includes ________ and day, having them
________ serviced once per year
21. The three main types of BCs are jacket style, back
________, ________, and ________ flotation, and horse
collars
22. The two essential features found overinflation valve, oral
on all BCs are ________ and ________ inflator
23. Why should you rinse the inside to remove salt crystals
of your BC? and to prevent damage
to the inside of your BC
24. The most important feature of a quick release
weight belt is the ________
25. A compensating weight belt compensates for the
________ compression of a
wetsuit at depth
26. Divers might prefer soft weights they are more
over molded lead weights comfortable, less likely
because ________ and ________ to cause damage if
dropped
27. A ________ is suitable for only skin suit
warm, tropical diving
28. A ________ is made from only foam wet suit
neoprene
29. A ________ uses undergarments for dry suit
insulation
30. True or False. You do not need false
special training to use a dry suit
31. What is the most likely use for a to cut line underwater
dive knife underwater?
32. When you fly a dive flag, you dive near the flag, only
must ________ and ________ display the flag when
divers are in the water
33. You should record all dives you might be required to 41. How should undo any clips on the front of the BC and
in your logbook because provide proof of experience, you and your waistband; lift your unit as a buddy team;
________ and ________ documentation of experience buddy don make sure you have your regulator, octopus,
for leadership training your scuba and gauges out of the way when you fasten
units? your waistband and clips; let your buddy
34. Two additional accessories slate, goodie bag, underwater
know when you have the waistband fastened
that will be useful to you light, marker buoy, spare parts
and can support the weight of the cylinder
when you dive are ________ kit, checklists
yourself
and ________
42. To ensure after you don your scuba unit
35. If you must walk in fins, backward
that it is
you must walk ________
clear to be
36. To prevent losing your use your buddy or wall for ditched if
balance while donning support, sit down necessary,
fins, you can ________ or you should
________ put the
37. Two recommended blast, displacement weight belt
methods of clearing your on ________
snorkel are ________ and 43. SEABAG Site survey, emergency planning, activity
________ planning, buoyancy, air, gear and go
38. The ________ clear of your displacement 44. Which pieces buoyancy compensator, air supply, regulator,
snorkel requires the least of octopus, weight belt
amount of energy equipment
39. How should your regulator so the inlet to the first stage of must you
be oriented when you the regulator lines up with the check before
mount it on your cylinder? outlet from the cylinder valve you get in
the water?
40. A scuba cylinder valve is counterclockwise
turned on when you rotate 45. Three BC should be partially inflated to provide
it in a ________ direction general rules buoyancy, hold your mask firmly in place to
that apply to avoid flooding it or having it come off,
entries are breathe from your regulator during the entry,
make sure that the entry area below you is
clear and sufficiently deep for the type of
entry you are using
46. The get yourself into the water with minimal effort
objective of and effect on you and your equipment
an entry is
to
47. State one distance to the water is several feet; low,
example of unstable platform or small boat; able to sit at
when it is the edge of the water
appropriate
to use each
of the
following
entries:
a. Giant
Stride
________
b. Back roll
________
c. Seated
________
48. What are the Orient your mask so that the inside of the 55. What three actions signal buddy, agree to ascend, look
recommended mask is facing you and your snorkel is on do you perform on up, reach up, swim up, control
steps to the left side, place the mask strap on the a normal ascent? buoyancy, ascend no faster than 30
replacing your back of your head and position the mask feet per minute
mask over your eyes and nose, pull the mask
56. Four major factors amount of weight you wear, amount of
underwater? away from your forehead and make sure
that affect your air in your BC, amount of air in your
that all of your hair or your hood is out of
buoyancy are lungs, objects you are carrying, type
the mask, inhale a breath of air, put the heel
________, ________, of diving suit you are wearing, amount
of your hand to the top of the mask frame
________, and ________ of air in your cylinder
and push in, start exhaling through your
nose as you tip your head back 57. On ascent, as the vent the air
air in your BC or
49. Which way toward the bottom
dry suit starts to
should you tilt
expand, you must
your head
________
when clearing
water from a 58. Each diver should two
mask with a take ________ breaths
purge valve? when sharing air
with one regulator
50. You should blow tiny bubbles
________ 59. How do you know you and your buddy should agree on
whenever which of your which regulator will be used before
your regulator buddy's two the dive
is out of your regulators to use
mouth during an assisted
ascent?
51. Two methods blast, purge
to clear water 60. If you are planning practice before the dive and again at
from your to use buddy the very beginning of the dive while
regulator are breathing in an on the surface
the ________ emergency, you
method and should
the ________ 61. When is it when no source of air is available and
method appropriate to you are deeper than 40 feet
52. What should hold the mouthpiece loosely in your mouth choose a buoyant
you avoid emergency ascent?
when
breathing
from a free-
flowing
regulator
53. What are exchange your snorkel for your regulator,
three steps note the exact time that your head leaves
you should the surface, deflate your BC, equalize your
take to ears before you start your descent, exhale
prepare for a and begin your feet first descent
descent?
54. What three maintain eye contact with your buddy,
actions do equalize your air spaces often, control
you perform buoyancy, control rate of descent
on every
descent?
62. Three Discuss the dive before you get in the 69. Handling your hold the belt by the free end, keep your
recommended water and agree on the location, purpose, weight belt is body from the belt and the bottom
techniques that activity, and general course you will easier if you
help maintain follow underwater; maintain your same remember to
buddy contact position relative to each other for your ________ and
while diving are entire dive; establish your direction of ________
________, ________, travel underwater and then follow that
70. The steps to Get yourself vertical in the water and do a
and ________ heading until you or your buddy suggest a
the 360 degree turn looking for your buddy or
change with a clear signal
recommended their bubbles, rise about ten feet in the
63. The four ways hand signals, slate, rapping, or touch lost buddy water and do another 360 degree turn
of plan are: looking for your buddy or their bubbles,
communicating ascend slowly to the surface after a minute
under water are if you do not see your buddy, surface, note
________, ________, your position relative to two points on the
________, and shore, and wait for your buddy. when your
________ buddy surfaces, get back together and
continue your dive, signal for help if your
64. The two ways visual signals or audible signals
buddy does not surface
of
communicating 71. Three natural ripple marks, sun and shadows, surge,
at the surface aids to landmarks
are ________ and navigation are
________ ________, ________
and ________
65. When you are answer it with a distinct hand signal
given a hand 72. When you are align the compass with your body, keep the
signal under using a compass level, sight across the compass
water, you must compass for
navigation,
66. What is the signals must be discussed and agreed
you should
most important upon before the dive
________ and
point to
________
remember
regarding 73. A reciprocal a heading 180 degrees from your original
diving course is heading (the opposite direction from which
communication? ________ you started)
67. The primary you want to be positively buoyant at the 74. Air is 20.9%, nitrogen
difference surface and negatively buoyant at the approximately
between bottom ________
donning your oxygen and
cylinder at the 78% ________
surface and
75. True or false: false
donning your
Air is denser
cylinder
in the
underwater is
mountains (at
________
altitude) than
68. You can keep keeping the hose inside your arms at sea level.
your regulator
76. True or false: false
hose from
water is
becoming
denser at 99
trapped when
feet than it is
you don your
at 10 feet
cylinder over
your head by
________
77. One way you can reduce
drag underwater is by
________
78. When you look at objects
under water, they appear
________ and ________ than
they really are
79. True or false: sound travels
slower underwater
80. The three factors affecting
buoyancy are ________,
________, and ________
81. You can change your
buoyancy by ________,
________, or ,
82. An ocean diver needs to
________ weight to dive in
fresh water
83. During descent, a diver's
buoyancy tends to ________
84. One atmosphere of
pressure is equal to about
________ meters (________
feet ) of fresh water or
________ meters (________feet )
of seawater
85. The pressure is ________
greater at 40 meters (132
feet ) in salt water than it is
at the surface
86. the absolute pressure is
________ ata at 20.7 meters
(68 feet ) in fresh water
87. Two factors that affect
your air consumption rate
under water are ________
and ________
88. Divers monitor their air
supply underwater by
checking their ________
89. Which air spaces in your
body are affected by
changes in pressure?
90. What problems might
occur if you attempted to
dive with a cold?
streamlining
larger, closer
false
weight of your body, the
weight of your gear (diving
suit, weight belt, and scuba
unit), body size, the thickness
of your diving suit, and the
volume of your gear
change amount of weight
worn, change amount of air in
BC, amount of air in lungs
decrease
decrease
10.3, 34; 10, 33
5 times
3 atm
Depth, physical activity,
physical size, mental state,
warmth of diving suit
submersible pressure gauge
ears, sinuses, lungs, intestines,
teeth
difficult or impossible to
equalize pressure in your
sinuses
91. If you feel pressure on your face
when descending, you should
92. When the pressure outside an air
space is greater than the pressure
in an air space, you have a
condition called
93. What are three consequences of
ignoring an ear squeeze?
94. What is the most likely cause of a
sinus squeeze?
95. Which type of squeeze is easiest
to prevent?
96. When the pressure inside an air
space is greater than the outside
pressure, you have a condition
known as a
97. Lung expansion injuries are
caused by ________ or ________
98. Lung volume should be kept as
________ as possible during your
ascent from a dive
99. The stimulus to breathe is the
amount of ________ in your blood
100. when you are breathing on scuba,
you should breathe ________ and
________
101. If you should choke, cough, or
sneeze while diving, you should
102. How can you prevent oxygen
toxicity?
103. How can you prevent carbon
monoxide toxicity?
104. How can you prevent DCS?
105. How can you prevent nitrogen
narcosis?
106. If your buddy has symptoms of
nitrogen narcosis, what should
you do?
107. You lose most heat underwater
primarily from water ________ and
some from warming ________
108. Water vapor in air condenses to a
liquid when
exhale through your
nose into your mask
squeeze
vertigo, ruptured ear
drum, hearing loss
swollen or congested
sinuses
mask squeeze
block or reverse block
holding your breath,
not breathing properly
normal
carbon dioxide
slowly, deeply
keep the mouthpiece in
your mouth
have cylinders filled
with compressed air
only
have cylinders filled at
a reputable air station
dive within your depth
and time limits, ascend
slowly
dive at shallow depths
ascend a few feet to
relieve the symptoms
conducting heat away
from your body,
compressed air to your
body temperature
the air cools
109. You can prevent a mask from fogging surface tension 125. The six steps to long Plan the objective, select your
under water by lowering the ________ of range planning are: location, determine the date and
the water time, make travel arrangements,
determine equipment needs,
110. You must drink plenty of fluids when prevent
determine if you need a refresher
diving to ________ dehydration
126. You should start months
111. True or False: If the temperature true
planning a major dive
surrounding a rigid container full of
trip _______ in advance
gas increases, the pressure of the gas
of the trip
increases
127. You should start two weeks
112. When you go under pressure, your ingasses,
planning a day of
body ________ nitrogen until it reaches a equilibrium
diving at a local site
state of ________
_______ in advance of
113. Bubbles form during offgassing when relieve pressure the dive
you ________ by ascending too
128. Some typical items air fills for your scuba cylinders,
fast
you might need to film, sunscreen, seasickness
114. You can dive to ________ meters (________ 6, 20 buy for your trip medication, fishing license, light
feet ) without a dive time limit include _______, _______, sticks for night diving, defog for
115. Residual nitrogen is the nitrogen in excess of _______, and _______ your mask, spare parts
normal nitrogen 129. You should leave a they can summon help if you do not
that remains in copy of your plans return at the scheduled time
your body after a with someone at
dive home so _______
116. When you use the NAUI Dive Tables, 9, 30 130. Check the _______, weather trends, water conditions,
you ascend from all dives at a _______, _______, and tides, long range weather forecast
maximum rate of ________ meters ________ _______ a few days
feet ) per minute before your trip
117. You should allow a minimum of ________ 10 minutes, 1 hour 131. One item that should mask, fins, booties, diving suit, knife
minutes between dives and NAUI go towards the
recommends a SIT of ________ bottom of your dive
118. A dive of up to 8 meters (26 feet ) for 40 feet/40 bag is _______
40 minutes should be considered as a minutes 132. One item that go regulator, buoyancy compensator
dive schedule of ________ when planning towards the top of
a repetitive dive your dive bag is
119. A ceiling display indicates the depth ascend 133. You should abstain 12 hours
to which you can _______ from drinking alcohol
120. The maximum recommended depth for 30, 100 at least _______ before
a repetitive dive using a dive computer diving
is _______ meters (_______ feet )
121. A computer goes through an _______ initialization
when you first turn it on sequence
122. _______ occurs when a computer reads scrolling
out each allowable depth and
maximum dive time when you are on
the surface
123. If you ascend above the ceiling decompression
indicated on your dive computer, you sickness
risk _______
124. Two ways a computer can warn you flashing, beeping
that you have exceeded your ascent
rate are _______ and _______