PADI PADI Dive Planning & Dive Tables

Question 1

What does the acronym RDP stand for in PADI dive planning?

Accepted Answer

Recreational Dive Planner

Answer

RDP stands for Recreational Dive Planner, the tool PADI uses to plan no-decompression dives.

Question 2

On the PADI RDP table, what does the letter group at the end of a dive represent?

Accepted Answer

The diver's residual nitrogen level

Answer

The letter group indicates the diver's residual nitrogen level after a dive, used to plan repetitive dives.

Question 3

What is the minimum surface interval a diver must observe before flying after recreational diving according to PADI guidelines?

Accepted Answer

12 hours

Answer

PADI recommends a minimum surface interval of 12 hours before flying after recreational diving.

Question 4

Which PADI planning tool replaced the traditional paper RDP tables with an electronic format?

Accepted Answer

eRDPml

Answer

The eRDPml (electronic Recreational Dive Planner with multi-level capability) is the electronic version of the PADI dive planning tables.

Question 5

When planning a repetitive dive using the RDP, what must a diver calculate before determining the new no-decompression limit?

Accepted Answer

Residual Nitrogen Time (RNT)

Answer

Residual Nitrogen Time (RNT) accounts for leftover nitrogen from the previous dive and must be added to actual bottom time.

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