PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) Questions and Answers

Question 1

A diver completes a dive to 60 feet for 40 minutes.
After a surface interval of 1 hour and 30 minutes, what is their new pressure group, and what is the adjusted no-decompression limit (ANDL) for a subsequent dive to 50 feet?

Accepted Answer

Pressure Group E, ANDL is 76 minutes

Answer

Pressure Group D, ANDL is 80 minutes

Answer

Pressure Group Q, ANDL is 60 minutes

Answer

Pressure Group F, ANDL is 69 minutes

Question 2

What does the Pressure Group designator (e.g., 'G', 'K', 'W') represent after a dive when using the Recreational Dive Planner?

Accepted Answer

The theoretical amount of residual nitrogen in the diver's body.

Answer

The diver's experience level.

Answer

The amount of air remaining in the cylinder.

Answer

The recommended minimum surface interval time in minutes.

Question 3

According to the Recreational Dive Planner rules, which of the following situations requires a mandatory safety stop at 15 feet for 3 minutes?

Accepted Answer

A dive to 80 feet for 28 minutes.

Answer

Any dive deeper than 40 feet.

Answer

Only when a diver feels they ascended too quickly.

Answer

All dives that last longer than 30 minutes.

Question 4

A diver plans a first dive to 70 feet for 30 minutes. They want to make a second dive to 60 feet for 25 minutes. What is the MINIMUM surface interval they must take between dives?

Accepted Answer

1 hour 4 minutes

Answer

30 minutes

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2 hours 11 minutes

Answer

45 minutes

Question 5

If a diver accidentally exceeds their no-decompression limit by 4 minutes on a dive, what is the correct emergency procedure according to the PADI RDP?

Accepted Answer

Perform a mandatory 8-minute decompression stop at 15 feet and stay out of the water for at least 6 hours.

Answer

Surface immediately and breathe pure oxygen for 15 minutes.

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Descend to half the dive depth for 8 minutes before surfacing.

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Ascend to 15 feet for a 3-minute safety stop and do not dive for 24 hours.

Question 6

Which of the following is a fundamental rule for planning repetitive dives using the Recreational Dive Planner?

Accepted Answer

Each successive dive should be planned to a shallower depth than the previous dive.

Answer

The second dive must always be at least 20 feet shallower than the first.

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The surface interval must always be longer than the bottom time of the first dive.

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Repetitive dives are only permitted if the first dive was less than 60 feet.

A diver completes a dive to 60 feet for 40 minutes.After a surface interval of 1 hour and 30 minutes, what is their new pressure group, and what is the adjusted no-decompression limit (ANDL) for a subsequent dive to 50 feet?

A diver completes a dive to 60 feet for 40 minutes.
After a surface interval of 1 hour and 30 minutes, what is their new pressure group, and what is the adjusted no-decompression limit (ANDL) for a subsequent dive to 50 feet?