CBT 1715 – Environmental Compliance Program Multiple Choices 1. If you witness senior officers involved in any MARPOL violation, your first course of action to do which of the followings? (Select all that apply.) Answer(s): • Send an anonymous email to the HOC to report the violation • Report the violation immediately via Open Reporting System. 2. The environmental procedures serve which of the following purposes? Answer(s): All of the above 3. Select each body of water that is designated by MARPOL as a Special Area. Answer(s): Wider Caribbean Region, Antarctic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, North Sea, Gulf Area, Red Sea, Baltic Sea 4. If you witness another person committing any MARPOL violation, eg. By passing the oily water separator (OWS), your first course of action is to: Answer(s): Answers A and B above 5. Who on board the vessel is responsible for the OWS overboard valve, the proper operation of the OWS, and the proper keeping of logs and records? Answer(s): The Chief Engineer 6. The garbage record book is maintained by Chief Officer and must include a detailed record of which of the following? Answer(s): All of the above 7. Who is responsible for supporting Thome’s environmental compliance objectives? Answer(s): All Thome employees 8. Who is the environmental officer on board each TSM vessel? Answer(s): The Chief Engineer 9. Which Annex of MARPOL covers regulations concerning pollution from garbage? Answer(s): Annex V 10. Which Annex of MARPOL covers regulations concerning prevention of pollution by oil and oily water? Answer(s): Annex I 11. You are permitted to dispose of cargo residues if the vessel is en route within special areas and more than 12 miles from land. Which additional requirements must be fulfilled? Answer(s): The cargo residues must not be classified as harmful to the marine environment. 12. Which of the following bilge water management procedures must follow? (Select all that apply.) Answer(s): • Always discharge Engine Room (ER) bildge water or other oily mixtures ONLY through the OWS • Make relevant entries in the Oil Record Book • If the OWS is malfunctioning, store the bilge water mixtures and discharge it to a shore reception facility. By: 3/O J.Matias True or False 13. All adapters on the sample line to the ODME must be sealed so that no section can be opened without first breaking the seal. TRUE. 14. The Oil Content Monitor (OCM) date must be able to store data for at least 18 months. TRUE. 15. Using cross connections between engine room bilge mains and fire and GS pump to discharge bilge water overboard from ER is similar to by passing the OWS equipments. TRUE. 16. You are not permitted to dispose of plastics under any circumstances. TRUE. 17. You are permitted to dispose of food waster that is comminuted or ground when the vessel is within special areas if you are more than 12 miles from land and the ship is en route. TRUE. Fill in the blanks 18. Fill in the blank: What is the email address you should use to report actual or potential violations of MARPOL regulations or Thome environmental policies and procedures through the Open Reporting System? Answer(s): ecp.thome@thome.com.sg 19. Fill in the blank: The _________ processes bilge water to reduce oil particles up to 15 PPM. Answer(s): Correct Response: OWS, oily water separator, oily water separator (OWS) 20. The objective of MARPOL is to preserve the _________ environment to completely eliminate pollution by oil and other harmful substances and to minimize accidental spillage of such substances. Answer(s): Correct Response: marine, ocean, sea 21. The _________ has full responsibility for any operation entry in the Oil Record Book. Answer(s): Correct Response: chief engineer, ce 22. The data that the Chief Engineer records in the _________ must match the date recorded in the Oil Content Monitor (OCM). Correct response: orb, oil record book, oil record book (orb) Matching 23. Match the two types of Thome Environmental tag seals to the equipment that they identify. Answer(s): • Provide tags for flanges, tank manholes, and valves (for example, bilge, sludge, sewage, and ODME – Small Seals • Provide identification for flexible hoses and portable pumps, and tags for portable pump to strong point in locker – Large Seals 24. Match each entity with its jurisdiction over enforcing compliance with MARPOL regulations. • The state in which a vessel is registered…Flag State • Any state that is not landlocked…Coastal State • A country that the vessel enters…Port State 25. Match the colors to the OWS valves and piping system component they identity. • Orange – The OWS piping from… • Red – The sample line, to… • Blue – The FW inlet valve and… By: 3/O J.Matias
