1/What is the pressure exerted at 1 atmosphere (sea Level)?

(a) 14.7 psi

(b) 14.5 psi
(c) .445 psi
(d) 29.2 psi

2/Covert 6220 ppm to %

(a) 0.0622 % -----6220 divided by 10000 = 0.622%

(b) 6.2208 %
(c) 0.622 %
(d) 0.0062%

3/What, is the absolute pressure exerted at a depth of 165fsw?

(a) 8.82 psi a ----6ata x 14.7 = 88.2

(b) 88.2psi a
(c) 73.5 psi a
(d) 165 psi a

4/ to convert degrees Celsius to absolute temperature you must add:

(a) 273 °C
(b) 460°C
(c) 32°C
(d) 100°C

5/ What is 32°C expressed in Fahrenheit?

(a) 305°F ------ 32 x 1.8 + 32 = 89.6

(b) 57.6°F
(c) 89.6°F
(d) 92.4°F

6/How, much gas does a 10-litre flask, charged to 200-bar hold.

(a) 2000 litres

(b) 200 litres ------- 200 x 10 = 2000
(c) 10 litres
(d) 2200 litres

7/ Convert 3 cubic metres to the equivalent in cubic feet:

(a) 35 .32 ft ³ -------3 x 35.32 = 105.96

(b) 105.96ft³
(c) 84.96ft³
(d) 30ft³

8/ Convert 1000 litres to the equivalent in cubic metres

(a) 2m³
(b) 1m³
(c) 1.2m³
(d) 28.32m
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11/ A compressor has a delivery of 7ft³/min.To what depth would this support a diver
if his consumption rate is 1.25ft³ /min.

(a) 184.8 fsw ----

(b) 151.8 msw
(c) 151.8 fsw
(d) 51.8 fsw

12. A bail out bottle has a floodable volume of 12.1itres, charged to 2800psi how
much gas is available to the diver at a depth of 150fsw?

(a) 2218.1 ft³

(b) 2285.7 ft³
(c) 228.1 ft³
(d) 2 m³

13. A bank has 45 bottles, each have a floodable volume of 50.litres how much gas
does it contain at a pressure of 2950 psi?

(a) 45.15 m³
(b) 4513 ft³
(c) 451.53 m³
(d) 620.4 m³

14. A bailout bottle has an fv of 6 litres charged to 200 bars. How long would it last a
diver at a depth of 170 fsw using 40 litres /min and 8 bar drive pressure for the
demand valve?

(a) 5 min 40 sec

(b) 4 min 32 sec
(c) 4 min 52 sec
(d) 4min 41 sec

15. A gas contains 12% oxygen, at what depth would I change it over to prevent the
partial pressure dropping below 0.18 bars during decompression?

(a) 15 msw
(b) 55 fsw
(c) 5 msw
(d) 15 fsw

16. What is the PPo2 at a depth of 360 fsw if the percentage = 3.1%?

(a) 0.37 AT
(b) 0.34 AT
(c) 0.31 AT
(d) 0.21 AT
17. A chamber at a depth of 210 msw contained 1.5% o2, if vented to the surface
what would the partial pressure o2 be.

(a) 0.15 AT -- move decimal point two places to left and add a 0=1.5% = 0.015at
(b) 0.015 AT
(c) 0.0015AT
(d) 0.33 AT

18. What is the partial pressure of nitrogen in air at a depth of 99 fsw?

(a) 3.12 bar

(b) 2.12 bar
(c) 4.12 bar
(d) 0.78 bar

19. If a diver has 1 litre of gas in solution in his body at 1 AT, how much of the same
gas would he have in solution at 165 fsw?

(a) 5 litres
(b) 1 litre
(c) 6 litres
(d) 2 litres

20. A diver weights 300lbs and displaces 4.5 ft³ of salt water. If he wanted to be 20
lbs negative, how much extra weight would be required.

(a) 7 lbs
(b) 9.7 lbs
(c) 7.9 lbs
(d) 17.9 lbs

21. A container measures 10 m x3 m x 4 m and draws 2 m draft. What is the up

thrust received.

(a) 60 t
(b) 68 t
(c) 61.8 t
(d) 16.8t

22. A diving bell receives an up thrust of 14250lbs and weighs 6.5 tones. How much
buoyancy is required to make it 500lbs positive?

(a) 500 lbs

(b) 710 lbs
(c) 810 lbs
(d) 760 lbs

23. During blow down to a depth of 300 fsw a chamber reaches a temperature of
35°c. What would be the reading by gauge after cooling to 25°c?

(a) 260.2 fsw

(b) 280.4 fsw
(c) 290.26 fsw
(d) 294.62 fsw
24. During pressurisation a bottle reached a temperature of 40°c.if after cooling to
20°c. What would the start pressure be if it was now 195 bar?

(a) 204.3 bar got 208.310

(b) 190.2 bar
(c) 182.5 bar
(d) 294.62 bar

25. Convert 80 Fahrenheit to Celsius

(a) 29.88 °c --- 80 – 32 divided by 1.8 = 26.66

(b) 27.6 °c
(c) 26. °c
(d) 26.66 °c

26. What is the amount of gas taken to blow a chamber from 150 fsw to 270 fsw if the
floodable volume is 500ft³?

(a) 2272 ft³ 120ft div by 33 = 3.636 x 500 = 1818

(b) 4090 ft³
(c) 2100 ft³
(d) 1818 ft³

27. A chamber contains 6% o2 what would the PPo2 be if was vented to the surface?

(a) 6 bar
(b) 0.6 bar
(c) 0.06 bar
(d) 0.006 bar

1 What is 50°F expressed as a Celsius temperature?

a 5°C 50-32 = 18 divided by 1.8 = 10

b 10°C
c 20°C
d None of the above

2 What is 50°F expressed as absolute temperature?

a 510 Kelvin
b 510 Rankin
c 323 Kelvin
d 323 Rankin

3 What would need to be added to a Celsius temperature in order to make it

absolute?

a 410°
b 460°
c 273°
d 100°
4 Convert 28°C to Fahrenheit?

a 82.4°F 28x 1.8 +32 = 82.4

b 63.9°C
c 18.4°C
d 60.1°C

5 How many feet is 38 metres?

a 125.40 ft 38x3.28 = 124.64

b 124.64 ft
c 127.92 ft
d 133.95 ft

6 Which of the following is equivalent to the pressure exerted by one atmosphere?

a 14.5 psi
b 32.8 feet
c 750 mm of Mercury
d 760 mm of mercury

7 Express 38 metres of seawater as a pressure absolute?

a 1.15 Ba
b 2.80 Ba
c 3.80 Ba
d 4.80 Ba

8 How many Psi in one bar of pressure?

a 14.5
b 14.7
c 15.0
d 750

9 How many litres is 27.5 m3?

a 275 27.5 x 1000 = 275000

b 2750
c 27500
d 275000

10 At what depth of seawater will the pressure reach 4.6 Ba?

a 4.6 metres
b 36 metres
c 46 metres
d 56 metres
11 What is the density of seawater?

a 56 lbs/ft3
b 62.5 lbs/ft3
c 64.38 lbs/ft3
d none of the above

12 What is the density of freshwater?

a 56 lbs/ft3
b 62.5 lbs/ft3
c 64.38 lbs/ft3
d 1.03 kg/m3

13 Which of the following would be the density of seawater?

a 1 tonne/m3
b 1.03 tonne/m3
c 64.38 tonne/m3
d 1.003 tonne/m3

14 What is 52 ft3 expressed as litres?

a 1472.64 litres ----28.32 x 52 = 1472.64

b 3377.76 litres
c 1.84 litres
d 12.75 litres

15 What is 127 m2 as ft2?

a 416.56 ft2 --------- 3.28 x 3.28 =10.758 x 127= 1336.31

b 1367.06 ft2
c 38.72 ft2
d 4436.95 ft2

16 What is 498 ft3 as m3?

a 46.30 m3 ------------
498 divided by 35.32 = 14.10
b 151.83 m3
c 17.58 m3
d 14.10 m3

17 How much will the pressure be increased if we descend from 48 metres to 58

metres in seawater?

a 1 Bar
b 2 Bar
c 4.8 Bar
d 5.8 Bar
18 Whose law is this "Provided the temperature remains constant the volume of a
gas will vary inversely to the absolute pressure exerted on it"?

a Henrys
b Daltons
c Boyles
d Charles

19 Whose law is this "The total pressure exerted by a mixture of gasses is equal to
the sum of the pressures of each of the different gasses making up the mixture,
each gas acting as if it alone was present and occupied the total volume"?

a Henrys
b Daltons
c Boyles
d Charles

20 Whose law is this "The amount of change in either pressure or volume of a gas
will be directly related to any change in the absolute temperature"?

a Henrys
b Daltons
c Boyles
d Charles

21 Whose law is this "Provided the temperature remains constant the amount of
gas that will dissolve in a liquid is almost directly proportional to the partial
pressure of that gas"?

a Henrys
b Daltons
c Boyles
d Charles

22 If an upturned bucket holds 12 litres of air at the surface, what volume would be
air filled if the bucket were taken to 50 metres?

a 2.4 litres
b 2.0 litres
c 3.0 litres
d 9.0 litres

23 How much free gas would need to be pumped down to the above bucket in
order to evacuate all of the water from the bucket at 50 metres?

a 12 litres
b 60 litres
c 72 litres
d none of the above
24 If there is a 6 litre bottle charged to 200 bar, what will be the total volume of gas
contained in the bottle?

a 120 litres
b 1200 litres
c 1206 litres
d 1305 litres

25 There is a quad which has 12 bottles, each has a water capacity of 50 litres, the
quad is at 195 bar, what is the Free Gas Volume of the system?

a 117 m3
b 117.6 m3
c 116.4 m3 12 x 50 x 195 = 117000 div by 1000 = 117
d 120 m3