ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER TRAINING NEWEST ACTUAL
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS/VERIFIED/GRADED A+
What does Annex VI, air pollution, regulate and control?
Controls the emissions of:
- Ozone- depleting substances
- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
-Sulfur Oxides (SOx)
-Particulate matter
-Volatile organic substances
Regulates
- Incineration
-Fuel oil quantity
- Energy efficiency issues
What are Ozone- Depleting Substances (ODS)?
Chlorofluorocarbons that were once used in fire-fighting and
refrigeration systems of older ships
,What are Emission Control Areas (ECAS) under Annex VI?
ECA's set limits on sulphur emissions from ships and require
fuel change over prior to entering these zones
Where are the ECA's under Annex VI?
-Baltic Sea
-North Sea
- North American Area
-United States Caribbean Sea
What ECA under Annex VI limits NOx emissions?
The North American Area
Volatile Organic Compound regulations apply to whom?
Tankers
What does ballast water transport that makes it a pollutant?
Marine life including small invertebrates, bacteria, other
microbes and the eggs, cysts and larvae of many species
,What does ANS stand for?
Aquatic Nuisance Species
What is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity on earth?
The spread of invasive species around the world's seas
What convention regulates ballast water?
The International Convention for The Control and Management
of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (2004)
What are the options for treating ballast water?
- Filtration
- Ultra-Violet Light
- Ultrasound
-Electrolysis
-Chemicals
Who approves the use of active substances in ballast water
treatment?
, The IMO to ensure that the ballast water management system
does not pose unreasonable risks to the environment, human
health, property or resources.
Ballast Water Management Convention Requirements
Every ship must have:
- Ballast Water Management Plan and a person responsible
for developing and operating it
-Records
After the BWM Convention came into force, who was in charge
of inspecting the systems and what did they look at?
Port state inspectors determine if a ship complies with the
convention by verifying certification of the ship's equipment,
record book and sample the ballast water discharge
What is biofouling?
Organisms such as barnacles, mussels, algae and sea squirts
attached themselves to a ship's hull
What is part of a biofouling management plan?
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS/VERIFIED/GRADED A+
What does Annex VI, air pollution, regulate and control?
Controls the emissions of:
- Ozone- depleting substances
- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
-Sulfur Oxides (SOx)
-Particulate matter
-Volatile organic substances
Regulates
- Incineration
-Fuel oil quantity
- Energy efficiency issues
What are Ozone- Depleting Substances (ODS)?
Chlorofluorocarbons that were once used in fire-fighting and
refrigeration systems of older ships
,What are Emission Control Areas (ECAS) under Annex VI?
ECA's set limits on sulphur emissions from ships and require
fuel change over prior to entering these zones
Where are the ECA's under Annex VI?
-Baltic Sea
-North Sea
- North American Area
-United States Caribbean Sea
What ECA under Annex VI limits NOx emissions?
The North American Area
Volatile Organic Compound regulations apply to whom?
Tankers
What does ballast water transport that makes it a pollutant?
Marine life including small invertebrates, bacteria, other
microbes and the eggs, cysts and larvae of many species
,What does ANS stand for?
Aquatic Nuisance Species
What is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity on earth?
The spread of invasive species around the world's seas
What convention regulates ballast water?
The International Convention for The Control and Management
of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (2004)
What are the options for treating ballast water?
- Filtration
- Ultra-Violet Light
- Ultrasound
-Electrolysis
-Chemicals
Who approves the use of active substances in ballast water
treatment?
, The IMO to ensure that the ballast water management system
does not pose unreasonable risks to the environment, human
health, property or resources.
Ballast Water Management Convention Requirements
Every ship must have:
- Ballast Water Management Plan and a person responsible
for developing and operating it
-Records
After the BWM Convention came into force, who was in charge
of inspecting the systems and what did they look at?
Port state inspectors determine if a ship complies with the
convention by verifying certification of the ship's equipment,
record book and sample the ballast water discharge
What is biofouling?
Organisms such as barnacles, mussels, algae and sea squirts
attached themselves to a ship's hull
What is part of a biofouling management plan?
