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PADI Open Water Diver Final Assessment Exam Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2025)
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If an object is neutrally buoyant in fresh water, the same object placed into salt water would... - Correct Answers ✅Float I blow up a balloon, tie it off, and take it to the bottom of the swimming pool. What will happen to the balloon and the air inside it? - Correct Answers ✅The balloon will get smaller and the air inside the balloon will be more dense I turn a glass upside down, trap the air in it by putting it in water, and then I take the glass down to 10 m/33 ft. The air space would... - Correct Answers ✅Become half the size it was at the surface If I am not able to equalize my body air spaces, it may be because I have... - Correct Answers ✅A cold, allergy or another medical problem If my ears or sinuses hurt while I am descending, it usually means... - Correct Answers ✅I am feeling a squeeze and need to equalize The best place for me to position an alternate air source is... - Correct Answers ✅In the triangle area formed by my chin and the lower corners of my rib cage
Lung overexpansion injuries can be caused by... - Correct Answers ✅Holding my breath while scuba diving If my cylinder of air lasts 60 minutes while I am at the surface breathing normally, assuming all else is the same, how long will it last at 20 m/66 ft breathing normally? - Correct Answers ✅20 minutes How often should I take my scuba cylinder to be visually inspected by my dive center? - Correct Answers ✅Once a year The difference between DIN values and yoke valves is that DIN valves... - Correct Answers ✅Have threaded openings to screw the regulator into Which of the following is not part of proper care for my scuba cylinder? - Correct Answers ✅Keep some air in it Refer to the regulator picture on the right. Each regulator part has a number next to it. Please choose the correct numeric order from the choices below - Correct Answers ✅1. Regulator first stage, 2. regulator second stage, 3. alternate air source second stage, 4. low pressure inflator hose for the BCD, 5. instrument console/gauges/computer
Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided - Correct Answers ✅Stop, hold it, stay there Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided - Correct Answers ✅Something is wrong Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided - Correct Answers ✅Okay? Okay Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided - Correct Answers ✅Okay? Okay Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided - Correct Answers ✅Low on air Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided - Correct Answers ✅Share air If I were separated from my buddy, the general procedure is to... - Correct Answers ✅Search for a minute and then go up to reunite with my buddy at the surface I am most likely to become confused about which way is up or down... - Correct Answers ✅In midwater
I feel a mild current at the start of my dive. How should I begin this dive? - Correct Answers ✅Dive against or into the current What the bottom is made of can cause big changes in... - Correct Answers ✅Visibility Most injuries caused by aquatic animals happen because the animals are... - Correct Answers ✅Trying to defend themselves A diver at the surface is moving quickly and jerkily, has the mask off the face, the regulator/snorkel is out of the mouth, and the diver does not respond to directions. The diver is... - Correct Answers ✅Showing signs of distress (trouble) I am close to my buddy and realize I am out of air. The best response is to... - Correct Answers ✅Switch to my buddy's alternate air source If my regulator begins to free flow while underwater, I should... - Correct Answers ✅Hold the regulator without sealing my mouth around the mouthpiece and "sip" the air I need as I ascend
If I think I have decompression sickness I should... - Correct Answers ✅Breathe 100% Oxygen and contact emergency medical care The first step I using my dive computer is... - Correct Answers ✅Reading the manufacturer's instructions When planning a diver with a computer, I use the "plan" or "no-stop scroll" mode to determine... - Correct Answers ✅The maximum allowable time limits for depths in 10' increments When making computer assisted dives... - Correct Answers ✅Each diver needs a personal computer It's important that I do not turn off a dive computer between dives because... - Correct Answers ✅It would lose memory of the previous dive and not calculate repetitive dives correctly If I accidently exceed my computers no stop limits, I should...
If I'm diving in cold water or under strenuous conditions... - Correct Answers ✅I should add an extra safety margin and stay will within my computers limits If my computer fails during a dive, I can use my backup computer to continue the dive. If I'm not wearing a backup I should... - Correct Answers ✅Ascend , make a safety stop, and end the dive I make two dives in one day and am flying home on a commercial plane. I should wait until my computer says I can fly or _____ hours, whichever is longer - Correct Answers ✅ 18 As a new PADI Open Water Diver, the recommended maximum depth is _____, or the actual depth I reach in training, If shallower. The maximum depth for all recreational scuba divers, even experienced divers is _____ - Correct Answers ✅18 m/60 ft // 40 m/130 ft When diving at an altitude above 1000 feet... - Correct Answers ✅I need to follow special procedures and may need to set my computer for the altitude I dive to 18 m/60 ft for 33 minutes. After a 30-minute surface interval, I plan to dive to 17 m/58 ft. What is the maximum
when planning our dive? - Correct Answers ✅22 metres/ feet for 30 minutes I am an Advanced Open Water Diver. I plan to do three dives. The first dive is a 25-metre/80-foot dive for 22 minutes followed by a 52-minute surface interval. The second dive is to 20 metres/70 feet for 27 minutes followed by a surface interval of 62 minutes. My third dive is to 18 metres/60 feet. What would be my maximum allowable bottom time for this third dive? - Correct Answers ✅34 minutes