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.
2
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.
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To reduce the amount of oil in the slop tank.
3
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?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Compliance with some MARPOL rules cannot easily be proven while the ship is in service.
4
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.
5
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.
6
Which one of the following best describes how MARPOL Annex I reduces the amount of oil in ballast water discharges from oil tankers?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Ballast water is normally kept segregated from the cargo tanks.
7
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.
8
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.
9
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.
10
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.
11
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 minimise the harm to the environment after an accidental discharge of sewage.
12
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.
13
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.
14
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.
15
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.
16
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.
17
Which one of the following best describes the purpose of the placards required on some ships by MARPOL Annex V?
Правильну відповідь:
They show the garbage disposal requirements.
Ваша відповідь:
They show the garbage collection areas.
18
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 washings can settle before the water is discharged overboard.
19
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.
20
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.
21
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.
22
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.
23
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.
24
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.
25
Which one of the following best describes the requirements of MARPOL Annex V for plastic garbage?
Правильну відповідь:
It must be discharged ashore, even after incineration.
Ваша відповідь:
It must be discharged ashore or incinerated.
26
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.
27
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.
28
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.
29
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.
30
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.
31
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.
32
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.
33
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.
34
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.
35
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.
36
Which one of the following most closely matches the definition of “garbage” in MARPOL Annex V?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
All kinds of food, domestic and operational waste.
37
Which one of the following most closely matches the definition of “oil” in MARPOL Annex I?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Any oil from petroleum.
38
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.
39
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.
40
Which one of the given options best explains why MARPOL Annex I requires most new tankers to be built with double hulls?
Ваша відповідь правильна:
To reduce the chances of oil leaking into the sea following collision or grounding.
41
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.
42
A drying-oven Non-Volatile Matter test cannot be effectively done on board a ship because:
Ваша відповідь правильна:
A sufficiently stable and vibration-free platform cannot be provided for the required measurements.
43
A wall wash should not be taken from a hot bulkhead because:
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Too much Methanol will evaporate.
44
A wall wash should not be taken from a wet bulkhead because:
Ваша відповідь правильна:
Surface tension and dilution will lead to a less efficient wall wash.