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Introduction to MARPOL

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  1. Question 1

    A ship has sewage stored in a tank. Which one of the following best describes the MARPOL Annex IV requirements that must be met before the ship is allowed to discharge the tank contents overboard?
    • The ship must be away from land and pump the sewage at a controlled rate.
    • The ship must be away from land and moving at a minimum of 12 knots.
    • The ship must be outside port limits.
    • The ship must be outside port limits and pump the sewage at a controlled rate.

  2. Question 2

    Select the option which is the reason why MARPOL Annex I requires most crude oil tankers to have cargo oil piping designed to minimise oil retention.
    • To reduce the amount of oil in the slop tank.
    • To reduce the corrosion in the pipes.
    • To reduce the pollution when the cargo tank is ballasted.
    • To reduce the risk of capsize while in ballast.

  3. Question 3

    Select the option which is the reason why MARPOL Some MARPOL annexes require ships to be surveyed and certificated. Which one of the following is the most likely reason for this?
    • Compliance with some MARPOL rules cannot easily be proven while the ship is in service.
    • It allows IMO to count the number of compliant ships.
    • It is an excuse for flag states to visit their ships.
    • It produces fees for class societies.

  4. Question 4

    The MARPOL convention requires ships to report pollution incidents. Which one of the following is the main reason for this?
    • So that action can be taken to clean up the pollution.
    • So that insurance companies can put up premiums.
    • So that ships can be blacklisted by ports.
    • So that someone can be prosecuted.

  5. Question 5

    Under MARPOL Annex III what operational discharges of harmful substances in packaged form are allowed?
    • Discharge of leakages might be allowed by the flag state.
    • Damaged packages can be discharged overboard.
    • None, unless via the bilge separator.
    • None.

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Introduction to MARPOL is a CBT test with 44 questions and verified answers. Common topics include: marpol annex, main goal, noxious liquid, minimise operational, closely matches, oil, tank, tankers.

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