SSI Final Exam Questions

SSI ITC Final Exam Questions
1. Developing the SSI Network benefits dive centers by:

A. increasing communication between dive centers and resorts
B. only increasing the flow of new divers to resorts
C. decreasing communication between dive centers and resorts
D. only increasing the flow of new divers to centers
2. An SSI Professional must ____ to maintain active status.

A. complete the online renewal
B. all answers are correct
C. affiliate with an active status SSI center
D. pay the annual fee
3. The Customer Loyalty Cycles describes the process for:

A. All answers are correct
B. Selling equipment to customers
C. Convincing customers to visit new dive sites
D. Acquiring and retaining customers
4. SSI was founded in 1970 by:

A. Equipment manufacturers
B. Dive retailers
C. The RSTC
D. Amateur dive clubs
5. What are the four components of the Diver Diamond?

A. Knowledge, Skills, Equipment, Experience
B. Experience, Equipment, Commitment, Acquisition
C. Skills, Equipment, Experience, Time
D. Equipment, Experience, Travel, Retail
6. Which of the following is a benefit of affiliating with a Dive Center/Resort?
A. Access to marketing and student acquisition resources
B. Access to equipment and training resources
C. Interactions with more-experienced instructors
D. All answers are correct
7. Local dive centers usually:

A. Focus on traveling divers from other destinations
B. Focus on training and developing a community of local divers
C. Have easy access to exciting open water dive sites
D. Only provide continuing education programs
8. Resorts usually:
A. Have no access to open water dive sites
B. Focus on taking destination divers to exciting dive sites
C. Focus on developing a local dive community
D. Only provide entry-level training programs
9. For every meter of depth in freshwater, pressure changes by:

A. 0.098 bar
B. 0.100 bar
C. 0.013 bar
D. 1.03 bar
10. Which physical law states: "If temperature remains constant, the pressure and volume of any
gas are inversely related"?
A. Boyle
B. Dalton
C. Henry
D. Archimedes
11.The absolute pressure at a depth of 50 meters in salt water is:

A. 5.000 bar
B. 5.012 bar
C. 5.901 bar
D. 6.000 bar
12. Breathing gas consumption:
A. Decreases as depth increases
B. Increases as depth increases
C. Varies inversely with depth
D. Remains the same as depth increases
13. What would be the surface air consumption rate (SAC) of a diver with a 200bar, 10 liter
cylinder who uses 50bar in 10 minutes at a depth of 10 meters in the ocean?
A. 10 liters / minute
B. 25 liters / minute
C. 35 liters / minute
D. 50 liters / minute
14 A diver and his / her equipment weigh 87 kg when neutrally buoyant in saltwater. To be
neutrally buoyant for freshwater diving with the same equipment, he /she has to:
A. Use the same weight
B. All answers are correct
C. Add weight
D. Remove weight
15. If 2 liters of air are needed in your buoyancy compensator to maintain neutral
buoyancy at 10m in the ocean, what will happen to your buoyancy if you ascend 3 m
without deflating:
A. There will be no change in buoyancy
B. You willstay neutral no matter if you ascend or descend
C. Your negative buoyancy will increase
D. Your positive buoyancy will increase
16Assuming a maximum partial pressure limitation of 1.4 bar, the maximum MOD for a 40% nitrox
mixture in the ocean is:
A. 40 meters
B. 25 meters
C. 35 meters
D. 20 meters
17 The ocean depth at which the partial pressure of oxygen in air equals 1.6 bar is _____ meters
assuming O2 = 21%.
A. 55
B. 85
C. 70
D. 66
18 Assuming a maximum partial pressure limitation of 1.4 bar, the maximum depth for a 32%
nitrox mixture is ____ of seawater.
A. 43.7 m
B. 66 m
C. 33.7 m
D. 20 m
19 The cardiovascular system consists of these three major components:

A. Right Atrium, left Atrium and Arteries only
B. Sinuses and Lungs only
C. Alveoli, Veins and lungs only
D. Heart (pump), Blood (transport medium) , Blood vessels (plumbing)
20 A lung rupture can occur with over-pressurization in water as shallow as:

A. 5.0m
B. 1.2m
C. 3.5m
D. 4.0m
20. Which of the following statements concerning heat stroke is not true?
A. The skin is hot
B. Perspiration is profuse
C. Heat stroke is an extremely serious condition
D. The pulse is rapid
21. A physiological condition called a squeeze occurs when:

A. The pressure on the inside of an air space is increasing to equalize with the external
pressure
B. None of the answers are correct
C. The pressure on the inside of an air space is greater than the external pressure
D. The pressure on the outside of an closed air space is greater than the internal pressure
22. Permanent hearing loss, vertigo and ringing in the ear are most likely to be the result of a
ruptured:
A. Eardrum
B. Semicircular Canal
C. Eustachian Tube
D. Round and/or Oval Window
23 The primary symptom of ear squeeze in its initial phase is:

A. Joint and limb pain
B. A pressure that will progress to severe pain if equalization is not completed
C. Rapid, shallow, inefficient breathing
D. A pulling sensation in the chest
24. There are several lung overexpansion injuries that you should be aware of so that you
can avoid them while diving. These are:
A. Decompression Sickness, Arterial Gas Embolism and rupture of the Oval Window
B. Hypothermia, Hypoxia, Hyperoxia
C. Decompression Sickness, Barotrauma
D. Air Embolism, Mediastinal Emphysema, Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumothorax
25. If you have difficulty equalizing pressure in your ears/sinuses while descending, you
should:
A. Ascend until the pressure is relieved and then attempt equalization
B. Ascend 2 meters and force equalization
C. Stop and wait until the discomfort subsides
D. Return to the surface and re-initiate the descent
26 At sea level, human body tissues are saturated with nitrogen at a partial pressure equal to:
A. The absolute pressure of air at sea level
B. The gauge pressure of the gas in the lungs
C. The partial pressure of the gas in alveolar air
D. The hydrostatic pressure of water at sea level
27 The recommended method to avoid sinus squeezes and reverse blocks is to:
A. Dive only when your sinuses are healthy and clear
B. Only use decongestants that do not produce side effects
C. Forcibly equalize the pressure in your sinuses every few meters
D. Ascend and descend slowly to allow gradual equalization

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SSI ITC Final Exam Questions

1. Developing the SSI Network benefits dive centers by:

2. An SSI Professional must ____ to maintain active status.

3. The Customer Loyalty Cycles describes the process for:

4. SSI was founded in 1970 by:

5. What are the four components of the Diver Diamond?

7. Local dive centers usually:

9. For every meter of depth in freshwater, pressure changes by:

11.The absolute pressure at a depth of 50 meters in salt water is:

19 The cardiovascular system consists of these three major components:

20 A lung rupture can occur with over-pressurization in water as shallow as:

21. A physiological condition called a squeeze occurs when:

23 The primary symptom of ear squeeze in its initial phase is:

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