Pollution Prevention. Test 24

For existing tankers, the total quantity of oil discharged into the sea should be no more than _____ of the total quantity of the particular cargo of which the residue formed part.

1/15000
1/25000
1/50000
1/100000

There is potential for pollution when starting to take ballast on non-SBT tankers, because oil may backflow into the sea via the sea chests. In order to prevent this, which notice should be placed on the ballast pump?

START PUMP WITH DISCHARGE VALVES CLOSED
FLUSH PIPING THROUGH PRIOR TO TAKING BALLAST
ENSURE PIPING IS CLEANED PRIOR STARTING PUMP
START PUMP BEFORE OPENING SEA SUCTION

According to Marpol, what does the term 'new ship' mean?

A ship which was delivered after 31 December 1979
A ship for which the keel was laid or was in any similar stage of construction after 30 June 1976
All of the other options apply
A ship for which the building contract was placed after 31 December 1995

In MARPOL 73/78 Reg. 10, the wording 'Special Areas' is mentioned in connection with conventional oil tankers. What do you understand by this term?

Special area is certain areas like Red Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean, Gulf area, Antartic area.
Special area is within 12 miles from nearest land.
Special area is within 12 miles from coastline of USA including US Gulf.
Special area is within 50 miles from nearest land.

A tank vessel owner or operator can ensure he has met the planning criteria of OPA 90 by _____

employing an OSRO.
contracting sufficient resources to meet the tiered planning guidelines for each area in which the ship is trading.
trading only in high volume ports.
having response equipment on board.

Any discharge of oil into the sea is prohibited except when some conditions are satisfied. One of these conditions for a tanker is that _____

the tanker is tank cleaning.
the tanker is loaded.
the tanker is en route.
the tanker is in ballast condition.

What is the meaning of TLV and what unit do we use on it?

TLV is threshold limit value and the unit is percent volume
TLV means the minimum limit of polluted atmosphere where people can work and the unit are parts pr million ppm
TLV means the maximum limit of polluted atmosphere where people can work and the unit are parts pr million ppm
TLV is threshold limit value and the unit is parts pr million ppm

How would an existing oil tanker of less than 40,000 tons dwt be designated on the IOPP certificate?

As a crude oil tanker
As a crude oil / product carrier
As a crude oil / petrochemical tanker
As a product carrier

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Pollution Prevention. Test 24

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