true or false: common shipboard hazards include:
- Slippery Surfaces
- Stairwells and Ladders
- Dimly Lit Areas
- Moving Machinery
- Mooring Lines, Coiled Lines & Hoses
- Electrical Hazards
- Hot Surfaces
- Chemicals
- Areas of Entrapment
- Tanks & Confined Spaces - ANSWERtrue
what is SOLAS? - ANSWERsafety of life at sea
what is ISPS? - ANSWERinternational ship and port security code
what is APPS (USC 1901-1915)? - ANSWERact to prevent pollution from ships
what is RA? - ANSWERrefuse act of 1899
what is CWA? - ANSWERclean water act
what is PWSA? - ANSWERports and waterways safety act of 1972
what is MARPOL? - ANSWERinternational convention for prevention of pollution
from ships
ISM CODE? - ANSWERinternational safety management
what does SMS stand for? - ANSWERsafety management systems
what is STCW 95? - ANSWERstandards of training/certification of watch
what is MPPRCA? - ANSWERmarine plastic pollution and control act of 1987
what is OPA 90? - ANSWERoil pollution act of 1990
what is IHSA? - ANSWERintervention on the high seas act
yes or no: are you ever able to dump plastic? - ANSWERno
what can you dump if you are within 3 miles from the shore? - ANSWERnothing
true or false: you can dump [only if grounded up to less than 1"] if you are 3-12 miles
from the shore? - ANSWERtrue
, what are you able to dump if you are 12-25 miles from the shore? -
ANSWERbiodegradable except floating items
what are you able to dump if you are 25+ miles out? - ANSWERbiodegradable
including metals
yes or no: is trash to be thrown overboard? - ANSWERno
true or false: food is allowed to be thrown overboard if it is ground to less than 1" and
3 miles or more off shore? - ANSWERtrue
true or false: MARPOL special areas include:
• Mediterranean, Baltic, Red Sea
• Gulf of Aden
• Antarctic
• North Sea & its approaches
• Irish Sea & its approaches
• Celtic Sea
• English Channel & its approaches
• NE Atlantic West of Ireland
• Caribbean / Gulf of Mexico - ANSWERtrue
true or false: MARPOL has special areas because:
-Certain bodies of water do not have free flow of water
-Trash dumped will wash ashore before it biodegrades
-More Stringent regulations in these areas - ANSWERtrue
true or false: Each State is allowed to impose additional laws concerning the carriage
of oil in their waters, i.e. tug escorts, tanker exclusion zones. - ANSWERtrue
Prince William Sound, AK, Puget Sound, WA & Rhode Island are know for areas
with _____ ________. (two words) - ANSWERstrict regulations
how much is a civil penalty (each violation) for breaking MARPOL pollution
regulations? - ANSWER25,000
how much does a company pay for breaking MARPOL pollution regulations? -
ANSWER500,000 and 6 yrs in prison under U.S law
true or false:
The great majority of Spills are attributed to Human Error. - ANSWERtrue
true or false: you can minimize the even of an oil spill by...
~Training Crewmembers so they are familiar with equipment
~ Proper Communications - information understood correctly
~ Ensure all Crewmembers are familiar with Emergency Shutdown Procedures -
drills and training
~Fostering Teamwork, i.e. BRM training - ANSWERtrue