Padi Open Water Diver Course Quizzes 1-4 Answer Sheet

[Beverly Zielonko]

Intheory, an expert diver should be writing this post. Logically, he or she could tell you what to expect, give you insider tips and prepare you for the challenge ahead. That said, I have one distinct advantage over the experts: I know exactly how hard it is for nervous first-timers.

You will find the practical side of diving much easier if you read through the theory first. Your dive centre will supply you with a book comprising five different chapters. If you can confidently answer the tests within the chapters and the knowledge reviews at the end of each, you will likely pass the exam without difficulty.

Depending on your learning style, it is possible to blitz through chapters 1-3 on one night and 4-5 on the second. Naturally, if you have more time to play with, then feel free to split up the studying even further. You can also choose the eLearning option. This may be provided by your dive centre as standard, or you can choose to self-learn before beginning the practical course.

You must complete four open water dives in order to pass the course. Dive 1 will orientate you, get you comfortable with the scuba gear and test a few of the above skills. Dives 2 and 3 will rigorously test the above skills while Dive 4 is usually a more relaxed affair allowing you to use and enjoy your newly developed skills.

You may have heard your instructor or dive shop mention the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD) course. You may have even thought about enrolling in the course. But are you still wondering how the AOWD course differs from the PADI Open Water Diver (OWD) course, and what new things you will learn and experience? If so, keep reading to find out the key differences between being an Open Water Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver.

You will learn the fundamental skills needed for scuba diving. During the course, you read the student manual or complete the eLearning course, watch informative videos, take quizzes, and demonstrate mastery of basic scuba diving skills during practice sessions in confined water before moving on to open water dives.

The dives in the Advanced Open Water course are very different from those in the Open Water Diver course. The Adventure Dives are similar to a regular dive, except you focus on a particular diving specialty. For example, the Deep Adventure Dive, which is one of the required Adventure Dives, involves diving deeper than the Open Water Diver depth limits, between 18-30 meters (60-100 feet). During the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive, which is the other required Adventure Dive, you practice navigation and compass skills on land first and then underwater while diving.

Of the five training dives you complete, the Deep Adventure Dive and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive are both mandatory. But, for the other three dives, you get to choose what interests you the most, and there are 25 PADI Adventure Dives to choose from.

In summary, the Open Water Diver certification is an entry into the world of scuba; it teaches you the essential knowledge and practical skills to become a diver and start exploring the underwater world.

Now that you know the difference between Open Water Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver, are you ready to start learning or advancing your diving skills? Visit PADI eLearning today to start your PADI Open Water Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver course.

Nonetheless, before you begin the in-water portion of your training, you will need to sign some forms to ensure tha tyour'e medically fit and that that you're aware of the risks. Please review the following forms to ensure that you're able to sign them befor ein-water training begins. Please pay special attention to the medical form. If the medical forms indicates that a Physician Evaluation is required, you will need to be evaluated by a physicial before beginning in-water training in the pool or ocean.

Your training begins with the academic portion of the course. For Open Water and most other courses, the academic training is all completed online using the PADI ELearning platform, and consists of reading material, videos, and quizzes. For a few courses, a paper training manual is required.

For courses that have a manual, we will provide you with the manual after signing up for the course. Please read the manual, and answer all the quizzes and tests in the book. Please bring the completed quizzes and/or tests to your water sessions.

The in-water training begins in "confined water", which usually means a swimming pool. The goal of pool session is to each you all of the underwater skills you'll require, and to make you 100% ready and confident to jump in the ocean.

200m Safety Swim - You must be able to swim continuously for 200m, without stopping. This is 8 lengths of a standard-length swimming pool. The swim is not timed, you can take as long as you like, and you can use any style of swimming. This is done without mask, fins, or wetsuit, but you can use swim googles if you have them.

10 Tread Water/Float - You must be able to comfortably stay at the surface of deep water for 10 minutes continuously, without touching the bottom or holding on to the edge of the pool or using swim aids

The scuba skills we learn in the water include important skills that you use all the time as a scuba diver, such as how to do a safe descent and ascent from the bottom, as well as how to deal with gear failures and emergency situations.

The pool session typically takes about 6 hours, but may be as short as 4 hours or as long as 8 hours depending on student skill level. We recommend eating before the class, and bringing a swimsuit and towel, swim goggles (if desired), and a light snack.

At the end of the session, the instructor will determine if you're ready to descend into the ocean. Safety is our primary concern, and the instructor won't sign you off to continue to the ocean unless he or she is confident that you're ready. Some people need to come back and do a second or third pool session. If this is you, it's no problem at all: the price you pay includes all the pool sessions you need to be ready for the ocean.

On your ocean days, you'll arrive at the shop at the appointed time, and start setting up your gear and donning your wetsuit. Depending on the course, we may cover some new academic material and skills, such as how to use a dive computer and compass.

During the first three dives, you demonstrate the skills you learned in the pool, as well as some new ones, such as compass navigation. The last dive has no specific training skills; this is your opportunity to use all of the skills you've learned to explore the beautiful underwater environment that the Monterey Bay has to offer!

Once the 4th dive is complete, there's a short written test to help lock in the dive theory and academics. The instructor will work with you to ensure that you understand the answers to all of the questions in the test. After the test, you're fully certified!

In the days after completing the certification, we will register your new certification with PADI. At this time, you will receive a temporary certification card by email, and the real certification card will be sent to you at your mailing address on file.

You are expected to provide your own Personal Gear. If you don't have your own personal gear, we hope you'll buy it from us, and we provide you with gear cards to help reduce the cost. If you already have personal gear, you are welcome to use it. Please note that wetsuits should be at least 6mm thick because of the cold Monterey water, and any SCUBA gear must be in working condition, and must be up-to-date with servicing requirements.

For Open Water, Advanced, and Rescue students, we give you $225 worth of gift cards that you can use towards purchasing your scuba gear. These cards can be used at any time, even after you have completed your certification course.

$175 gift card - Can be used with purchases of $1000 or more. This provides you with a significant discount when you decide to buy your own SCUBA gear. This can also be used towards the annual rental program, which provides you with unlimited gear rentals for an entire year.

When you rent from us, you will be provided with a bin with all of your rental gear, and a rental card that lists the gear being rented. When you receive the bin, please check that the gear included matches the gear on the rental card. You will be expected to return all of the gear that is listed on the rental card. If any gear is missing, you will be responsible for its replacement.

Please ensure that your weight pockets are secure in your BCD. If you lose your weight pocket while diving, you could have a dangerous ascent! You will also be repsponsible to replace the lost weights at $4.50 / lb.

Please ensure that regulator have their dust caps replaced, and that the dust caps are clean and dry. Regulators returned without their dust caps on will incur a $50 service fee to cover the cost of water and contaminant removal.

When you purchase gear from us, you can return it for store credit within 30 days, as long as it has not been in the ocean. Feel free to try our new gear in the pool to make sure that it fits correctly and is comfortable.

We understand that you have a busy scheduling, and we strive to schedule your course to work with your busy schedule! When you are scheduled for a pool or ocean session, we arrange for the pool and instructor to be available, we reserve for you all the gear you need, and we arrange for it to be transported to the course or session location.

We require a 3-day notice to reschedule a training session. If you reschedule a training session within the 3 days, or if you miss a session for a reason other than a medical emergency or illness, then you will be responsible for a rescheduling fee of $200.

There are risks involved with scuba diving, some that you don not even think about, like slips and falls when climbing up the pool ladder. Luckily, there is also a great organization called Divers Alert Network (DAN) that offers medical support. DAN is the largest association dedicated to scuba diving safety and has served divers for more than 30 years. They provide emergency assistance, medical information resources, educational opportunities and more. As a new student, we sign you up for complimentary medical insurance through Divers Alert Network (DAN) while you are going through the scuba class.

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