Question: New MARPOL regulations came into effect from July 93 stating that the oily water separator which was
previously certified for 100 ppm be changed to?
Answer: 15 ppm
Question: You are on a vessel 15 nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria, West Africa. Are you allowed to dump food
waste overboard?
Answer: Yes, all kind of food waste can be dumped overboard
Question: What must be done if the Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment (ODME) should fail during a ballast
voyage?
Answer: All of the mentioned must be performed.
Question: Are there any exceptions from OPA-90?
Answer: Yes, transit passage through US waters to a non US port
Question: In MARPOL 73/78 Reg. 10, the wording "Special Areas" is mentioned in connection with conventional oil
tankers. What do you understand by this term?
Answer: Special area is certain areas like Red Sea, Black Sea, Baltic
Sea, Mediterranean, Gulf area, Antarctic area.
Question: You are on
a vessel 10 nautical miles off the coast of Algeria, in the Mediterranean Sea.
Are you allowed to dump food
waste overboard?
Answer: No, food waste can not be dumped overboard.
Question: You are in
the Baltic Sea which is a special area listed in ANNEX V of MARPOL. How many
miles from
land must you be to discharge ground rags,
glass, and bottles into the sea?
Answer: No Must be retained aboard
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