Aquarium of the Pacific Dive Safety and Operations Manual Exam 1. Any diver may deviate from the requirements of the diving manual to the extent necessary to

prevent or minimize a situation that is likely to cause what? 2. What organization developed and wrote the dive standards for scientific diving? 3. Scientific diving is defined by OSHA as diving performed solely as a necessary part of

scientific, research, or educational activity by employees whose sole purpose for diving is to perform what?

4. List one cause a scientific diving certificate may be revoked or restricted. 5. A volunteer diver must be certified in five areas of emergency training. 6. If you are between the ages of 41-59, how often do you need to renew your medical

evaluation? 7. List three disqualifying medical conditions for diving at the AoP? 8. In all accident situations, who do you call first and what is the four digit extension? 9. In the event of an evacuation and the absence of Dive Office personnel, who is responsible

for the evacuation procedures on the third floor? 10. All offsite diving operations must carry what emergency medical equipment?

11. List three reasons any dive may be terminated. 12. List five temporary impairments or conditions that would prevent the diver from entering the

exhibits. 13. List three potential underwater hazards. 14. What is the greatest depth an exhibit can be without the diver being required to carry an

independent reserve air supply? 15. How much weight can a snorkeler don without requiring a tender or buddy? 16. When two divers are using power tools or scrubbers in the same exhibit, what is the

minimum required number of divers in the exhibit? 17. As a tender for a Hookah Diver, what two items must be kept in visual contact at all times? 18. What is the minimum number of divers allowed in Shark Lagoon? 19. Which diver is the first to enter and the last to exit Shark Lagoon? 20. List the four parts of the diver’s dress required to dive in an exhibit. 21. Dive Harnesses used for hookah and surface-supplied diving shall not be used as a

______________. 22. Weight belts shall be of sufficient weight to maintain the diver at _________________ or

_____________.

23. The aquarium’s air compressor must locked and tagged out anytime the _________________ are running.

24. The aquarium’s air compressor must meet a minimum of what grade air, and should be

tested how often? 25. According to the exhibit safety placards, in the event of a diving accident what is the first

action item on the list? 26. What should scuba divers never do when they are within 2 – 3 feet of the acrylic exhibit

windows? 27. All AoP open-ocean dives are considered what “type” of dives, and therefore must follow

which dive standard? 28. List four pieces of required equipment for all AoP open-ocean dives. 29. What exam must be completed by all AoP vessel operators? 30. When using the marine radio on vessel what channel is used to contact the Coast Guard in

the event of an emergency? 31. Nitrox dives may not exceed what depth? 32. What is the only nitrox mix that is authorized for use by the Aquarium of the Pacific?

33. According to the US Navy No-Decompression Limits table, what is the maximum depth a diver can dive to with an unlimited no-decompression bottom time?

34. According to the US Navy No-Decompression Limits table, what is the maximum bottom time

a diver can stay at 48’ before going into decompression? 35. According the US Navy Residual Nitrogen Table for Repetitive Air Dives, what is the

minimum surface interval for a diver with a group designator of “M” to start their next dive with a group designator of “F”?

36. Who must authorize dive plans which include planned decompression stops? 37. What is the maximum number of volunteer divers allowed per shift? 38. Volunteer Diver attendance rating is based on what type of calendar system? 39. According to the Spare Air Operation and Placement, in what positions can you wear your spare

air be during your dive? 40. According to the Procedures for Diving in Exhibits with Coliform Issues, if an exhibit has a

coliform reading of 127MPN cfu/100ml what action level does it fall under? 41. According to the AoP Line Pull Signals, what does four pulls from the diver to tender

indicate? 42. According to the Dive Computer Guidelines, if a dive computer fails during a dive what is the

appropriate step a diver must take?

43. What must a scientific diver with a 60’ depth rating do to attain a depth rating of 100’? 44. What is the minimum number of scientific dives that must logged in a year to keep an active-

status AoP Scientific Diver Permit? 45. According to the Blue Water Diving procedures, who is the first and last diver in the water? 46. According to the AoP Fill Station Operations what are the four “Do Not’s” of the checklist? 47. According to the Kelp Project Supplemental Dive Protocols, who must be contacted prior to

departure? 48. According to the Ascent to Altitude surface interval chart, which altitude shall be used to

determine your surface interval before flying on a commercial airliner? 49. Dive operations planned for the oil rigs must be submitted to the DSO no less than how

many days prior to departure? 50. According to the pre-dive procedures checklist for open-ocean diving, what is the first priority

of every AoP dive? 51. According to the pre dive procedures checklist for open-ocean diving, what is the definition of

“life support gear?” NAME: