Rusty diver – the quiz

Has nitrogen abstinence reached its peak? Here’s a new quiz to resume diving safely!

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1. 
Lured by a new diving lust you sneak in the basement, or wherever you stored your equipment, just to find yourself struggling into your wetsuit: the zip gets stuck. What happened?

2. 
Your computer's battery...

3. 
You eventually found, buried under a pile of tiles in your garage, your precious waterproof briefcase with your unique collection of o-rings, allen keys, batteries, DIN adapter, and the hard-to-find mignon tube of silicone. What is missing?

4. 
You left dive suits and regs spending their entire winter in a humid basement or garage. Before putting them in a diving bag, you:

5. 
After a very long time of inactivity and stressful restrictions you are craving for some nitrogen. You will start a new great diving season by:

6. 
Donning your diving gear you feel a bit dizzy and experience an unusual fatigue and shortness of breath. You think it would be wiser to...

7. 
You are full kitted, the equipment is working, the computer batteries are charged or brand new, the regulators are not hissing and no roaches escaped the mouthpieces. Now, what are you going to do next?

8. 
DAN insurance...

9. 
Your diving license...

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