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Deep diving - Quiz
Contributed by: Marsh
  • 1. What is a major limitation in ambient pressure diving?
A) Water temperature
B) Diver motivation
C) Equipment color
D) Work of breathing
  • 2. What happens when a diver's capacity to cycle breathing gas reaches its maximum?
A) The water pressure decreases
B) The diver becomes hyper-oxygenated
C) The diver gains extra stamina
D) Carbon dioxide builds up in the tissues
  • 3. What factors affect the work of breathing?
A) Water visibility
B) Diver age
C) Sunlight exposure
D) Breathing gas density
  • 4. Which of the following is a limitation in atmospheric pressure diving?
A) Ability to bend the suit joints
B) Carbon dioxide elimination
C) Oxygen toxicity
D) Nitrogen narcosis
  • 5. What must remain watertight during atmospheric pressure diving?
A) The breathing apparatus
B) The diver's mask
C) The joints of the suit
D) The storage tanks
  • 6. Which breathing gas helps reduce nitrogen narcosis and oxygen toxicity?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Helium-based gases
C) Pure oxygen
D) Argon
  • 7. What do rebreathers manage more efficiently than open-circuit scuba?
A) Water buoyancy
B) Surface communication
C) Breathing gas
D) Light levels
  • 8. What can help divers control their ascent and surface positioning?
A) A motorized propulsion vehicle
B) An underwater camera
C) An extra weight belt
D) A diving shot or decompression buoy
  • 9. How can decompression be accelerated?
A) Breathing pure nitrogen
B) Using mixtures with lower proportions of inert gas
C) Removing the diving suit
D) Increasing the diving depth
  • 10. What is a primary benefit of surface-supplied gas?
A) Eliminates the need for a suit
B) Prevents all decompression issues
C) Reduces the risk of running out of gas
D) Makes the diver move faster
  • 11. What is the purpose of hot-water suits?
A) To prevent hypothermia
B) To improve communication
C) To monitor heart rate
D) To increase mobility
  • 12. What do breathing gas reclaim systems recover?
A) Helium from open-circuit scuba
B) Internal heat
C) Exhaled surface supplied gas
D) Used water
  • 13. What is the most radical equipment adaptation for deep diving?
A) Armoured atmospheric diving suits
B) Standard scuba tanks
C) Advanced fins
D) Swim goggles
  • 14. At what pressure do atmospheric diving suits operate internally?
A) Approximately normal surface atmospheric pressure
B) Variable pressure
C) Extremely high pressure
D) Zero pressure
  • 15. What is a disadvantage of armoured atmospheric diving suits?
A) Reduced mobility and dexterity
B) Constant risk of barotrauma
C) Increased oxygen toxicity
D) Higher risk of nitrogen narcosis
  • 16. What allows a diver to rest and receive first aid without needing decompression?
A) Decompression buoys
B) Deep sea nets
C) Hot-water suits
D) Diving bells and lockout submersibles
  • 17. At what depth does nitrogen narcosis typically become a hazard?
A) Below 60 metres
B) Below 18 metres
C) Below 30 metres
D) Below 500 metres
  • 18. What entity conducted the 'Janus 4' open-sea dive to 501 metres in 1977?
A) COMEX
B) PADI
C) The French Navy alone
D) The US Navy
  • 19. What was the depth achieved by the 'Hydra 8' programme in 1988?
A) 534 metres
B) 610 metres
C) 501 metres
D) 701 metres
  • 20. What gas was used in 'Hydra 8' to avoid high-pressure nervous syndrome (HPNS)?
A) Compressed air
B) Hydrox
C) Nitrogen
D) Pure helium
  • 21. What is the maximum depth mentioned for an atmospheric diving suit (ADS)?
A) 500 metres
B) 1000 metres
C) 700 metres
D) 534 metres
  • 22. Who set the ADS record of 610 metres in 2006?
A) Théo Mavrostomos
B) Daniel Jackson
C) An anonymous French Navy diver
D) A COMEX representative
  • 23. In the 'Hydra 10' experiment, what depth was simulated?
A) 501 metres
B) 610 metres
C) 701 metres
D) 534 metres
  • 24. Which gas mixture was used in the 'Hydra 10' onshore chamber simulation?
A) Hydreliox
B) Trimix
C) Heliox
D) Hydrox
  • 25. Which of the following symptoms is associated with nitrogen narcosis?
A) Memory impairment
B) Convulsions
C) Increased physical strength
D) Bone degeneration
  • 26. What is a major risk specifically associated with deep diving compared to open-water diving?
A) Dehydration
B) Sunburn
C) Oxygen toxicity
D) Hypothermia
  • 27. Which gas mixture is associated with the risk of high-pressure nervous syndrome?
A) Heliox
B) Compressed air
C) Nitrox
D) Pure oxygen
  • 28. What is a disadvantage of using saturation diving or diving bells?
A) Increased carbon dioxide levels
B) It is safer than open-circuit diving
C) Logistical complexity
D) Higher nitrogen narcosis risk
  • 29. Who was the first person to achieve the 300-meter scuba diving mark?
A) Sheck Exley
B) Dave Shaw
C) Pascal Bernabé
D) John Bennett
  • 30. What is a noted risk of using technical equipment at extreme depths?
A) Materials become highly flammable
B) Equipment becomes too light to carry
C) Equipment, such as gauges, may implode
D) Electronic batteries fail due to oxygen toxicity
  • 31. Which diver mentioned in the text suffered an injury when a mask light imploded?
A) Pascal Bernabé
B) Sheck Exley
C) John Bennett
D) Mark Ellyatt
  • 32. What is the primary neurological impairment associated with deep air diving?
A) Hyperthermia
B) Carbon monoxide poisoning
C) Nitrogen narcosis
D) Decompression sickness
  • 33. What condition can result from an inability to eliminate carbon dioxide during exertion?
A) Compression arthralgia
B) Hypoxia
C) Nitrogen narcosis
D) Hypercapnia
  • 34. What is a significant risk associated with using hydrogen in breathing mixtures?
A) Rapid decompression sickness
B) Inability to heat the gas
C) Increased carbon dioxide production
D) Explosion risks
  • 35. Who authored the book 'Deep Diving' which chronicles fatal record attempts?
A) Manion
B) Bret Gilliam
C) A professional saturation diver
D) Guinness World Records
  • 36. Why is the term 'deep water blackout' currently falling out of favor?
A) Government agencies banned the terminology
B) It refers to shallow water accidents only
C) More specific terms are preferred when the cause is known
D) It was proven to be a myth
  • 37. What is a known cause of inner ear decompression sickness (IEDCS)?
A) Exposure to high concentrations of oxygen.
B) Isobaric counterdiffusion.
C) Excessive physical exertion during the dive.
D) Rapid descent to extreme depths.
  • 38. What is the primary factor limiting the gas supply for a scuba diver?
A) The number of support team members
B) The water temperature
C) The amount the diver can carry
D) The depth of the dive
  • 39. Who was the first diver to die using an Aqua-Lung?
A) Maurice Fargues
B) Sheck Exley
C) Hope Root
D) Guy Garman
  • 40. What saved Jim Lockwood during the 1971 Andros Island incident?
A) A backup rebreather
B) A faster decompression stop
C) A safety weight
D) A surface tether
  • 41. At what depth did Theodora Balabanova die after failing to complete decompression?
A) 231 m
B) 147 m
C) 270 m
D) 370 m
  • 42. In which location did Sebastian Marczewski die while attempting to break a record?
A) Andros Island
B) Lake Garda
C) Toroneos Bay
D) Zacatón
  • 43. Which psychological factor involves a diver continuing a dangerous path because of investment?
A) Risk denial
B) Sunk cost
C) Dunning–Kruger effect
D) Target fixation
  • 44. Who attempted a dive to 125 m in 1953 but was not seen again after passing 152 m?
A) Maurice Fargues
B) Adam Krzysztof Pawlik
C) Sheck Exley
D) Hope Root
  • 45. What happened to the bodies of Archie Forfar and Ann Gunderson?
A) They surfaced unexpectedly
B) They were recovered by an ROV
C) They were never recovered
D) They were recovered by a safety diver
  • 46. Which diver died while attempting to reach the bottom of Zacatón?
A) Wacław Lejko
B) Sheck Exley
C) Dave Shaw
D) Guy Garman
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