GAS LAWS
WHAT IS: Any object wholly or partly immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING INCLUDE
WHAT ARE:
Headache
Dizziness
Confussion
Nausea
Vomitting
Tightness across forehead
DEPTH LIMITS FOR SCUBA
WHAT IS:
Normal Working: 130 FSW
Max Working: 190 FSW
RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER SUPPORT LEVELS
WHAT ARE LEVEL 1 (5 MIN), LEVEL 2 (1 HOUR), LEVEL 3 (6 HOURS).
EXCEPTIONAL EXPOSURE DIVES ARE
WHAT IS ANY AIR DIVE DEEPER THAN 190 FSW, ANY DIVE WITH MORE THAN 90 MINUTES IN-WATER DECOMPRESSION, AND ANY SURDO2 DIVE WITH MORE THAN 120 MINUTES (4 PERIODS IN THE CHAMBER).
BOYLE'S LAW
WHAT IS: At a constant temperature, the absolute pressure and the volume of a gas are inversely proportional
SYMPTOMS OF HYPOXIA INCLUDE
WHAT ARE:
Loss of judgement
Loss of consciousness
Lack of concentration
Lack of muscle control
Inability to perform delicate tasks
Drowsiness
Weakness
Agitation
Euphoria
MINIMUM MANNING
WHAT IS:
SINGLE: 4 (SUP, DIVER, STDBY, TENDER)
BUDDY PAIR: 4 (SUP, 2 DIVER, STDBY)
REQUIREMENTS FOR CATAGORY "D" CHAMBER
WHAT IS BIBS OVERBOARD DUMP, CO2 SCRUBBER, AIR BIBS, O2/CO2 MONITOR
WHO CAN AUTHORIZE THE USE OF A WIRE ROPE OR CHAIN AS A DESCENT LINE
WHO IS THE DIVING OFFICER
CHARLE'S/GAY-LUSSAC'S LAW
WHAT IS: At a constant pressure, the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the change in the absolute temperature.
SYMPTOMS OF HYPERCAPNIA INCLUDE
WHAT ARE:
Confusion/Euphoria
Convulsion
Headache
Increased breathing rate
Inability to concentrate
Loss of consciousness
Dyspnea
Drowsiness
Sweating
MINIMUM EQUIPMENT
WHAT IS: KNIFE, WATCH, FINS, MASK, BC, OPEN-CIRCUIT SCUBA, PRESSURE GAUGE, DEPTH GAUGE, WEIGHTS, OCTOPUS)
MINIMUM, IDEAL, AND EMERGENCY MANNING FOR CHAMBER OPS
WHAT IS
MIN: (3) SUP, IT, OUTSIDE TENDER
IDEAL: (7) DIV-O, MDV, SUP, UMO, IT, LOG KEEPS, OUTSIDE TENDER
EMERGENCY: (2) SUP, IT
STATE THE TEMPERATURE RANGES FOR THE CHAMBER
WHAT IS
UNDER 85 UNLIMITED ALL TREATMENTS
85-94 6 HOURS 5, 6, 6A, 1A, 9
95-104 2 HOURS 5, 9
OVER 104 INTOLERABLE NO TREATMENTS
DALTON'S LAW
WHAT IS: The total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the pressures of each of the different gases making up the mixture, with each gas acting as if it alone was present and occupied the total volume.
THE PREREQUISITE FOR A SQUEEZE IS
WHAT IS:
Gas filled space
Rigid walls
Ambient pressure change
Vascular penetration
Enclosed Space
SCUBA IS CHAPTER ___ IN THE DIVE MANUAL, AND COVERS DIVING OPERATIONS ___ DEGREES AND ABOVE.
WHAT IS CHAPTER 7, 38 DEGREES
LIST THE TREATMENT TABLES
WHAT ARE TT 1A, 2A, 3, 5, 6, 6A, 4, 7, 8, AND 9
SYMPTOMS OF TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 DCS
WHAT IS:
TYPE 1: MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN, MARBELING OF THE SKIN, SWELLING OF THE LYMPH NODES
TYPE 2: NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS, CARDIOPULMONARY (CHOKES), INNER-EAR (STAGGERS)
HENRY'S LAW
WHAT IS: The amount of any given gas that will dissolve in a liquid at a given temperature is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas.
Draw the POIS tree
WHAT IS:
POIS->Rupture->Interstitial->Mediastinal->SubQ
AGE
Simple/Tension Pneumothorax
THE BASIC OPEN-CIRCUIT SCUBA COMPONENTS ARE
WHAT ARE:
DEMAND REULATOR ASSEMBLY
ONE OR MORE AIR CYLINDER
CYLINDER VALVE/ MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY
BACKPACK OR HARNESS
THE VENTILATION RATES FOR THE CHAMBER ARE
WHAT IS 2 ACFM FOR EACH RESTING OCCUPANT, AND 4 FOR EACH ACTIVE OCCUPANT (AIR) AND 12.5 ACFM RESTING, AND 25 ACFM ACTIVE (O2)
HOW MANY CRANIAL NERVES ARE THERE AND WHAT ARE THEY?
WHAT IS 12 PAIRS (24 TOTAL)
OLFACTORY, OPTIC, OCULOMOTOR, TROCHLEAR, TRIGEMINAL, ABDUCENCE, FACIAL, ACOUSTIC, GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL, VAGUS, SPINAL ACCESSORY, HYPOGLOSSAL