Pollution Prevention. Test 11 – Online Maritime Tests

You are on a vessel 10 nautical miles off the coast of Algerie, in the Mediterranean Sea. Are you allowed to dump food waste overboard?

Yes, the food waste can be dumped if it is ground so that the resulting particles can pass through a screen with 25 mm openings
Yes, the food waste can be dumped if it is ground so that the resulting particles can pass through a screen with 50 mm openings
No, food waste can not be dumped overboard
Yes, all kind of food waste can be dumped overboard

The IOPP certificate shows under which government authority it was issued as well as _____

If you use chemicals for cleaning up an oil-spill on the water, what would the chemicals do?

What is the best way to avoid pollution from small oil-spills aboard a ship?

Periodical Marpol surveys are to be carried out at intervals as specified by the administration. These intervals are not to exceed _____

What is the disadvantage of using chemicals on an oil-spill on the water?

It is difficult to apply the chemicals if the oil drifts away from the ship's side
It is difficult to apply chemicals if there is any wind
The chemicals make it difficult to remove the oil from the water
The water gets a white colour, which makes it easy to detect the oil-spill

What is the most important way to contain small oil-spills from cargo operations on the ship?

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