PADI Risk Management and Liability 5

Question 1

A PADI Open Water student's medical form reveals a history of spontaneous pneumothorax. The correct risk management response is:

Accepted Answer

Require written physician clearance before any in-water training

Answer

A history of spontaneous pneumothorax is an absolute contraindication to diving that requires physician evaluation and clearance before any in-water activity.

Question 2

When a certified diver hires a PADI Divemaster for a guided dive (not a course), the Divemaster's duty of care is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A duty to lead safely and intervene in foreseeable emergencies, not to actively train

Answer

A Divemaster guiding certified divers owes a duty to lead safely and respond to foreseeable emergencies, but does not bear the higher duty of a formal instructor-student relationship.

Question 3

Which PADI risk management practice best demonstrates the 'eliminate, reduce, mitigate' hierarchy when students enter a strong-current dive site?

Accepted Answer

Selecting a different site (eliminate), entering at slack tide (reduce), or providing surface marker buoys (mitigate)

Answer

The hierarchy prioritizes removing hazards first, then reducing them, then mitigating residual risk — exemplified by choosing a safer site before accepting mitigations.

Question 4

After a serious dive accident, the instructor's attorney advises them not to make public statements. Which risk management principle supports this advice?

Accepted Answer

Avoiding admissions that could be used as evidence against the instructor

Answer

Statements made after an incident can be used as admissions against interest in litigation; legal counsel typically advises silence to protect the instructor's legal position.

Question 5

A dive resort requires all instructors to carry their own professional liability insurance as a condition of employment. The primary reason for this policy is:

Accepted Answer

To protect the resort from bearing the full cost of instructor negligence claims

Answer

By requiring instructors to carry their own professional liability coverage, the resort ensures that instructor-specific negligence claims are covered by the instructor's own insurer, limiting the resort's exposure.

PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors Practice Test

PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors Practice Test

PADI Risk Management and Liability 5