1.

What convention was adopted in 1954 when the United Kingdom organized a
conference on oil pollution

a) SOLAS
b) OILPOL
c) MARPOL
d) INTERPOL

2. How can aquatic life be threatened by discarded plastic bags, and other plastic
wastes?

a) They can suffocate and be ingested

b) They obstruct the natural habita
c) Biodegraded plastics are toxic
d) Decrease sources of foods

3. How can a state becomes a party to MARPOL 73/78 convention?

a) Must accept all annexes

b) Must accept annex 1 only
c) Must accept annexes and II
d) Must accept annexes, and I

4. Why are pesticide such as DDT and similar chemicals disposed at sea
considered As harmful to marine mammals and birds?

a) They can accumulate in fatty tissue and cause reproductive failure

b) They deplete the oxygen supply in the water
c) They can reduce the livable water
d) They weaken their movements

5. When did MARPOL 73/78 entered into force?

a) 2 October 1983
b) 12 October 1983
c) 2 October 1964
d) 12 October 1984
6. How is of residue from machinery spaces disposed?

a) Discharge to shore reception facilities

b) Use to run the generator
c) Transfer to cargo tanks
d) Load on top

7. Which of the following serves as guidance for ship’s personnel in the event of
pollution incident?

a) Ol record Book
b) Cargo record book
c) Pollution Management Plan
d) Shipboard Manne Pollution Emergency Plan

8. Which of the following is an advantage of Crude Oil Washing (COW)?

a) Increased safety risk in port

b) Increased cargo out-tum
c) Increased discharge time
d) increased workload

9. How is the water from an oily water mixtures in a slop tank reduced?

a) By decanting
b) By pumping
c) By stripping
d) By draining

10. How is the load on top (LOT) on an oil tanker being carried out?

a) The mixture of cleaning water and residues was pumped into a sloptank
and allowed to separate
b) New of is loaded on top of old cargo residues and allowed to mix
c) Oil is carried using cargo hoses on open tanks
d) Oil is carried in tanks on deck

11. How can an oil tankers cause oil pollution while in port?

a) Stranding
b) Tank washing
c) Leaking cargo arms
d) Discharging of segregated ballast
12. How are the segregated ballast tanks of oil tankers positioned in such way to
safeguard the cargo in the event of collision or grounding?

a) Protectively located
b) Longitudinally located
c) Located at certain distance
d) Located in the ship’s bottom

13. Which violation of oil pollution is considered as an exemption to the requirements

of MARPOL regulations?

a) For pollution onboard caused by accidental reasons

b) For the safety of the ship and saving life at sea
c) If excessive washing water onboard the ship
d) If ship is catching with her schedule

14. How can cargo owners contribute to their own responsibility in upholding a safe
transfer of oil products to avoid oil pollution”

a) Avoid using sub-standard vessel

b) Choose the trading ports with less hazards
c) Pay additional compensation to ship’s owners
d) Engage a specialist to supervise cargo transfer

15. What is the category of noxious liquid substances which, if discharged into the
sea presents a minor hazard to marine resources or human health hence justily
less stringent regulations?

a) Category X
b) Category Y
c) Category Z
d) Category OS
16. How can pollution be controlled in IMO ship type 2 chemical tanker by avoiding
escape of such cargo?

a) Reduce the sizes of cargo tank

b) Keep the cargo tanks tightly secured
c) Limit the quantity to load in any one tank
d) Load in cargo tanks with separating bulkhead)

17. When is the International Pollution Prevention Certificate issued to a ship?

a) After the owner find cargo

b) After completion of survey
c) After completion of construction
d) di Before the start of the first voyage

18. Which of the following adopted the code for the construction and equipment of
ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk?

a) MEPC
b) STCW
c) SOLA
d) SOPEP

19. How can the amount of naxious liquid cargo residues that vessels will be alowed
to discharge into the manne environment be reduced?

a) Capacity of cargo pumps

b) Reduced size of tanks
c) Stripping limits
d) Cargo heating

20. is the location of the discharge arrangement for tank washing water required
For pollution categories X for ships built before 1 January 2007?
a) Deck level
b) Underwater
c) Laden draft level
d) Above waterline
21. How to determine whether a chemical tanker does not retain a quantity of residue
in excess of the stripping requirements?

a) Location of stripping suction

b) Inspection of tank structure
c) Conduct performance test
d) Delivery rate of pumps

22. Why is it required to maintain a cargo record book on vessels carrying noxious
liquid substances?

a) To support the record of working hours

b) Enable control by foreign authorities
c) To support the cargo losses
d) For insurance purposes

23. How to prove that the vessel have discharged cargo/water mictures to the share
reception facilities?

a) Receipt and entry in the deck log book

b) Entry in both deck and engine log book
c) Receipt and entry in the cargo record book
d) Entry in both deck log book and cargo record book

24. How to determine whether the product grade is authorized for camiage on the
ship?

a) Listed in the ship’s certificate of fitness

b) Consult the cargo certificate
c) Listed in the SOPEP code
d) Consult the MSDS

25. How to treat the substances which are potential to bio-accumulate in seafood or
high toxicity to aquatic life according to IMDG.code?

a) Corrosive substances
b) Degraded chemicals
c) Tainted substances
d) Marine pollutants
26. . How to identify the substances in the IMDG code carried in package form?

a) Trade name
b) Generic name
c) Common name
d) Technical name

27. . What date was MARPOL 73/78 annex ill entered into force?

a) 1 July 1992
b) 1 July 1992
C. 1 july 2002

28. How to trace the location where stowed onboard of substances classified under
the IMDG code?

a) By MARPOL certificate
b) By IMDG certificate
c) By bill of lading
d) By special list

29. What condition shows the durability of marks and labels for harmful substances
in package form?

a) They are fireproof

b) They are not easily torn
c) They can resist sea splashes
d) They resist immersion under the sea for at least 3 months

30. How to establish the criteria for the identification of harmful substances in
packaged form?

a) Tests using certain amount of sea water

b) Tests using aquatic organisms
c) Tests using fresh water
d) Tests using birds

31. What can be used to supplement the identification of the harmful substances

a) Bill of lading number b) United nations number

b) Shipping certificate number
c) International Maritime Organization number
d) Test using bird
32. How can the identifications of harmful substances be durably marked on the
packages?
a) By gluing
b) By tagging
c) By placarding
d) By color coding

33. Why it is important to indicate in the ship’s documents the actual location
onboard of harmful substances in packaged form?
a) Aid in conducting inspection of port authorities
b) Aid in recovery from a sunken ship
c) Aid in loading operations
d) Aid in insurance claim

34. What manner shall harmful substances be properly stowed onboard the vessel?

a) So as to minimize the hazard to marine environment

b) So as to avoid excessive ventilation
c) So as to minimize void spaces
d) So as to reduce liquefaction

35. How can the quantity of sewage retained onboard be determined?

a) By floater gauge
b) By manual gauging
c) By visual gauge level
d) Bly capacity of flushing water

36. How far from the nearest land can sewage that had been comminuted and
disinfected be discharged?

a) 2n m
B. 3 n.m
C. 6nm
D. 12 nm

37. What should be the classification of drainage and other wastes from urinals and
wash basin of the ship’s clinic?

a) Septic waste
b) Excretion
c) Effluent
d) Sewage
38. How much is the required capacity of the holding tank to retain all sewage
onboard?

a) According to the number of persons onboard

b) According to the number of CR. Onboard
c) According to the length of voyage
d) According to the size of ship

39. What certificate is issued to a ship after an initial or renewal survey of MARPOL
Annex IV?

a) IOPP
b) ) Epp
c) AIPP
d) ISPP

40. How are sewage stored in the holding tank discharged into the sea in
accordance to MARPOL 73/78 annex IV?

a) Underway with speed not less than 3 kts

b) Underway with speed not less than 4 kts
c) Stopped provided only liquid is pumped out
d) Stopped provided over 12 n. M. From nearest land

41. What should be provided in al ports within a specs area for the proper disposal of
garbage?

a) Incinerator
b) Compactor
c) Dumping site
d) Reception facility

42. Why is it important to maintain a garbage record book onboard?

a) To determine the amount of garbage generated onboard
b) To support the cost of garbage disposal
c) Can be used as proof if disputes arise
d) To support the overtime record
43. How can durmage be disposed of as per MARPOL and V?
a) Compaction
b) Incineration
c) Land ashore
d) Dispose at sea when more than 24 nm. From shore

44. What is the prescribed size of the screen which commuted or grounded garbage
should pass through?

a) Exactly 25mm
b) At least 25mm
c) Greater than 25mm
d) No more greater than 25mm

45. How to notify the crew and passenger of the disposal requirements of garbage
inside special areas?

a) Poster
b) Leaflet
c) Placard
d) Brochure

46. Which of the choices below is the purpose of compacting the garbage?

a) Reduce the weight

b) Reduce the volume
c) Reduce man power
d) Reduce paper works

47. Why are plastics not allowed at all to be disposed at sea in all areas?

a) They can float for years without being dissolve

b) Becomes toxic when exposed to sea
c) Obstruction to swimmers
d) Difficult to colectt

48. How are garbage sorted out to easily identify their disposal procedures

a) According to their weight

b) According to their category
c) According to the cost of landing
d) According to their priority in disposal
49. Which condition would allow the ship to dispose garbage which is not in
accordance to MARPOL regulation?

a) Adverse weather
b) Master’s discretion
c) Safety of ship & persons
d) Limited quantity of garbage

50. How are garbage disposal recorded in the garbage log in terms of time?

a) By its properties
b) By regulation
c) Chronological
d) Any order

51. How can reduced ozone layer result as health risk to human?

a) Ultra-violet rays of the sun is factor to skin cancer

b) Farm products will lost their nutrients
c) Excessive heat reduce water supply
d) Oxygen supply will deplete

52. Which certificate is required for diesel engines?

a) IOPP
b) IAPP
c) CCPP
d) EIAPP

53. . Why are ship’s required to change fuel for engine consumption upon entering
an emission control area (ECA)?

a) Consume fuel with low sulphuric oxide

b) Consume fuel with low nitrogen oxide
c) Consume fuel with low contaminant
d) Consume fuel with low viscosity

54. How can land vehicle minimizes fuel exhaust as a tip for preventing air pollution 7

a) Change muffler
b) Timely servicing
c) Avoid rough roads
d) Maintain a steady speed
 55. What power output of diesel engines to which reg. 13, nitrogen oxide (NOx)
applies?

a) 120 kW and above

b) 130 kW and above
c) 140 kW and above
d) 400 kW and above

56. Why is halon in extinguishing system already prohibited for new buildings?
a) Hazard to the health of the operator
b) Increase nitrogen in the atmosphere
c) Effect to the ozone layer
d) Reduce air circulation

57. How can existing ships with engine that exceed the emission standards set out
in reg 13 of MARPOL annex VI. Able to meet the new requirements?

a) Change the grade of fuel

b) Fuel pipes modification
c) Engine modification
d) Adjust the exhaust

58. When is the engine international air pollution prevention certificate issued for
marine diesel engines?

a) After the first voyage

b) After sea trials in various speed
c) After testing of SOx emission limits
d) After testing the NOx emission limits

59. How can tanker vessel which is subject to be regulated in ports from emission of
volatile organic compound meet the provisions of MARPOL annex VI?

a) Fitted with Vapor Emission control system

b) Fitted with pressure/vacuum valve
c) Fitted with deck water seal
d) Fitted with Mast riser