Pollution Prevention. Test 2 – Online Maritime Tests

OPA 90 - spills of persistent oils with greater than 1.0 specific gravity _____

should be recovered with skimmers.
dissipate with wind and current.
do not readily evaporate and are difficult to recover.
should be easily dispersed with detergents.

Under OPA 90, application of Oil Dispersants to an oil spill must _____

be made within the first 24 - 48 hours after the spill.
have official approval and be made within the first 24 - 48 hours.
be your first response to clean-up procedures.
have official approval.

Is it permitted to introduce dillutants or to apply other chemical treatment to oily mixtures prior to discharging these into the sea?

Concentration of chemicals only 100 ppm
Dillutants are allowed
Not allowed at all
Oil dispersants are allowed

Why should water ballast not in general be carried in tanks intended for oil fuel in passenger ships?

Risk of corroded fuel oil tanks
Risk of engine stop due to water in fuel oil
Risk of ship stability problems
Risk for pollution

At least one survey must to be carried out during the validity of the IOPP certificate. This shall ensure that the equipment, pumps and piping systems including ODME are in order. What is this survey called?

The Special survey
The Intermediate survey
The Annual survey
The Midterm survey

The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 is _____

only enforceable in the Atlantic Ocean & US Gulf.
United States legislation.
an equivalent standard of Marpol 73/78.
an international pollution law.

Under OPA 90, the term 'OSRO ' means _____

Oceanic Science Regional Observatory.
Oil Spill Response Organisation.
Offshore Scientific Research Organisation.
Official Safety and Regulatory Organisation.

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