Responding to Diver Emergencies 1

Question 1

What can self-rescue be divided into?

Answer 1

preparation
prevention
performance

Question 2

What’s physical preparation?

Answer 2

maintaining good physical health

Question 3

What’s mental preparation?

Answer 3

feeling confident & well (proper attitude)

Question 4

What’s equipment preparation?

Answer 4

familiarity with dive & emergency equipment

Question 5

What are procedures of prevention?

Answer 5

maintain equipment properly and serviced regularly
anticipate problems
don’t ignore small problems

Question 6

What’s performance?

Answer 6

how you deal with a problem if it arises

Question 7

What are the skills that help you be prepared to handle problems?

Answer 7

1. good buoyancy control
2. proper airway control
3. cramp removal
4. handling air depletion
5. responding to vertigo (losing sense of balance)