Competence 13 (Deck)
Maintain seaworthiness of the ship
- 1.Most minor spills of oil products are caused by ___________.
- A.
Major casualties
- B.
Equipment failure
- C.
Unforeseeable circumstances
- D.
Human error
- 2.Spreading oil on the open sea has the effect of __________.
- A.
Lengthening the distance between successive crests
- B.
Increasing the height of the seas
- C.
Preventing the wave crests from breaking
- D.
Diminishing the height of the seas
- 3.SOPEP means ________.
- A.
Spill of Oil Prevention and Environmental Protection
- B.
Shipboard Oil Pollution and Emergency Plans
- C.
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Protection
- D.
Shipboard Oil Prevention and Environmental Protection
- 4.To whom is the first report rendered in the oil pollution contingency plan of the vessel?
- A.
Port authorities
- B.
Ship's owner
- C.
Coast guard
- D.
Ship's agent
- 5.On a tankship, sanitary inspections of the crew's quarters are the responsibility of the ________.
- A.
Master and union delegate
- B.
Master and Second Mate
- C.
Master and Chief Mate
- D.
Master and Chief Engineer
- 6.The preferred type of pollution control for oil spills on the water is(are) ___________.
- A.
Straw
- B.
Boom
- C.
Skimmers
- D.
Chemical dispersants
- 7.The term "discharge", as it applies to the pollution regulations, means ___________.
- A.
Spilling, leaking, pumping
- B.
Ballasting & deballasting
- C.
Gassing Up & Incinerating
- D.
Inerting & venting
- 8.Under the Pollution Regulations, garbage disposal records must be kept ___________.
- A.
One year
- B.
Until the next Coast Guard inspection
- C.
Two years
- D.
Until the end of the voyage
- 9.The oil record book maintained on a vessel not engaged in a foreign trade shall be maintained on board for not less than:
- A.
36 months
- B.
48 months
- C.
24 months
- D.
12 months
- 10.What is required for each scupper in an enclosed area, to prevent oil spill?
- A.
Mechanical means of closing
- B.
Wooden plug and cement
- C.
Biogradable rubber plug
- D.
Plastic plug attached to the ship by chain
- 11.When lopping off fuel tanks as a precautions against oil spill, you should:
- A.
Close the deck filling valve to reduce the pumping rate
- B.
Notify the shore pumping station to reduce rate as tanks near full capacity
- C.
Close all tank vents to prevent overflow
- D.
Fill the tank to the bottom of the expansion tank
- 12.Which is correct with regards to spillage of gasoline?
- A.
It is not covered by pollution laws
- B.
It will sink more rapidly than crude oil
- C.
It does little harm to marine life
- D.
Visible for a shorter time than a fuel oil spill
- 13.The transfer procedure for oil products are required to be posted:
- A.
In the bridge
- B.
Mess hall
- C.
Where they can be easily seen
- D.
Pump room
- 14.The Marpol Convention shall not apply to:
- A.
Mobile oil drilling units
- B.
Vessels less than 500 gross tonnage
- C.
Warships
- D.
Passenger ships
- 15.On the completion of oil transfer operation, pollution prevention regulation requires that all:
- A.
Sounding should be entered in the oil record book
- B.
All of the choices
- C.
Hose should be blown down with air
- D.
Valves used during transfer shall be closed
- 16.Which is NOT a type oil skimmer?
- A.
Oleophilic
- B.
Weir
- C.
Dynamic Incline Plane
- D.
Fence
- 17.What is required for each scupper in an enclosed area, to prevent oil spill?
- A.
Biogradable rubber plug
- B.
Mechanical means of closing
- C.
Plastic plug attached to the ship by chain
- D.
Wooden plug and cement
- 18.Which statement is TRUE in a gasoline spill?
- A.
It is not covered by pollution laws
- B.
It does little harm to marine life
- C.
It will sink more rapidly oil
- D.
It is invisible for a shorter time than crude oil
- 19.Type of boom that is made of fibers that absorb oil but not water.
- A.
Rapid deployment type
- B.
Sorbent type
- C.
Ro type
- D.
Fence type
- 20.With regards to accidental oil pollution, the most critical time during bunkering is when:
- A.
During final topping
- B.
When hoses are being disconnected
- C.
Hoses are being blown down
- D.
Start to receive fuel
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