AAUS Scientific Diving History and Regulation Quiz

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AAUS Scientific Diving History and Regulation

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True/False, 10 points, 1 attempt(s) permitted.

1. AAUS Standards state a scientific diver certification can be revoked or restricted for cause by

the Organizational Member DSO or DC.

Correct Choice

) True

&alse

Feedback when correct: Correct

Feedback when incorrect: Incorrect


!. AAUS Standards states" #$he decision to dive is that of the diver. A diver may refuse to dive%

&ithout fear of 'enalty% &henever they feel it is unsafe for them to make the dive.#

Correct Choice

) True

&alse




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ultiple Choice, 10 points, 1 attempt(s) permitted.

(. $he ultimate res'onsibility for safe diving 'rocedures rests &ith the )))))).

Correct Choice

D$*

D+,

-ead Di.er

) /ndi.idual Di.er



ultiple !esponse, 10 points, " attempt(s) permitted.

*. Select all of the to'ics included in AAUS +olume ! Standards.

Correct Choice

) Nitro

) !1uarium Di.ing *perations

) $taged Decompression

) $aturation

) $urface $upplied

) Rebreat2ers

) 'ied 3as

!ir




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,. OS-A eem'ted scientific diving from commercial diving regulations in )))). $he eem'tion

can be found in )))))))) of the OS-A regulations.

Correct Choice

) 458 5+&R Part 45406 $ubpart T

4587 5+&R Part 45406 $ubpart T

457 5+&R Part 45406 $ubpart T

4550 90+&R Part 49:06 $ubpart T



ultiple !esponse, 10 points, " attempt(s) permitted.

/. Select all Scientific Diver Certification re0uirements s'ecified by AAUS Standards. $here are a

minimum of four correct ans&ers.

Correct Choice

) Re1uires a medical eamination

) Re1uires a s;im test

) Re1uires t2eoretical and practical training for a cumulati.e minimum of 400 2ours

Re1uires a minimum of 9 di.es be logged during any 4


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. Aside from any ma2or in2ury or illness% or any condition re0uiring hos'italization3 AAUS

Standards state the re0uired interval for a diving medical eamination is every , years for all

scientific divers.

Correct Choice

True

) &alse




4. 5n addition to medical and minimum number of dives to be logged annually% AAUS standards

state holders of a scientific diver certification must also maintain current certification in first aid%

C67% and oygen administration for their certification be current.

Correct Choice

) True

&alse




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8. AAUS Standards state" #A scientific diver may not deviate from the re0uirements of the Diving

Safety Manual.#

Correct Choice

True

) &alse




19. AAUS standards allo& a diver &earing a drysuit to forego &earing a CD.

Correct Choice

True

) &alse




11. A ma2or factor in obtaining the scientific diving eem'tion &as the lo& accident:incident rate

documented &ithin the scientific diving community.


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Correct Choice

) True

&alse



atchin# $ra# and $rop, 10 points, " attempt(s) permitted.

1!. Match the statement &ith the correct AAUS to'ic.

Choice Match

=istoric $logan Dedicated to t2e ad.ancement and practice of

scientific di.ing>

'ission $tatement To facilitate t2e de.elopment of safe and

producti.e scientific di.ers t2roug2 education6researc26 ad.ocacy6 and t2e ad.ancement of

standards for scientific di.ing practices6

certifications6 and operations>

Purposes and 3oals De.elop6 re.ie; and re.ise standards? collect6

re.ie; and distribute statistics? conduct symposia

and ;or"s2ops? represent t2e scientific di.ing

interests of t2e members2ip before ot2er

organizations and go.ernment agencies? and fund

researc26 education and de.elopment of safe

scientific di.ing programs and practices>




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1(. AAUS standards 'rovide information on minimum e0ui'ment configuration that you need to

be a&are of and a''ly. ;or eam'le" Assuming each item attached to a regulator first stage has its

o&n hose and 'ort

=as operational responsibility for t2e conduct of t2e local di.ing program>

) $2all establis2 andor appro.e training programs t2roug2 ;2ic2 t2e applicants for

certification can satisfy t2e re1uirements of t2e organizational memberAs di.ing safety

manual>

$2all be at t2e di.e location during t2e di.ing operation>


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) $2all assure ad2erence to t2e buddy system for scuba di.ing>

) (mpo;ers and guides t2e Di.ing $afety *fficer in t2e performance of re1uired duties>




1,. $he fight to obtain a scientific diving eem'tion began in 18, as a result of a 'etition filed

&ith OS-A by the ))))))))).

Correct Choice

) #nited ,rot2er2ood of +arpenters and Boiners of !merica

!ssociation of Di.e +ontractors C!D+

#nited !uto Eor"ers

!merican !cademy of #nder;ater $ciences C!!#$




1/. Unlike scientific diving% recreational diving is re0uired by la& to adhere to the buddy system

for scuba diving.

Correct Choice

True

) &alse


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ultiple !esponse, 10 points, 1 attempt(s) permitted.

1. Select all the true statements a''lying to Scientific Diving and the eem'tion to OS-A

Commercial Diving regulations. $here are at least four correct ans&ers.

Correct Choice

) di.ing performed solely as a necessary part of a scientific6 researc26 or educational

acti.ity by employees ;2ose sole purpose for di.ing is to perform scientific researc2

tas"s>

is eempt from commercial di.ing standards as long as t2e di.es are under t2e

super.ision of a Di.ing $afety *fficer>

) must be under t2e direction and control of a di.ing program ;it2 a di.ing manual6 and a

Di.ing +ontrol ,oard>

) t2e tas"s of a scientific di.er are t2ose of an obser.er and data gat2erer>

construction and trouble


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Correct Choice

) True

&alse




18. @hich of the follo&ing individuals is re0uired to be 'resent at the scientific dive site>

Correct Choice

t2e D$*

a member of t2e D+,

) t2e -ead Di.er

a Di.ing 'edical Tec2nician CD'T+2amber *perator




!9. AAUS Standards state" #Under all circumstances% a diver &ill terminate the dive% &ithout fear

of 'enalty% &henever they feel it is unsafe to continue the dive.#

Correct Choice


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True

) &alse



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