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 correct answers true
what is SOLAS? correct answers safety of life at sea
what is MARPOL? correct answers international convention for prevention of pollution from
ships
ISM CODE? correct answers international safety management
what does SMS stand for? correct answers safety management systems
what is STCW 95? correct answers standards of training/certification of watch
what is ISPS? correct answers international ship and port security code
what is APPS (USC 1901-1915)? correct answers act to prevent pollution from ships
what is RA? correct answers refuse act of 1899
what is CWA? correct answers clean water act
what is PWSA? correct answers ports and waterways safety act of 1972
what is MPPRCA? correct answers marine plastic pollution and control act of 1987
what is OPA 90? correct answers oil pollution act of 1990
what is IHSA? correct answers intervention on the high seas act
yes or no: are you ever able to dump plastic? correct answers no
what can you dump if you are within 3 miles from the shore? correct answers nothing
, true or false: you can dump [only if grounded up to less than 1"] if you are 3-12 miles from the
shore? correct answers true
what are you able to dump if you are 12-25 miles from the shore? correct answers biodegradable
except floating items
what are you able to dump if you are 25+ miles out? correct answers biodegradable including
metals
yes or no: is trash to be thrown overboard? correct answers no
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? correct answers true
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 correct answers true
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 correct answers true
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. correct answers true
Prince William Sound, AK, Puget Sound, WA & Rhode Island are know for areas with _____
________. (two words) correct answers strict regulations
how much is a civil penalty (each violation) for breaking MARPOL pollution regulations?
correct answers 25,000
how much does a company pay for breaking MARPOL pollution regulations? correct answers
500,000 and 6 yrs in prison under U.S law
how much do you have to pay if you are charged as a criminal for breaking MARPOL pollution
regulations? correct answers 250,000