MARPOL

Question 1

How many annexes does MARPOL have?

Answer 1

6

Question 2

What is annex 1?

Answer 2

Prevention of pollution from OIL BY SHIPS

Question 3

What is annex 2?

Answer 3

Noxious liquid substances in bulk (chemicals)

Question 4

What is annex 3?

Answer 4

Packaged harmful substances (IMDG code)

Question 5

What is annex 4?

Answer 5

Prevention of pollution by SEWAGE FROM SHIPS

Question 6

What is annex 5?

Answer 6

Prevention of pollution by GARBAGE FROM SHIPS

Question 7

What is annex 6?

Answer 7

Prevention of AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS

Question 8

What are the 6 requirements for oil tankers?

Answer 8

1. Tanker is not within a special area
2. More than 50 nautical miles from nearest land
3. Proceeding en route
4. Instantaneous rate of discharge does not exceed 30 litres per nautical mile
5. Total quantity of oil does not exceed 1/30,000 of the total quantity of that cargo
6. Tanker has in operation an ODMCS (Oil Discharge and Monitoring Control System) and a slop tank management

Question 9

What is a special area?

Answer 9

A sea area
where for recognized technical reasons
in relation to its oceanographic and ecological condition
and to the particular character of its traffic
the adoption of special mandatory methods
for the prevention of sea pollution is required.

Question 10

Name MARPOL special areas

Answer 10

Antarctic
Southern South African waters
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Gulfs area
Gulf of Aden
Oman area of the Arabian Sea
North West European waters

Question 11

Define ‘en route’

Answer 11

That the ship is underway at sea on a course