A barge collects your ships garbage while it is in port. Every day the barge gives you a receipt for the garbage. Which one of the following is the best thing to do with the receipts?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Keep them in the Garbage Record Book.
2
A chemical tanker is drifting in deep water well away from land, while completing tank cleaning. Is the discharge of the wash water overboard allowed under Annex II rules?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
No.
3
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?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
The ship must be away from land and pump the sewage at a controlled rate.
4
A shipping container stowed above No. 3 hold cover is leaking a liquid onto deck. How can the crew decide, whether the liquid is likely to be an Annex III harmful substance?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
The stowage plan should identify the location of all harmful substance cargoes on board.
5
An oil tanker has double bottom ballast tanks under the cargo tanks. Which one of the following options is a way of reducing the risk of leaked oil from being discharged overboard according to MARPOL Annex I?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
The ballast is to be discharged above the waterline.
6
How can the crew of an oil tanker know the total quantity of cargo oil discharged overboard from the slop tank following tank washing?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
The quantity of oil in the discharge is measured by an ODME.
7
If a ship has an approved sewage treatment plant in use, how far from land must it be before it is allowed to discharge overboard, according to MARPOL Annex IV?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Any distance.
8
MARPOL Annex I requires many ships to carry a document commonly called the “SOPEP”. What does “SOPEP” stand for?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan.
9
MARPOL Annex VI requires some ships to carry a Record Book of Engine Parameters for each engine. Which one of the following best describes when an entry needs to be made in the book?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Any time that NOx critical parts are changed or parameters adjusted.
10
Marine animals can be killed by oil in the sea. Which one of the following best explains how oil kills these animals?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
It acts as a poison.
11
Select the option, which is the reason why MARPOL Annex I requires crudest oil tankers to have cargo oil piping designed to minimise oil retention:
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To reduce the amount of oil in the slop tank.
12
Some MARPOL annexes require ships to be surveyed and certificated. Which one of the following is the most likely reason for this?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Compliance with some MARPOL rules cannot easily be proven while the ship is in service.
13
Steel drums containing a harmful substance, as defined in Annex III, are discharged ashore. If the drums are emptied and then loaded onto a different ship do the requirements of Annex III still apply to the drums?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Yes.
14
The MARPOL Convention brought in rules in Annex II to reduce chemical pollution of the sea. Which one of the following is the most likely reason for chemical pollution of the sea becoming a problem?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Increasing volumes of chemicals and their regular carriage on ships.
15
The MARPOL convention requires ships to report pollution incidents. Which one of the following is the main reason for this?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
So that action can be taken to clean up the pollution.
16
Under MARPOL Annex III what operational discharges of harmful substances in packaged form are allowed?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Discharge of leakages might be allowed by the flag state.
17
What are the MARPOL Annex IV requirements for records on ships which do not treat sewage?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
There are no requirements to maintain records.
18
When garbage is in the sea, marine animals can be killed. Which one of the following best explains how garbage kills them?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
They eat some kinds of garbage.
19
When the MARPOL Convention entered into force the annexes on pollution from sewage, garbage and harmful substances in packaged form were voluntary. Which one of the following is the most likely reason for them later becoming mandatory?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Growing worldwide recognition of pollution of the types regulated by those annexes.
20
Which of the following ship types can give the most protection to MARPOL Annex II cargoes in the event of a grounding incident?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Type 1 ships.
21
Which one of the following best describes how MARPOL Annex I reduces the amount of oil in ballast water discharges from oil tankers?
Правильну відповідь:
Ballast water is normally kept segregated from the cargo tanks.
Ваша відповідь:
Ballast water is kept in fore and aft peak tanks only.
22
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?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Packages are required to be properly stowed and secured.
23
Which one of the following best describes how MARPOL Annex VI is intended to reduce leakages of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
By requiring an ozone depleting substance record book.
24
Which one of the following best describes how coastal states can find out if a sinking ship is carrying MARPOL Annex III cargo?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
A manifest listing the harmful substances must be left ashore.
25
Which one of the following best describes how you can find out where the Annex V special areas are, while you are on board ship?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
They are listed in MARPOL.
26
Which one of the following best describes the action taken by MARPOL Annex VI to minimise accidental emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)?
Правильну відповідь:
Crude oil tankers need to follow a VOC Management Plan.
Ваша відповідь:
All tankers need to follow a VOC Management Plan.
27
Which one of the following best describes the main goal of MARPOL Annex III?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To reduce the harm to the environment from harmful substances in packaged form.
28
Which one of the following best describes the main goal of MARPOL Annex IV?
Правильну відповідь:
To reduce the harm to the environment from sewage from ships.
Ваша відповідь:
To reduce the amount of sewage produced by ships.
29
Which one of the following best describes the main goal of MARPOL Annex V?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To reduce the harm to the environment from garbage from ships.
30
Which one of the following best describes the main goal of MARPOL Annex VI?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To reduce the harm to the environment from air pollution from ships.
31
Which one of the following best describes the main purpose of the SOPEP required by MARPOL Annex I?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To describe the actions to be taken to reduce the discharge of oil following an accident.
32
Which one of the following best describes the meaning of EEDI when related to ships?
Правильну відповідь:
Energy Efficiency Design Index.
Ваша відповідь:
Eventual Energy Design Index.
33
Which one of the following best describes the means required by MARPOL Annex IV to reduce accidental discharges of sewage?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Holding tanks must have a means to indicate visually the amount of its contents.
34
Which one of the following best describes the purpose of the garbage management plan that MARPOL Annex V requires some ships to carry?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
It gives instructions for the collection, processing and storage of garbage before its disposal.
35
Which one of the following best describes the purpose of the placards required on some ships by MARPOL Annex V?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
They show the garbage disposal requirements.
36
Which one of the following best describes the purpose of the slop tank, that MARPOL Annex I requires oil tankers to be fitted with?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To ensure tank washing can settle before the water is discharged overboard.
37
Which one of the following best describes the records of noxious liquid operations, that ships have to maintain to satisfy MARPOL Annex II?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
A cargo record book must be completed after any transfer of cargo or ballasting of cargo tanks.
38
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise accidental emissions from incinerators?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
The operator is to be trained and have an operating manual.
39
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)?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Requiring a written fuel changeover procedure.
40
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise operational emissions of CO2?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
All ships are required to have a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan.
41
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise operational emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
New diesel engines have to meet Tier II NOx limits or better.
42
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise operational emissions of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Emissions during maintenance are banned and gases must be recaptured for recycling.
43
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex VI intended to minimise operational emissions of Sulphur Oxides (SOx)?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
The sulphur content of fuel is limited.
44
Which one of the following best describes the requirement in MARPOL Annex V for plastic garbage?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
It must be discharged ashore, even after incineration.
45
Which one of the following best describes the way that sewage can damage the marine environment?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
It can contain bacteria, parasites and viruses.
46
Which one of the following best describes what MARPOL Annex II requires to minimise the amount of noxious liquids when cleaning cargo tanks?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Tanks have to be stripped down to small volumes of cargo.
47
Which one of the following best matches the MARPOL Annex II definition of a “noxious liquid substance”?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Any substance listed as pollution category X, Y or Z in the International Bulk Chemical Code.
48
Which one of the following best sums up the general principle of MARPOL Annex V for discharging garbage into the sea?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Any discharges should be as far as practicable from nearest land.
49
Which one of the following describes the most common way that the substances regulated by MARPOL Annex III cause harm to the marine environment?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
They are poisonous.
50
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?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
A Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan.
51
Which one of the following explains, why MARPOL Annex I requires ships to have a sludge tank?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
It is required to hold oil separated off by the bilge separator, sludge from purifiers and other waste oil.
52
Which one of the following is a kind of environmental damage caused by air pollutants regulated by MARPOL Annex VI?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Acid rain.
53
Which one of the following is an acceptable method of discharging the contents of the sludge tank under MARPOL Annex I?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Pumping to reception facilities.
54
Which one of the following is the main goal of MARPOL Annex I?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To reduce the harm to the environment from oil pollution from ships.
55
Which one of the following is the most likely way in which a noxious liquid substance could harm marine plants?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
By blocking the sunlight.
56
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?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Food.
57
Which one of the following most closely matches the definition of “garbage” in MARPOL Annex V?
Правильну відповідь:
All kinds of food, domestic and operational waste.
Ваша відповідь:
All kinds of food and domestic waste.
58
Which one of the following most closely matches the definition of “oil” in MARPOL Annex I?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Any oil from petroleum.
59
Which one of the following most closely matches the definition of “sewage” in MARPOL Annex IV?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Drainage from animals, medical premises, toilets and urinals.
60
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?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
The rate of discharge of oil is limited.
61
Which one of the following was the main reason for the public concern that led to the MARPOL Convention?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
There was increasing marine pollution due to the increasing number and size of ships.
62
Which one of the given options best explains why MARPOL Annex I requires newest tankers to be built with double hulls?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To reduce the chances of oil leaking into the sea following collision or grounding.
63
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?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Contain the oil with booms.
64
Why do MARPOL Annex I require crudest tankers to have crude oil washing equipment fitted?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To reduce the need for washing cargo tanks with water.
65
You are on a container ship of 6,000 GT. Which one of the following best describes the situation under MARPOL Annex I regarding engine room bilge water discharges in the Antarctic area?