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Home Online tests CBT All types of vessels MASTER / Ch-Officer Test Online for Seamen about International Convention MARPOL (CD 0092) (CBT)
Online testing: Test Online for Seamen about International Convention MARPOL (CD 0092) (CBT)
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A ship has sewage stored in a tank. Which one of the following best describes the MARPOL Annex IV requirements that must be met before the ship is allowed to discharge the tank contents overboard?
The ship must be away from land and moving at a minimum of 12 knots.
The ship must be outside port limits and pump the sewage at a controlled rate.
The ship must be away from land and pump the sewage at a controlled rate.
The ship must be outside port limits.
Select the option which is the reason why MARPOL Annex I requires most crude oil tankers to have cargo oil piping designed to minimise oil retention.
To reduce the amount of oil in the slop tank.
To reduce the pollution when the cargo tank is ballasted.
To reduce the risk of capsize while in ballast.
To reduce the corrosion in the pipes.
Select the option which is the reason why MARPOL Some MARPOL annexes require ships to be surveyed and certificated. Which one of the following is the most likely reason for this?
Compliance with some MARPOL rules cannot easily be proven while the ship is in service.
It produces fees for class societies.
It is an excuse for flag states to visit their ships.
It allows IMO to count the number of compliant ships.
The MARPOL convention requires ships to report pollution incidents. Which one of the following is the main reason for this?
So that insurance companies can put up premiums.
So that ships can be blacklisted by ports.
So that someone can be prosecuted.
So that action can be taken to clean up the pollution.
Under MARPOL Annex III what operational discharges of harmful substances in packaged form are allowed?
None.
None, unless via the bilge separator.
Discharge of leakages might be allowed by the flag state.
Damaged packages can be discharged overboard.
Which one of the following best describes how MARPOL Annex I reduces the amount of oil in ballast water discharges from oil tankers?
Tankers are designed not to need water ballast.
Ballast water is kept in fore and aft peak tanks only.
Ballast water must be discharged via the slop tank.
Ballast water is normally kept segregated from the cargo tanks.
Which one of the following best describes how MARPOL Annex III attempts to reduce accidental loss of harmful substances in packaged form into the sea?
Packages are required to be made of durable plastic.
Packages are required to be properly stowed and secured.
Packages are required to be stowed below deck only.
Packages are required to be inside a shipping container.
Which one of the following best describes how MARPOL Annex VI is intended to reduce leakages of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)?
By requiring a SOx Emissions Compliance Plan.
By requiring an ozone depleting substance record book.
By increasing the cost of ozone depleting substances.
By banning some of the ozone depleting substances from 2012.
Which one of the following best describes how coastal states can find out if a sinking ship is carrying MARPOL Annex III cargo?
The ship’s AIS will broadcast the list of harmful substances on board.
A manifest listing the harmful substances must be left ashore.
The SMPEP will require the Mayday broadcast to say that harmful substances are on board.
A red flag is to be flown while harmful substances are on board.
Which one of the following best describes the main goal of MARPOL Annex III?
To reduce the amount of harmful substances in the sea.
To reduce the amount of dumping into the sea.
To reduce the harm to the environment from harmful substances in packaged form.
To make the clean up of harmful substances in packaged form in the sea easier.
Which one of the following best describes the main goal of MARPOL Annex IV?
To minimise the harm to the environment after an accidental discharge of sewage.
To ensure that all sewage on ships is treated to break it down.
To reduce the amount of sewage produced by ships.
To reduce the harm to the environment from sewage from ships.
Which one of the following best describes the main goal of MARPOL Annex V?
To reduce the harm to the environment from sewage from ships.
To reduce the harm to the environment from garbage from ships.
To ban discharges containing harmful substances.
To ban the discharge of garbage into the sea.
Which one of the following best describes the main goal of MARPOL Annex VI?
To reduce the harm to the environment from oil pollution from ships.
To ban the emissions of air pollutants from ships.
To reduce the harm to the environment from air pollution from ships.
To capture emissions of air pollutants from ships.
Which one of the following best describes the main purpose of the SOPEP required by MARPOL Annex I?
To describe the actions to be taken to reduce the discharge of oil following an accident.
To record the actions taken following an accidental discharge of oil.
To act as a telephone directory.
To describe the actions needed to evacuate the ship while surrounded by oil.
Which one of the following best describes the means required by MARPOL Annex IV to reduce accidental discharges of sewage?
Holding tanks must have a means to indicate visually the amount of its contents.
Sewage comminuting and disinfecting systems must have a disinfectant low level alarm.
Sewage treatment plants must be fitted with an alarm on the outlet pipe.
Holding tanks must be in a protective location away from the hull.
Which one of the following best describes the purpose of the garbage management plan that MARPOL Annex V requires some ships to carry?
It only gives the actions to be taken following accidental discharge of garbage.
It gives instructions for the disposal of garbage at sea only.
It only gives instructions for garbage recycling.
It gives instructions for the collection, processing and storage of garbage before its disposal.
Which one of the following best describes the purpose of the placards required on some ships by MARPOL Annex V?
They show the penalties for illegal garbage discharges.
They show the garbage disposal requirements.
They show the garbage disposal positions.
They show the garbage collection areas.
Which one of the following best describes the purpose of the slop tank that MARPOL Annex I requires oil tankers to be fitted with?
To ensure tank washings can settle before the water is discharged overboard.
To store oil for crude oil washing.
To heat water for tank washing.
To heat oil for crude oil washing.
Which one of the following best describes the records of noxious liquid operations that ships have to maintain to satisfy MARPOL Annex II?
A record book must be completed only after cargo operations.
A record book must be completed only after cargo tank washing operations.
The oil record book Part II must be completed after cargo operations.
A cargo record book must be completed after any transfer of cargo or ballasting of cargo tanks.
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise accidental emissions from incinerators?
The operator is to be trained and have an operating manual.
The incinerator is to have an annual service.
The operator is to have been on the manufacturer’s training course.
The incinerator is to be supplied with an operating manual.
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise accidental emissions of Sulphur Oxides (SOx) inside Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs)?
Requiring a bunker sample be kept on board.
Requiring separate high and low sulphur fuel day tanks.
Requiring a written fuel changeover procedure.
Requiring sulphur meters in exhaust pipes.
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise operational emissions of CO2?
Only new ships will be required to have a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan.
All ships will have to reduce speed by 10 %.
All ships are required to have a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan.
New ships will have to go slower than old ships.
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise operational emissions of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)?
Equipment containing ODS must be maintenance free.
Emissions during maintenance are banned and gases must be recaptured for recycling.
All types of ODS must be removed from the ship by 2012.
Fire extinguishers must not be serviced.
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise operational emissions of Sulphur Oxides (SOx)?
Sulphur scrubbers are required on all new engines.
Bunker samples must be taken and kept ashore.
New diesel engines have to meet Tier II SOx limits.
The sulphur content of fuel is limited.
Which one of the following best describes the requirements of MARPOL Annex V for plastic garbage?
It must be discharged ashore or incinerated.
It can only be discharged outside a special area.
It must be discharged ashore, even after incineration.
It must be incinerated at high temperatures.
Which one of the following best describes the way that sewage can damage the marine environment?
It can increase oxygen levels in the water.
It can block out the sunlight.
It can contain bacteria, parasites and viruses.
It can cover the seabed.
Which one of the following best describes what MARPOL Annex II requires to minimise the amount of noxious liquids when cleaning cargo tanks?
Tanks have to be washed with the minimum of water.
Tanks have to be emptied using ventilation fans.
Tanks have to be stripped down to small volumes of cargo.
Tanks are not allowed to be washed with water.
Which one of the following best matches the MARPOL Annex II definition of a “noxious liquid substance”?
Any substance listed as pollution category X, Y or Z in the International Bulk Chemical Code.
Any substance which could kill a human within 12 hours.
Any oil not listed in MARPOL Annex I.
Any substance listed in the IMDG Code.
Which one of the following describes the most common way that the substances regulated by MARPOL Annex III cause harm to the marine environment?
They cover the sea bed.
They are poisonous.
They cannot be seen.
They spread across the surface of the water.
Which one of the following documents is required by MARPOL Annex II in order to minimise the harm caused by an accidental discharge of noxious liquids?
A Noxious Liquids Cargo Record Book.
A Safety Management System.
A Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan.
A Procedures and Arrangements Manual.
Which one of the following explains why MARPOL Annex I requires ships to have a sludge tank?
It is required to hold oil separated off by the bilge separator, sludge from purifiers and other waste oil.
It is only required to store bilge water until it can be discharged overboard.
It is required only when ships have oil purifiers.
It is only required to hold the oil separated off by the bilge separator.
Which one of the following is a kind of environmental damage caused by air pollutants regulated by MARPOL Annex VI?
Lighting strikes.
Heavy rain.
Drought.
Acid rain.
Which one of the following is the main goal of MARPOL Annex I?
To minimise the harm to seafarers from oil on ships.
To reduce the harm to the environment from oil pollution from ships.
To minimise the number of oil tanker voyages.
To reduce the harm to the environment from sewage pollution from ships.
Which one of the following is the most likely way in which a noxious liquid substance could harm marine plants?
By making the leaves slippery.
By changing the water colour.
By making the rocks slippery.
By blocking the sunlight.
Which one of the following kinds of garbage does MARPOL Annex V allow to be discharged overboard while the ship is inside a special area?
Paper.
Cargo residues.
Food.
Wood.
Which one of the following most closely matches the definition of “garbage” in MARPOL Annex V?
Solid waste and packages containing liquid waste produced by the ship.
All kinds of food and domestic waste.
All kinds of food, domestic and operational waste.
All solid waste produced by the ship.
Which one of the following most closely matches the definition of “oil” in MARPOL Annex I?
Any oil that floats on water.
Any oil that burns in air.
Unrefined (crude) oil.
Any oil from petroleum.
Which one of the following most closely matches the definition of “sewage” in MARPOL Annex IV?
Grey water.
Solids from toilets.
Drainage from sinks, baths and toilets and urinals.
Drainage from animals, medical premises, toilets and urinals.
Which one of the following options best describes how MARPOL Annex I controls the amount of oil discharged into the sea from the cargo tank areas of oil tankers?
The rate of discharge of oil is limited.
Permits must be bought to allow oil to be discharged.
No oil can be discharged into the sea from cargo tank areas.
There is a fixed limit on the total amount of oil discharged per year.
Which one of the given options best explains why MARPOL Annex I requires most new tankers to be built with double hulls?
To increase port fees from tankers.
To reduce instability caused by the free surface effect on cargo.
To reduce the chances of oil leaking into the sea following collision or grounding.
To ensure that ships have enough ballast capacity to cope with storms.
Which one of the given options would be the best action to take following an incident where leaking oil polluted the water around your ship?
Contain the oil with booms.
Spray oil dispersant as soon as possible.
Set fire to the oil.
Throw rags on the oil.
A drying-oven Non-Volatile Matter test cannot be effectively done on board a ship because:
Spares are difficult to obtain in many parts of the world.
Ship’s laboratories cannot be maintained at constant room temperature.
The equipment works on a different voltage.
A sufficiently stable and vibration-free platform cannot be provided for the required measurements.
A wall wash should not be taken from a hot bulkhead because:
Too much Methanol will evaporate.
Any contaminants will stick to the surface.
The Officer (or Surveyor) will burn his hands.
Any contaminants will evaporate.
A wall wash should not be taken from a wet bulkhead because:
Surface tension and dilution will lead to a less efficient wall wash.
The Methanol will evaporate on contact with the moisture on the bulkhead.
All contaminants will collect at the bottom of the bulkhead.
Any contaminants will stick to the surface.
Тест охватывает ключевые аспекты Международной конвенции MARPOL, которая направлена на предотвращение загрязнения моря с судов.
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