Chapter 2 - Supervising Dive Activities

Question 1

As a divemaster, your role is generally to provide ______ planning that other divers use to plan their individual buddy team dives within.

Answer 1

broad

Question 2

List three ways that wind can affect dive conditions.

Answer 2

1. Temperature
2. Waves, surf, surge, currents - making it tiring to exit and swim through
3. Reduce visibility by churning

Question 3

The rule of thumb is that it is best to dive at _______ tide, but this is a general rule.

Answer 3

slack high

Question 4

List three broad considerations when planning dives for remote areas.

Answer 4

1. Logistics - Food, sleep, arrangements, and cylinder fills.
2. Plan for emergencies and more medical supplies
3. Self sufficiency - Communications, boat issues, etc.

Question 5

The primary reason for having and using accounting procedures is to be sure every diver returns from the dive. Incident reports indicate that problems with this usually result from
_ using an inaccurate account procedure.
_ divers refusing to participate in roll calls.
_ failure to use an accounting procedure at all.

Answer 5

…failure to use an accounting procedure at all.

Question 6

List six characteristics of responsible diving behavior.

Answer 6

1. Plan dives within limits and diving the plan based on training and experience.
2. Properly equipped
3. Maintained equipment and checks before diving
4. Frequent air supply checks during dive. Surfaces at dive plan with safe reserve.
5. Stay within no stop limits. Making safety stops.
6. Environmentally safe diving sensitive to aquatic life.

Question 7

What are four ways you can encourage responsible diver behavior?

Answer 7

1. Be a good role model.
2. Suggest and remind of practices during planning and briefing.
3. When possible make safe practices logistically easier (i.e. safety stop bar or rope).
4. Reward responsible behaviors.

Question 8

Paying attention a diver’s ___________ may help you asses for apprehension or stress related to the dive.

Answer 8

behavior

Question 9

Signs and symptoms of psychological stress include (choose all that apply)

a. being uncharacteristically withdrawn
b. talkativeness
c. irritability
d. distraction
e. perceptual narrowing

Answer 9

All

Question 10

Before a dive along a wall that drops into extremely deep water, you notice a diver seems preoccupied and withdrawn. You talk to the diver and learn the person doesn’t feel adequately skilled with buoyancy control and fears descending out of control. Give an example of helping this diver by ‘removing the stressor’.

Answer 10

1. Change the dive site or dive plan.
2. Inform diver of an alternate path along the dive profile that has reef bottom where diver and buddy can go and is visible to entire group (if possible).

Question 11

List the four aspects of supervision in managing dives and identify what each consists of.

Answer 11

1. PLANNING - Making and acting on plan, appropriate equipment, being ready to respond.
2. COMMUNICATION - Inform divers of procedures and dive plan, doing briefings.
3. VANTAGE POINT - Determine where you will supervise.
4. RECOGNITION - Anticipating and identifying possible problems to prevent, correct, and respond.

Question 12

List eight types of equipment that can assist in supervising certified divers.

Answer 12

1. Emergency O2
2. AED
3. First Aid Kit, Pocket Mask, Barriers
4. Rescue Float, Life Ring, Buoyancy Device
5. Communication Device, Radio, Phone, etc.
6. Tool Kit with Spares
7. Dive Flag
8. Spare Scuba Equipment

Question 13

List two advantages and two disadvantages of in-water supervision.

Answer 13

Advantages

1. Puts you near divers
2. Reduce in water problems

Disadvantages

1. Only can attend to one group
2. Bother divers that want to attend to their own dive

Question 14

List two advantages and two disadvantages of out of water supervision.

Answer 14

Advantages

1. Attend to many groups
2. Puts you closest to emergency equipment

Disadvantages

1. Can’t handle/guide underwater problems and risks
2. Can’t guide to points of interest

Question 15

List the 10 points a dive briefing usually includes.

Answer 15

1. Site Name
2. Site Description
3. My Role
4. Entry and Exit Techniques
5. Dive Procedures
6. Emergency Procedures
7. Signal Review
8. Roster/Buddy Check
9. Environmental Orientation
10. BWARF

Question 16

List three ways you can prepare to handle novel problems at a dive site.

Answer 16

1. Strong knowledge base in dive theory and experience. Be a good problem solver in other ares to have resources to draw on.
2. Physical resources and extras to be able to adapt to problems with equipment.
3. Continue education.

Question 17

It is important to include an environmental orientation in dive briefings because it helps divers dive so that they minimize effects to the environment and familiarizes those with little to no experience with the specifics of the environment.

_ True
_ False

Answer 17

True

Question 18

To help divers interact responsibly with the environment, you should suggest they: (choose all that apply):

_ Dive carefully to protect the ecosystem.
_ Secure gauges or alternate air sources so the don’t drag and damage aquatic life.
_ Only touch or pick up creatures that seem docile.
_ Respect underwater life and be a role model for others.

Answer 18

1, 2, 4.

Question 19

You develop good judgement through ________________. When making decisions that involve doubt, or when making decisions in areas with which you have less experience, err on the ________ side.

Answer 19

experience and practice.

cautious

Question 20

You’re leading a group on a 12 meter/40 foot charter dive boat. The captain tells you that water is rising slowly in the bilge. There’s no imminent danger, because the bilge pumps are keeping up with it, but action is required. Following the problem-solving steps, you and the captain examine below the decks and discover that a cooling hose leading outboard has ruptured. What would you do next?

Answer 20

Recall the divers to alert them of the situation. This way if the boat needs to return or a safety boat has to arrive the group knows.

Question 21

When managing an emergency situation, when delegating tasks on advantage you have as a divemaster is that

_ you always have lots of Rescue Divers on hand.
_ your training lets you handle anything.
_ people expect you to take charge, and will do what you ask if they are able.

Answer 21

…people expect you to take charge, and will do what you ask if they are able.