MASTERY TEST FOR MARENV 211

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WRITE THE

LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. The pollution of the marine

environment largely originates from
the following:

a. Land-based and coastal-based

activities
b. Continental shelf-drilling activities
c. Sea-bed mining,ocean
dumping,vessel sourced,and
atmospheric sources of pollution
d. All of the above
2. Basically refers to all kinds of
pollution in the earth’s environment.

a. Environmental distraction
b. Environmental extraction
c. Environmental pollution
d. None of the above

3. The word which means to make

something unhealthy.

a. To damage
b. To destroy
c. To Pollute
d. All of the above
4. Maybe defined as something that
makes a pure thing impure

a. Degradation
b. Extortion
c. Orientation
d. Pollution

5. Anything that pollutes these earth’s

elements is called
a. Pollutant
b. Pollution
c. Population
d. All of the above

6. The air pollutants which result from

man’s entry to space when falling air
rocket debris enters the earth’s
atmosphere.

a. It can create hazardous effects to

human beings
b. It can create non - hazardous
effects to human beings
c. It can create hazardous and
non-hazardous effects to human
beings
d. None of the above.

7. Any release of harmful from a ship

including escape,disposal,spilling,
leaking,pumping, emitting, or
emptying under MARPOL ‘73/78
means
a. Discharge
b. Dispatch
c. Eliminate
d. Evaporate

8. Refers to the deliberate disposal at

sea of wastes or other matters from
vessels,aircraft,platform,or other
man- made structure at sea is called.

a. Dredging
b. Drilling
c. Dumping
d. All of the above
9. Refers to the presence in the
outdoor atmosphere of one or more
pollution as dusts,vapors,etc.

a. Air pollution
b. Clean Air Act of 1999
c. Climate change
d. International Panel on Climate
Change

10. It refers to the alteration of

water,which reduces the quality of its
usefulness to
people,plants,animals,and properties.
a. Water Regulations Act
b.Water Pollution
c. Water excavation
d.All of the above.

11. Refers to international

agreements concluded between
states in written forms and
governed by international laws.

a. Resolutions
b. Conventions
c. Treaties
d. Amendments

12. It is a substance which if introduce

into the sea is liable to create hazards
to human health and harmful to living
resources in marine life.
a. Harmful organisms
b. Harmful mechanism
c. Harmful substance
d. None of the above.

13. Is a treaty instrument adopted by

a diplomatic conference containing
“amendments “ to the related
convention

a. Protocol to the IMO convention.

b. Protocol to the IBC Code
c. Protocol to the IMO amendments
d. All of the above
14. These are changes to the treaty
instruments without need for
convention or confirmation.

a. Amendments
b. Conventions
c. Resolutions
d. Treaties

15. These are recommendations that

have no legal binding force.

a. Resolutions
b. Reconditions
c. Relocations
d. All of the above
16. Is the specific set of marine
pollutants for the technical Annex-I of
MARPOL ‘73/’78.

a. Air pollution from ships

b. Garbage from ships
c. Noxious -liquid substance
d. Oil

17. Is the specific set of marine

pollutants for the technical Annex-IV
of MARPOL ‘73/’78.

a. Garbage from ships

b. Sewage from ships
c. Noxious -liquid substances
d. All of the above
18. It is considered as the major
pollutants of the seas and oceans.
a. Garbage
b. Plastic
c. Oil and chemical
d. All of the above.

19. It will be contaminated if wastes

are directly dumped into waterways.

a. Animals Inhabitants
b. Aquatic inhabitants
c. Birds inhabitants
d. All of the above
20. It contributes significantly to the
degradation of marine environment.

a. Pollutants coming from large

vessels carrying oil
b. Pollutants coming from large
vessels carrying hazardous substances
c. Pollutants coming from garbage
trucks dumped into the landfills
d. Both (a) and (b) pollutants coming
from large vessels only.

21. The following are the different

types of environmental pollution.

a. Air pollution
b. Water pollution
c. Landfills
d. Both (a) and (b) only.

22. The hazardous wastes can be

categorized in accordance to the
following

a. Chemical wastes,radioactive
substances wastes,biological wastes
b. Flammable wastes and explosive
wastes only
c. Both (a) and (b) only
d. All of the above

23. A type of environmental pollution

that originates from the activities of
both human beings and animals.
a. Water pollution
b. Air pollution
c. Sound pollution
d. Pollution from solid waste or refuse

24. Hazardous wastes contain

significant levels of reactive
substances such as

a. Carcinogenic compounds
b. Mutagenic compounds
c. Teratognic compounds
d. All of the above

25. Is defined as substances or energy

with a deleterious effects as harmful
to living resources,hazards to human
health,hindrance to marine
activities,impairment of quality for
use of sea water and reduction of
amenities.

a. Air pollution
b. Environmental pollution
c. Marine pollution
d. Sound pollution

26. It is one of the earliest

international conventions dealing
with the prevention of pollution of
the sea.
a. Int’l . Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by
Oil
b. Int’l Convention for the Prevention
of Pollution by Ship,1973,as modified
by Protocol of 1978,Relating thereto
( MARPOL 73/78 )
c. Int’l. Conference on Human
Environment(1972)
d. None of the above

27. The higher percentage of the total

pollution in marine environment
comes from

a. Continental shelf drilling activities

b. Land-based and coastal based
activities
c. Routine shipboard operations
d. All of the above

28. Considered as one of the most

comprehensive international
regulations concerning the prevention
and control of marine pollution from
ships.

a. The adoption,ratification,and
enforcement by parties to MARPOL
73/78 convention
b. The adoption,ratification,and
enforcement by parties to cargoes
carried by ships.
c. The adoption,ratification,and
enforcement by parties to standard
safety procedures for tanker
operations.
d. All of the above

29. The technical annexes of MARPOL

73/78 are composed of the following

a. Numerous and detailed regulations

on how to prevent and respond to
marine pollution
b. The contents of each technical
annexes are very complicated and
may be difficult to
comprehend,especially to students
who are not used to interpretation of
laws,rules,and regulations.
c. The salient features of the technical
annexes however are provided to
allow the students to acquire basic
views on the entire components of
the technical annexes,as preparatory
knowledge for their on board
experience
d. All of the above

30. What is the specific set of marine

pollutants for the MARPOL Annex-VI?

a. Air pollution from ships

b. Sewage from ships
c. Garbage from ships
d. All of the above

31. What is the specific set of marine

pollutants for the MARPOL Annex- I?
a. Noxious liquid substances
b. Harmful substances in packaged
form
c. Garbage from ships
d. Oil

32. What is the specific set of

pollutants for the MARPOL Annex-IV?

a. Sewage from ships

b. Harmful substances in packaged
form
c. Garbage from ships
d. Noxious liquid substances
33. What is the specific set of marine
pollutants for the MARPOL Annex-III?

a. Oil
b. Garbage from ships
c. Harmful substances in packaged
form
d. Air pollution from ships

34. What is the specific set of marine

pollutants for the MARPOL Annex - V?

a. Air pollution from ships

b. Garbage from ships
c. Noxious liquid substances
d. Sewage from ships
35. What is the specific set of marine
pollutants for the MARPOL
Annex - II?

a. Harmful substances in packaged

form
b. Air pollution from ships
c. Garbage from ships
d. Noxious liquid substances

36. What is the meaning of UNCED?

a. United Nations Conference on

Environment and Development
b. United Nations Conference on
Environmental Destruction
c. United Nations Conference on
Energy Development
d. United Nation Conference on
Energy Distribution

37. What is the meaning of SOPEP?

a. Shipboard Oil Preparation

Emergency Plan
b. Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency
Plan
c. Shipboard Oil Prevention
Emergency Plan
d. Shipboard Oil Pumping Emergency
Plan

38. What is the meaning of UNCLOS?

a. United Nations Conference on the
Law of the Sea
b. United Nations Conference on the
Law of the Ships
c. United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea
d. United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Ships

39. The following are the important

ecological effect of oil spills

a. Physical and chemical changes or

effects aquatic habitats
b. Effects on shoreline and wetlands
c. Effects Mangroves and corals
d. All of the above
40. The accidental release of
chemicals or noxious liquid
substances can be due to the
following

a. Human error
b. Simple negligence
c. Absence of safety precautions
d. All of the above

41. What is the immediate effect of

some solid bulk cargoes that can
create a magnitude of damage to
marine environment?

a. Fermentation of the solid bulk

cargoes under the waters resulted in
the production of hydrogen sulphide
gas,a substance extremely toxic to
plants,animals,and human beings
b. Suffocation of a protected species
of marine plant in the ecosystem
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Only (b)

42. The common causes of marine

accidents resulting in release of solid
bulk into the seas and oceans maybe
due to the following

a. Improper weight distribution

resulting in structural damage
b.Improper stability or reduction of
stability during a voyage
c. Spontaneous heating (for certain
products) and chemical hazards
d.All of the above

43. What type of ships carrying

noxious liquid substances?

a. Bulk Carriers
b. Chemical Tankers
c. Container Ships
d. Multi - Purpose Ships

44. It is an international standard

code prepared by the IMO concerning
the construction and equipment of
ships carrying dangerous chemicals in
bulk.
a. International Bulk Chemical Code
( IBC Code )
b. International Gas Carrier Code ( ICG
Code )
c. International Maritime Dangerous
Good Code ( IMDG Code )
d. All of the above

45. What is the international standard

code developed by the IMO,governing
the construction and equipment of
ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk?

a. International Bulk Chemical Code

( IBC Code )
b. International Gas Carrier Code ( ICG
Code )
c. International Maritime Dangerous
Good Code ( IMDG Code )
d. All of the above

46. These are selected sea areas

where special and mandatory
( compulsory ) methods for the
prevention of sea pollution by oil are
required because of their
oceanographic,ecological,shipping
traffic,and geographical
characteristics.

a. Vessel Traffic Areas

b. Anchorage Areas
c. Pilotage Areas
d. Special Areas
47. According to regulation 12 of
Revised Technical Annex- I
requirements for machinery spaces of
all ships ,What gross tonnage need to
have a tank or tanks to receive the oil
residues (also called sludge)?

a. Every ship of 400 Gross Tonnage

and above
b. Every ship of 450 Gross Tonnage
and above
c. Every ship of 500 Gross Tonnage
and above
d. Every ship of 550 Gross Tonnage
and above
48. The following are designated
special areas except

a. Mediterranean Sea ,Baltic Sea,Black

Sea,Red Sea,Persian Gulf,
b. Gulf of Aden,Antarctic,North
Sea,Irish Sea,Celtic Sea,
c. English Channel,Part of Northeast
Atlantic immediately to the west of
Ireland,Oman Area of the Arabian Sea
d. Philippine Sea,South China
Sea,Yellow Sea,Taiwan Straight,

49. The three appendices of the

Revised Technical Annex-I is
composed of the following except

a. Appendix -I List of Oils

b. Appendix -II Form of IOPP
Certificate and Supplements
c. Appendix -III Form of Oil Record
Book
d. Appendix -IV Form of Preamble

50. What is the meaning of GESAMP?

a. Is an acronym for Greenhouse

Effects on Scientific Aspects of
Marine Pollution
b. Is an acronym for Group of
Experts on Scientific Aspects of
Marine Pollution
c. Is an acronym for Group of
Engineers on Scientific Aspects of
Marine Pollution
d. Is an acronym for Group of
Experts on Scientific Aspects of
Moon Polarization

51.The chemical, gaseous,

organic wastes which
contaminate the air, soil, and
other elements of the earth is
called
a. Pollution
b. Environmental pollution
c. Atmospheric pollution
d. Water pollution
e. None of the above
52. Basically refers to all kinds of
pollution in the earth’s
environment
a. Pollution
b. Environmental pollution
c. Atmospheric pollution
d. Water pollution
e. None of the above

53.Specifically, it’s the pollution

such as dust, smoke, vapor etc.
In the air.
a. Pollution
b. Environmental pollution
c. Atmospheric pollution
d. Water pollution
e. None of the above
54. Contaminate water such as
fertilizers, with chemical content
harmful to both humans and
animals
a. Pollution
b. Environmental pollution
c. Atmospheric pollution
d. Water pollution
e. None of the above

55.Pollution from solid waste

a. Garbage
b. Chemical waste
c. Radioactive substance
d. Sewage
e. None of the above
56. The introduction by man of
substances with deleterious
effects into marine environment.
a. Marine pollution
b. Atmospheric pollution
c. Water pollution
d. Environmental pollution
e. None of the above

57.Main international convention

covering prevention of pollution
of the marine environment by
ships from operational or
accidental causes
a. MARPOL Convention
b. Annex I
c. Annex II
d. Annex III
e. None of the above

58. The date when MARPOL was

entered into force
a. 17 Feb 1973
b. 02 Oct 1983
c. 01 July 1992
d. None of the above

59.Large sea-going vessel run by

engines, operated by machines,
both electric and electronic, with
equipment driven technology;
which is used to transport
cargoes over seas and oceans
across islands and continents
a. Yacht
b. Ship
c. Barge
d. Kayak
e. None of the above

60.Any violations against the

requirements of MARPOL 73/78
a. Harmful substance
b. Discharge
c. Incidents
d. Accidents
e. None of the above
61.Any release of harmful
substances from a ship
a. Harmful substance
b. Discharge
c. Incidents
d. Accidents
e. None of the above

62.Refers to any substance

which if introduced into the sea is
liable to create hazards to human
health and harmful to living
resources of marine life
a. Harmful substance
b. Discharge
c. Incidents
d. Accidents
e. None of the above

63.Regulations for the prevention

of pollution by oil
a. Annex I
b. Annex II
c. Annex III
d. Annex IV
e. None of the above

64.Regulations for the control of

pollution by noxious liquid
substances
a. Annex I
b. Annex II
c. Annex III
d. Annex IV
e. None of the above

65.Regulations for the prevention

of pollution by harmful
substances carried by sea in
packaged form
a. Annex III
b. Annex IV
c. Annex V
d. Annex VI
e. None of the above

66.Prevention of pollution by
sewage from ships
a. Annex II
b. Annex III
c. Annex IV
d. Annex V
e. None of the above

67.Prevention of pollution by
garbage from ships
a. Annex II
b. Annex III
c. Annex IV
d. Annex V
e. None of the above

68.Prevention of air pollution

from ships
a. Annex III
b. Annex IV
c. Annex V
d. Annex VI
e. None of the above

69.Any violation of the

requirement of MARPOL is
a. Allowed
b. Investigated
c. Prohibited
d. Announced
e. None of the above

70.Sanctions shall be established

thereof under
a. The law of the Administration
of the ship concerned
b. The law of the Port State
c. The law of the Member
d. The law of the organization
e. None of the above

71.The government of the state

under whose authority the ship is
operating
a. Party
b. Administration
c. Contracting State
d. Port State Control
e. None of the above

72.The agency of a country which

is in charge of environmental
monitoring rules and regulations
that are implemented
a. Party
b. Administration
c. Contracting State
d. Port State Control
e. None of the above

73.The detection of violation and

enforcement of the convention in
a certain country or state is
discussed related to the
concerned country’s Port State
Control in
a. Annex III
b. Annex IV
c. Annex V
d. Annex VI
e. None of the above

74.Is subject while in the ports or

offshore terminals under the
jurisdiction of a Party, to
inspection by officers duly
authorized by that Party
a. A ship required to hold a
certificate in accordance to the
provisions of the regulations
b. A ship sailing in accordance
to the provisions of the
regulations
c. A ship undergoing repairs in
accordance to the provisions of
the regulations
d. A ship discharging cargoes in
accordance to the provisions of
the regulations
e. None of the above

75.Except when there are clear

grounds in believing that the
condition of the ship or its
equipment does not corresponds
substantially with the particulars
of the certificate or if the ship
does not carry a valid certificate,
inspection shall be limited to
a. Verification of cargoes
b. Verification of certificate
c. Verification of ship’s
personnel
d. Verification of ship’s flag of
origin
e. None of the above

76.Actions to be taken by an
inspecting party upon finding
non-compliance from a ship
a. Ensure that the ship shall not
sail until it can proceed to sea
without presenting an
unreasonable threat of harm to
the marine environment
b. May grant the non-complying
ship permission to leave the
port or offshore terminal for the
purpose of proceeding to the
nearest appropriate repair yard
available
c. a and b
d. a only
e. None of the above
77.Is an international maritime
body created as an attached
agency of the United Nations
a. IMO
b. MARPOL 73/78
c. Port State Control
d. Administration
e. None of the above

78.The origin or source of marine

pollution most relevant to
seafarers
a. Land-based and coastal
based activities
b. Sea-bed mining and ocean
dumping
c. Vessel-sourced pollution
d. Continental shelf drilling
e. All of the above

79.Protocol to MARPOL 73/78

most relevant to seafarers
a. Protocol I
b. Protocol II
c. Annex I
d. Annex II
e. None of the above

80.Gives regulation concerning

the details of reports to be made
during the incidents involving
discharge of harmful substances.
a. Protocol I
b. Protocol II
c. Annex III
d. Annex IV
e. All of the above

81.Gives the details of arbitration

procedures.
a. Protocol I
b. Protocol II
c. Annex V
d. Annex VI
e. one of the above
82.The convention enumerates
the personnel to be duty bound to
report all incidents involving
harmful substances in the articles
of
a. Protocol I
b. Protocol II
c. a and b
d. MARPOL 73/78
e. None of the above

83.It establishes a uniform

approach to making reports that
have to be implemented by the
parties to the convention of
MARPOL 73/78
a. Protocol I
b. Protocol II
c. a and b
d. MARPOL 73/78
e. None of the above

84.The rules may be used in the

settlement of disputes between
concerned parties
a. Protocol I
b. Protocol II
c. a and b
d. MARPOL 73/78
e. None of the above

85.In Protocol I the word was

used to mean that it is not
specific requirement upon the
administration but only aimed to
establish uniformity of
implementation
a. Should
b. May
c. Could
d. Must
e. None of the above

86.The report should be

conveyed to
a. The nearest coastal State
b. The administration
c. The organization
d. a, b, c
e. None of the above
87.The report should be
conveyed through
a. Fastest means of
communication
b. Hand-carried by a person
c. A courier
d. A ship personnel
e. None of the above

88.The general reporting system

has
a. General procedures and
formats
b. Specific procedures and
formats
c. Standard procedures and
formats
d. Unspecified procedures and
formats
e. None of the above

89.Hears and determines

counter-claims arising directly out
of subject matter of the dispute
a. Tribunal
b. Administration
c. Parties
d. State Port Control
e. None of the above

90.Under Article IX, facilitate the

work of the tribunal
a. Tribunal
b. Administration
c. Parties
d. State Port Control
e. None of the above