Diving Knowledge Test — Answer Key

Referenced against BR 2806 Vol I & Vol II (uploaded copies), where applicable. Items not covered in BR
2806 are answered from general diving knowledge and marked accordingly.

1. Fill in the Blanks (12)

1.1 Eustachian tube blockage in the ear will cause problems of equalisation (ear squeeze / barotrauma).
Ref: BR 2806 Vol I, para 0118 area — Eustachian tube discussion.

1.2 The gas-filled spaces in the body are Sinuses, Ears (middle ear), and Lungs.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol I, para 0118b, p.1-25.

1.3 Diving cylinders are seamless type cylinders.

Note: General diving equipment knowledge — not located verbatim in the uploaded BR 2806 volumes.

1.4 The BCD Bottle of Divator 324 cylinder is made of Composite material.
Note: Confirmed via manufacturer/equipment reference (Divator Lite/Pro composite cylinder), not in BR 2806.

1.5 The usage of Conical type valves in Divator 324 has been discontinued.
Note: Based on general equipment knowledge — flagged as not verified against BR 2806.

1.6 The turning effort required to operate a valve is called Torque, measured in Newton-metres (Nm).

1.7 Sound travels four times faster in water than in air.

1.8 Diving is not to take place within six hours of consumption of alcohol, and within two hours of
consumption of a heavy meal.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol I, para 0761b, p.7-?? — 'Diving is not to take place within: (1) Six hours of consumption of alcohol. (2)
Two hours of consumption of a heavy meal.'

1.9 1 nm = 1852 m = 10 Cables = 2025 yds = 6076 fts.

1.10 1 bar = 0.9869 atm = 1.0197 Kg/cm² = 100,000 Pa = 100,000 N/m² = 14.5 psi = ~10 msw = ~33 fsw.
Ref: Absolute/Gauge pressure relationship confirmed at BR 2806 Vol I, para (Absolute Pressure section), 'ABSOLUTE
PRESSURE = GAUGE PRESSURE + ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE', 1 Bar = 100,000 N/m2 (approx. as stated 103000
N/m2 in one instance).

2. Match the Following (05)

Term Match

2.1 Cerebral O2 Poisoning Convulsions

2.2 CO2 Poisoning Headache

2.3 Hypoxia Hyperventilation

2.4 Dilution Hypoxia Improper Clear Lung procedure

2.5 Helium High Pitched Distorted voice

2.6 CO Poisoning Pink Tongue

2.7 Pulmonary O2 Poisoning Long Endurance high PPO2

2.8 Drowning CPR

2.9 Anoxia Complete lack of Oxygen

 2.10 Jelly Fish Bite Vinegar solution
Note: Based on standard diving-medicine knowledge — this exact matching list was not found in the uploaded BR
2806 volumes; verify against your course notes.

3. Expand the Abbreviations (10)

Abbr. Expansion Source

PVHO Pressure Vessel for Human Occupancy General

UWT Under Water Telephone General

SCUBA Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus General

DSV Diving Support Vessel General

DSRV Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle General

DP Ship Dynamic Positioning Ship General

LARS Launch And Recovery System General

SDDE Likely SSDE — Surface Supplied Diving Equipment BR 2806 Vol I, para 0203 (as 'SSDE')

ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle General

UUV Unmanned Underwater Vehicle General

UXO Unexploded Ordnance General

ORM Operational Risk Management General

NDT Non-Destructive Testing General

ATA Atmosphere Absolute General

SOLAS Safety Of Life At Sea General

TUP Transfer Under Pressure BR 2806 Vol I, para 0203

INCREP Incident Report General

EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal BR 2806 Vol I, para 0203

RSP Not confirmed — unit/manual-specific term Not found

RTB Return To Base General

Note: Only TUP and EOD were directly located in the BR 2806 abbreviations list (Vol I, para 0203). Others are
standard maritime/diving industry abbreviations, not RN-manual-specific.

4. Match the Following — Diving Tables (03)

BR 2806 (both uploaded volumes) does not use the Table 12 / 13 / 51-55 numbering given in this question.
The tables actually confirmed present are:

Table Title Reference

Table 11 (Mod) Air Table (standard air decompression) BR 2806 Vol II

Table 14 (Mod) Surface Decompression – Air Stops BR 2806 Vol II, p.12-40 area

Table 15 Surface Decompression – Air-Oxygen Stops BR 2806 Vol II, p.12-40

Table 61 Short Oxygen Recompression Therapy BR 2806 Vol II

Table 62 Standard Oxygen Recompression Therapy BR 2806 Vol II

Note: Table 12/13/51-55 as listed in the test paper do not match either uploaded BR 2806 volume's numbering.
Please confirm with your instructor or the specific edition used in your syllabus before relying on this section for the
exam.
5. Define the Following Terms (09)
5.1 Counterlung — The flexible breathing bag in a rebreather set that stores gas during the breathing cycle,
allowing the diver to inhale and exhale recirculated gas.

5.2 Combined Dives — Where the surface interval between successive dives (above the limiting line) is less
than 6 hours, the dives must be treated as combined dives, with decompression calculated using the total
elapsed time of both dives together.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol II, para 1213 area — procedure for combined dives where surface interval is below 6 hours.

5.3 Limiting Line — The boundary within a diving table separating the 'ordinary working section' (normal
exposure) from the 'exceptional exposure' section below the line, which carries a greater risk of
decompression illness and should only be dived when a compression chamber is on site and the risk is
operationally justified.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol II, Chapter 12, p.12-40, para (7) 'Limiting Line'.

5.4 Duration of Dive — The time interval from leaving the surface to leaving the bottom.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol I, para 0202j.

5.5 Saturation Diving — After a diver is exposed to a pressure of gas for a certain period, the gas absorbed
into the tissues reaches equilibrium with the gas being breathed (the diver becomes 'saturated'); beyond this
point, further time at the same depth does not increase the required decompression time.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol I, para 0202h.

5.6 No-Stoppage Dive — A dive from which the diver can ascend directly to the surface without any required
decompression stops (within the no-decompression limit of the table).
Note: General diving-table terminology — not located verbatim in the uploaded BR 2806 text.

5.7 Chamber on Site — A recompression chamber kept ready and available for immediate use at the dive
location, required for certain categories of diving (e.g. deep or exceptional-exposure dives) so that treatment
can begin without delay.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol II, multiple paras referencing 'compression chamber on site at immediate notice'.

5.8 Mine Pouncing — Naval diving term for a diver closing in on and dealing with (identifying/investigating) a
located mine.
Note: Not located in the uploaded BR 2806 text — answered from general naval diving/EOD terminology.

5.9 Mine Hunting — The active detection and location of naval mines using sonar, divers, or unmanned
systems, as distinct from mine sweeping.
Ref: Referenced at BR 2806 Vol I, Index — 'Minehunting', para 0784.

6. Last DCN Number and Title (01)

Not answerable from the uploaded material — DCN (Diving Change Notice) registers are unit-specific and
updated periodically. Please check your unit's current diving instructions/registry for the latest DCN number
and title.

7. Gauge Pressure vs Absolute Pressure (01)

Gauge Pressure is the pressure measured relative to atmospheric pressure (atmosphere reads as zero).
Absolute Pressure is the total pressure — Gauge Pressure + Atmospheric Pressure.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol I: 'ABSOLUTE PRESSURE = GAUGE PRESSURE + ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.'
8. Archimedes' Principle of Buoyancy (01)
When an object is wholly or partially immersed in a liquid, the upthrust it receives is equal to the weight of
liquid displaced.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol I, para 0110, 'Displaced Liquids and Upthrust'.

9. Henry's Law (01)

The amount of a gas that dissolves into a liquid (such as body tissue/blood) is proportional to the partial
pressure of that gas above/in contact with the liquid, at a given temperature.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol I, para 0185a references Henry's Law in the context of nitrogen absorption at depth.

10. Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure (01)

The total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of each
individual gas in the mixture.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol I, Section 4 heading — 'Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, and Gas Poisons'.

11. In-Water, Surface, and Therapeutic Decompression

(02)
In-Water Decompression: Decompression stops carried out at set depths in the water during ascent, as per
the table's stop schedule.

Surface Decompression: The diver ascends from the water and completes the remaining decompression
stops in a deck/surface chamber rather than in the water — used to reduce in-water exposure time.

Therapeutic Decompression: A recompression schedule (e.g. Table 61/62) used to treat a diver suffering
from decompression illness (DCI), typically breathing oxygen in a chamber.
Ref: BR 2806 Vol II — Table 15 (Surface Decompression) notes and Table 61/62 (Oxygen Recompression Therapy)
references.

12. Ship's Bottom Searches & Seabed Searches iaw BR

2806 (04)
BR 2806 itself does not detail the specific types of ship's bottom and seabed searches — it refers this subject
out to a separate manual:
Ref: BR 2806 Vol II, para 0997 — 'Details of Seabed and Ship's Bottom searches are contained in BR 2808(1) Diver
Underwater Tasks Manual.'

Note: To fully and correctly answer Q12 (types of ship bottom searches and seabed searches), you would need BR
2808(1) — Diver Underwater Tasks Manual, not BR 2806. If you can upload that document, I can extract the exact
list and types for you.

General note: Items marked 'General' or with a caveat were not found verbatim in the two uploaded BR 2806
volumes and are answered from broader diving knowledge — please cross-check these against your unit's
authoritative training material before the exam.