Open Water Final Exam

[GB1]

I have a question:
In the Open Water Final Exam (module 5), it is multiple choice out of 50 questions. How many do you need to get right to pass?
Also if you fail, what happens? Does the Instructor explain the correct answers or do you take a re-test?

Any Instructors that can tell me, or give me the PADI guidelines on the issue. I can't find answer on PADI website.

This information is needed quite urgently.

Thank you in advance.

[Smelix]

It is a 75% pass rate, so you have to get 38 answers right. Your instructor should should then go through the questions on the test that you got wrong and then you will need to re-sit the test.

Alex

[GB1]

Thanks.

My friend got 6 wrong and missed 3 questions at the end as there was misunderstanding over this as Instructor wasn't there and student said don't answer after question 41 as these are Imperial questions and just repeat after Metric. (there are 50 questions in total)

Now has been told he's failed.
Is that right.

[GaryA]

GB1 Wrote:Thanks.

My friend got 6 wrong and missed 3 questions at the end as there was misunderstanding over this as Instructor wasn't there and student said don't answer after question 41 as these are Imperial questions and just repeat after Metric. (there are 50 questions in total)

Now has been told he's failed.
Is that right.

Interesting; Always difficult to make comments on individual cases without knowing both sides of the coin.

Normally;
If you were given the original OW question booklet you would have taken final exam A or B. when it comes to questions on the RDP (questions 41-48) you will find the questions in Imperal and repeated in Metric. If your RDP tables are Imperial (you'll find this written on the RDP tables just to the left of table 1) you answer the imperal questions and answer the metric questions if you have the metric table. Questions 49-50 follow the metric RDP questions.

Your instructor should cover any questions you got wrong, (any non answered question are considered wrong). If you achieved less than 75% you should re-take the exam, either A or B depending upon which one is taken in the first instance.

All this is normally explained before you take the exam.

HTH

[PeteStewart]

GB1 Wrote:Thanks.

My friend got 6 wrong and missed 3 questions at the end as there was misunderstanding over this as Instructor wasn't there and student said don't answer after question 41 as these are Imperial questions and just repeat after Metric. (there are 50 questions in total)

Now has been told he's failed.
Is that right.

Theoretically, this is not a fail as he should have got 82% - 9 questions at 2% each wrong.

[Steppenwolf]

My own OW instructor told me that he would not fail me unless he thought that I had got the basic concept wrong. He said that if I was able to intelligently discuss the mistakes afterwards, he would accept it unless there were too many of them (he did not specify the number). As a matter of fact, I got well over 90% correct, but the instructor kept his word and considered mine as a clean sheet because of the discussion afterwards.

[air-guzzler]

I would personnal say (not being an instructor) that if you could demonstrate to the instrcutor that you understand the concept of the question he would have to make a judgement call if you got say between 70%-75% it could be also down to nerves. I know i hate exams and over the years ive had to sit quite a few even if they are open book it still scares the cr@p out of me

[Carlylove]

Would you want to pass if you had a lacking in knowledge that could jeopardise you or anothers safety?

IMHO an explanation of the errors and a re-sit (if needed) should negate this.

If after an explanation of the errors does not rectify the students shortcomings more specific training should ensue.

[bottlefish]

In terms of the OW exam, below 75% the instructor may ask you to take a retest (Instructor descretion on this), 75% or above is a pass. However the instructor still has to go through all the questions ommitted or answered incorrectly until they are sure that the student understands those questions and answers fully.

[GB1]

Thanks everyone.
I thought it seemed strange...but I will tell him.
I guess not a huge problem, but the Instructor apparently used the words "dismal" to describe the result...but I said it was that bad so wanted some more advice.

Thanks again