Seamanship STCW Study Guide Exam
2026 Questions and Answers
MARPOL Annex I - Correct answer-Oil
MARPOl Annex II - Correct answer-Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk
(Chemicals)
MARPOL Annex III - Correct answer-Harmful Substances Carried in Packaged
Form (IMDG)
MARPOL Annex IV - Correct answer-Sewage
MARPOL Annex V - Correct answer-Garbage (and all other ordinary ship-
generated solid and liquid wastes not covered in Annexes I, II, III, IV)
MARPOL Annex VI - Correct answer-Regulations for the prevention of Air
Pollution from ships
What entries are made into a ship's Oil Record Book? - Correct answer-- Ballasting
or cleaning of fuel oil tanks
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, - Discharge of ballast containing an oily mixture or cleaning water from fuel oil
tanks
- Disposal of oil residue
- Discharge of overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water that has accumulated
in machinery spaces
- Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil
- Any failure, and the reason for, of the oil filtering equipment
International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Certificate - Correct answer-Is good
for 5 years.
It is issued by the Captain of the Port US Coast Guard, Officer in Charge of Marine
Inspection, or a classification society.
Oily Water Separator - Correct answer-On the Ohio everything was put into slops
and then discharged in port.
OWS is used to separate oil and water mixtures, operated by the engineers.
Types of Oil Waste - Correct answer-Oily bilge water and oil residue.
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2026 Questions and Answers
MARPOL Annex I - Correct answer-Oil
MARPOl Annex II - Correct answer-Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk
(Chemicals)
MARPOL Annex III - Correct answer-Harmful Substances Carried in Packaged
Form (IMDG)
MARPOL Annex IV - Correct answer-Sewage
MARPOL Annex V - Correct answer-Garbage (and all other ordinary ship-
generated solid and liquid wastes not covered in Annexes I, II, III, IV)
MARPOL Annex VI - Correct answer-Regulations for the prevention of Air
Pollution from ships
What entries are made into a ship's Oil Record Book? - Correct answer-- Ballasting
or cleaning of fuel oil tanks
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, - Discharge of ballast containing an oily mixture or cleaning water from fuel oil
tanks
- Disposal of oil residue
- Discharge of overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water that has accumulated
in machinery spaces
- Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil
- Any failure, and the reason for, of the oil filtering equipment
International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Certificate - Correct answer-Is good
for 5 years.
It is issued by the Captain of the Port US Coast Guard, Officer in Charge of Marine
Inspection, or a classification society.
Oily Water Separator - Correct answer-On the Ohio everything was put into slops
and then discharged in port.
OWS is used to separate oil and water mixtures, operated by the engineers.
Types of Oil Waste - Correct answer-Oily bilge water and oil residue.
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