psdiver asked:


CE Questions about SSA

1) What are the advantages of SSA?
a) Extended bottom time
b)Surface control of dive
c) Communications ability
d) All of the above? ANS D

2) What are the disadvantages of SSA?
a) More expensive than SCUBA
b) Low search areas due to bottom time constraints
c) May require a low pressure compressoe
d) Both a and c are correct? ANS D

3) SSA can be ideal for when you might require surface tending such as under ice.
a) True
b) False ANS True

4)WHEN COMMUNICATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL, HARDWARE SYSTEMS ARE MORE RELIABLE THAN WIRELESS SYSYTEMS?
A) True
B) False ANS True

5) SSA isn’t for use in every OP, what problems may be encountered?
a) Snagging of umbilical
b) Cutting of umbilical due to sharp metal objects or edges
c) Your umbilical can free float
d) A + B but not C ANS D

6) How many personnel are required to use SSA?
a) 1
b 2
c)3
d) 5 or more ANS B but C is preferable!!

7) Which are needed for SSA Op’s?
a) The diver
b) The standby diver
c) The boat operator
d) The Manifold operator
e) A B + D But not necessarily C ANS E
During the SSA dive, which flag should be displayed?

a) Blue and white flag Alpha
b) Red and White diver down ANS A

9) Why did you choose this answer??
a) Everybody knows the red and white dive flag
b)Flag Alpha indicates a vessel is restricted in it’s movements because a diver is attached
c) Only the red and white diver down flag is used in North America ANS B

10) Boats supporting an SSA dive OP should use a minimum of how many moorings?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 5 or more ANS B but C is preferable

11) Where should the moorings be placed?
a) Bow and stern
b) Bow and portside
c) Portside and stern
d) Port and Starboard ANS A

12) When requiring more umbilical the diver should say:
a) I need more hose!
b) Slack the diver ______ ft.!
c) Play out more hose until I stop!
d) None of the above ANS B

Homework :
While the manifold operator doesn’t have to be a diver, what should they know??

The answers could include the complete understanding of the use of the manifold, emergency procedures, diving physiology regarding decompression, pressure laws

For recovery ops at depths greater than 100 ft what will be needed??

The answers could/should include K Bottles, low pressure compressors, and a boat at least 22ft/7 m. or larger

What things should your topside tender monitor, and when should he/she slack the hose, etc.

Answer should include :
Watch for boat traffic slack only when requested monitor hose tensions to monitor for diver problem’s or emergencies.
Yes, wingnut, I know the answers, I wrote the article for the magazine, just want to see if any of the other PSD’s think there is something else I should include before I send it to the editor. You’re right, I SHOULD KNOW the answers, I’m the Dept’s. TO for the URT TEAM!! LOL!!!!

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Chris Chew asked:


Despite a series of terrorist bomb attacks in 2002 and 2005 killing hundreds of tourists and locals hitting the tourism industry hard for short periods, the tropical Indonesian island of Bali is still attracting many vacationing tourists.

Tourists are attracted by the island’s rustic charms, mystical culture and tradition, spectacular tropical sceneries and beautiful white sandy beaches. Many of these tourists are also scuba divers and are in Bali for scuba diving. After all, Bali was voted by several scuba diving magazines as one of the top ten dive location in the world.

Bali have many scuba diving locations where awesome underwater landscape and marine creatures abound. Let’s take a tour of some of Bali’s diving destinations.

Sanur and Nusa Dua - These 2 dive spots are located just 5 minutes away from the shore and therefore are very accessible. Beginners and novice divers will enjoy diving here because of the very gentle current. Visibility depending on seasons is low to moderate. Although hard corals are scarce, the many species of colorful fishes made up for the shortfall. Soft corals and sponges can also be found thriving on the reefs.

Nusa Penida and Lembongan Islands - Drop off reef diving is the main attraction on these islands. It is a 45 minute speedboat ride to the islands. Water visibility is rated as good because the islands are further away from the coast and therefore less polluted. The current here is very strong and experienced divers can enjoy drift diving. Sometimes the current may get too strong and dives may be abandoned.

There is a very good variety of hard corals, colorful sea gorgonian fans and many huge pelagic fishes to see. Highlights of diving here are sightings of huge schools of sweet lips fish, huge hawksbill turtles, sharks and giant manta rays.

Amed and Jemeluk Beach - These dive spots are one and half hour from Denpasar, a popular tourist town. Only experienced divers can dive here because of the strong current. The dives here can be very spectacular because of the long coastal reef, reef slopes and wall diving. Water visibility is moderate to good. This diving location is reputed to be the home of the best hard coral community in Bali.

The Padang Bay - This dive scuba diving location in Bali have a flat bottom seabed and is made up mixed reef and sandy bottom. Because of its close proximity to the shore, the water visibility is rated at best to be moderate. The attractions here are frequent sightings of large triggerfish and blue-spotted stingrays.

Tulamben Wreck Dive - For those who enjoy shipwreck diving, then this is the dive site in Bali that you must not missed. Water visibility here is fair to good and the current is generally gentle. Night dive on this wreck is described by many divers as spectacular.

The wreck was the USS Liberty, sunk in World War 2 by Japanese submarine torpedoes 1942. Since the wreck is so near the beach, scuba divers can simply swim to the wreck from the beach.

These are merely some of the many scuba diving destinations in Bali. For more excellent diving sites, you can check out with the many scuba diving operators when you are in Bali.

Candice B asked:


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