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5-39.
What is your best defense against
drowning?
1.
Learn how to swim
2.
Beware of cold water
3.
Use the buddy system
4.
Avoid swimming in lakes or
rivers
5-40.
YOU develop a cramp in your leg
while swimming. Which of the
following actions should you take?
1.
Tread water and yell for help
2.
Take a deep breath and float
face up
3.
Keep affected leg straight and
swim to safety
4.
Draw your knees toward your
chest and massage your cramped
leg while moving it
5-41.
Unlike drinking and driving,
drinking and swimming is safe.
1.
True
2.
False
5–42.
In addition to having a physical
examination, all divers should
follow which of the following
safety rules?
1.
Never drink alcohol before
diving
2.
Never dive until they have
become a good swimmer
3.
Never dive alone—use the buddy
system
4.
All of the above
5-43.
During ascent, which of the
following safety rules should you
practice as a diver?
1.
Ascend at about 120 feet per
minute
2.
Ascend no faster than the
slowest air bubble
3.
Ascend as fast as the fastest
air bubble
4.
Ascend as fast as possible as
long as no pain occurs
5-44.
What percentage of all boating
mishaps with serious injury involve
alcohol?
1.
10 percent
2.
20 percent
3.
50 percent
4.
75 percent
5-45.
You rented a boat from MWR. Who,
if anyone, on board the boat should
wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved
PFD?
1.
The operator
2.
All passengers
3.
Both 1 and 2 above
4.
No one
5-46.
Before setting out, you should
leave a float plan. Which of the
following information should the
float plan include?
1.
Make and model of the boat
2.
Your destination and expected
return
3.
Telephone number of your next
of kin
4.
Social security number of the
passengers
5-47.
When loading a boat, you determine
its capacity by which of the
following methods?
1.
By counting the number of seats
2.
By measuring the waterline to
the edge of the boat
3.
By observing the safe load
capacity stamped on the boat
4.
By looking at the last
passenger count in the boat log
5–48.
Improper loading makes a boat
unstable. The best place to
distribute the load is in which of
the following sections of the boat?
1.
Aft
2.
Middle
3.
Forward
4.
Half way between middle and aft.
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