Adventures in Diving KNOWLEDGE REVIEW

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1. Explain why even mild hypothermia can be a problem for divers, and
how to avoid it.

2. How do you check for proper weighting when diving in your dry suit?

3. Why is it important to not dive with an excessively tight neck seal?

4. How should you attain positive buoyancy at the surface, attain and
maintain neutral buoyancy underwater, and prevent dry suit squeeze
when dry suit diving?

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5. Describe how to add air to your dry suit while underwater.

6. How do you vent air from your dry suit while underwater?

7. What should you do if you become too buoyant due to excess air in your
suit?

8. How do you cope with too much air in your dry suit legs/feet?

9. What should you remember about breathing if caught in a runaway or

rapid ascent?

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10. List what you should do if your dry suit floods.

Student Diver Statement: I’ve completed this Knowledge Review to the

best of my ability and any questions I answered incorrectly or incompletely
I've had explained to me, and I understand what I missed.

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Dry Suit Adventure Dive Overview

_____ Knowledge Review
_____ Briefing
_____ Gearing up
_____ Predive safety check (BWRAF)
_____ Entry
_____ Descent
_____ Neutral buoyancy - hovering
_____ Dry suit dive for fun
_____ Ascent - safety stop
_____ Remove/replace scuba unit and weight system
at surface
_____ Exit
_____ Debrief
_____ Log dive - PADI Instructor signs