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Current test contains SETS questions in area «CO6 – OPA 90». Those questions can be used for competence verification specialist capable of preventing accidental situations related with transporting safety, or also for self-examination.
«CO6 – OPA 90» subject includes theoretical and practical information about advanced training for work on any type of vessel. This examination rigorously assesses a comprehensive understanding of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) and its critical amendments. A significant portion of the test is dedicated to evaluating knowledge of the specific duties and responsibilities of the Person-in-Charge (PIC) during transfer operations. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in the procedures for preparing, conducting, and completing cargo transfers while adhering to strict pollution prevention protocols. The practical assessment component tests the ability to accurately complete mandatory federal forms, such as the Declaration of Inspection (DOI). The exam includes scenario-based questions designed to evaluate the correct response actions to potential oil spill incidents or equipment failures. A thorough knowledge of the design and operation of vessel and facility response plans, as required by OPA 90, is essential for passing this evaluation. It verifies the candidate’s understanding of the double-hull requirements for tank vessels and the financial liability regulations imposed by the act. Successfully passing this certification test is mandatory for personnel seeking advanced roles involving the supervision of oil transfers on any type of vessel.
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Under OPA 90 a level “A” Oil Spill Removal Organisation” (OSRO) has:
The greatest recovery capability.
Recovery capabilities in open ocean water only.
The lowest recovery capability.
Provisional status only.
Under OPA 90 shipboard pollution containers should be capable of recovering at least ___ barrels of oily waste.
55.
20.
30.
12.
Under OPA 90, the Logistics Section of the Incident Command system is divided into the Service Branch and the Support Branch. The Service Branch is responsible for:
Communication, medical and food.
Communication and ground support.
Supply, facilities and ground support.
Electricity, sanitation and bioremediation.
Under OPA 90, application of Oil Dispersants to an oil spill must:
Have official approval.
Be made within the first 24-48 hours after the spill.
Have official approval and be made within the first 24-48 hours.
Be your first response to clean-up procedures.
OPA 90 – the most cost effective and convenient method of disposing of oily debris is:
Incineration.
Recycling.
Landfills.
Commutation.
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 is:
An international pollution law.
An equivalent standard of Marpol 73/78.
United States legislation.
Only enforceable in the Atlantic Ocean & US Gulf.
OPA 90 – spills of persistent oils with greater than 1.0 specific gravity:
Dissipate with wind and current.
Do not readily evaporate and are difficult to recover.
Should be easily dispersed with detergents.
Should be recovered with skimmers.
Under OPA 90, a “Worst Case Scenario” includes the discharge of the vessel’s entire cargo during:
Fire or explosion.
The absence of the Master.
Grounding.
Adverse weather.
Under OPA 90, the term “OSRO” means:
Official Safety and Regulatory Organisation.
Oceanic Science Regional Observatory.
Oil Spill Response Organisation.
Offshore Scientific Research Organisation.
OPA 90 – in the event of a major oil spill, what would most likely happen to a crewmember’s job if “unlimited liability” is assessed on the ship?
He would get a contract extension.
He will be entitled to one months extra pay.
He may be promoted.
He would lose his job.
Under OPA 90, the term “Qualified Individual” means:
An English speaking person available on a 24 hour basis, located in the United States, authorised by the owner to activate the vessel’s Response.
A Project Scientist with exceptional qualifications.
A pollution clean-up specialist appointed by the US Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency.
The owner or the operator of the ship.
Under OPA-90 regulations, oils have been divided into ___ different groups based upon their environmental persistence.
6.
3.
4.
5.
Under OPA 90, due diligence describes:
Emergency preparedness.
Attention to safety.
Good faith effort.
All of the other options.
Regardless of the size of an oil spill in US waters, the following must always be notified:
The US Coast Guard National Response Center.
The local US Coast Guard captain, Classification Society, Salvage and Fire Fighting Contractors.
The Oil Spill Response Contractor, Owner or operator, Flag State authorities, P&I club representative.
The IMO coordination Centre.
Under OPA 90, the Incident Command System is:
The method used to implement a response to a catastrophic spill under a Unified Command structure.
A computerised system used to record marine accidents.
Only adapted by the US Coast Guard personnel for internal use.
The Owners/Operators in house control system.
Under OPA 90, a tank vessel owner or operator must make contractual arrangements with:
Oil spill clean-up contractors.
The National Transportation Safety Board.
Fire fighting, lightering and salvage contractors.
Oil spill clean-up contractors and fire fighting, lightering and salvage contractors.
One purpose of the US Oil Pollution Act of 1990 is to:
Enhance the preparedness of shipboard and shore based personnel in the event of a pollution incident.
Restrict the trade of foreign nations.
Create an international pollution regime.
Limit the access of tankers to US waters.
All tank vessels under OPA 90 are required to carry on board spill recovery equipment of sufficient capacity to:
Combat a worst case spill.
Clean up an accidental spill up to 500 barrels.
Accommodate oil spilt on deck.
Accommodate oil spilt in the Engine Room.
OPA 90 – tools for mitigation include the ships fire hoses. Fire hoses may be used to:
Disperse floating oil.
Wash oil from the dock.
Prevent floating oil from escaping downstream.
Wash oil off the cargo deck.
OPA 90 – during oil spill clean up, booming strategies are most effective to contain spills in:
Calm weather conditions in coastal waters.
Rough weather conditions in open sea.
Areas with waves with medium swells and significant height.
Areas close to response centers.
OPA 90 – the costs of cleaning up a major oil spill can:
Greatly exceed the cost of the oil itself.
Cost shipowners and operators their assets.
Lead to prosecution of those involved.
All of the other options.
Under OPA 90, the intentional discharge of 10 000 gallons of oil into the sea is best described as:
Willful misconduct.
An operational spill.
A casualty spill.
A worst case scenario.
OPA 90 response times for salvage and lightering contractors are calculated from the time of:
The occurrence of the oil spill.
The call out.
Reaching the pollution scene.
The go ahead signal from the Coast Guard.
Under OPA 90 regulations, each part of the cargo oil or bunkering system not used during fuel transfer or cargo oil transfer must be secured:
By locking the hydraulic actuators to the respective line valves.
By securing the manual valves tight and padlocking the valve wheels.
With a blank flange.
With a cement box.
Under OPA 90, all verbal reports regarding an oil spill should be followed:
By obtaining feedback about the action taken.
Up in writing to facilitate clear communications.
By the course of action; also, repeated verbal reports are to be made if new information is available.
By obtaining feedback about the action taken and by repeated verbal reports are to be made if new information is available.
Under OPA 90, concerning the activation of the OSRO or Oil Spill Response Organisation, which one of the statements below is true?
The ship’s staff alone is to activate the OSRO directly within 30 minutes after the spill, after which the USCG is informed.
The shore management is able to activate the OSRO.
The Harbour Master’s office is to activate the OSRO immediately.
The P&I club is to activate the OSRO within 24 to 48 hours.
OPA 90 – in the event of an oil spill, mooring lines can be used as an interim containment barrier:
To avoid oil spilled on the deck from escaping overboard via the fish plate openings.
To contain small oil spills on the open deck.
To keep an oil slick from escaping downstream.
Around cargo oil and bunkering manifolds.
OPA 90 – most important in monitoring the loading of oil or the bunkering rate is:
To keep a close eye on the manifold pressure.
To keep close radio contact with the jetty/barge.
That tanks should be sounded very regularly.
That the remote control gauging system is to be observed.
A tank vessel owner or operator can ensure he has met the planning criteria of OPA 90 by:
Employing an OSRO.
Contracting sufficient resources to meet the tiered planning guidelines for each area in which the ship is trading.
Having response equipment on board.
Trading only in high volume ports.
With reference to OPA 90, which major port is not a high volume port?
Mobile.
Port Angeles.
New York.
St. Croix.
An oil spill removal organisation that can demonstrate a 40 000 barrel per day recovery capability under OPA 90 is classified as:
Level “E”.
Tier 1.
Level “A”.
Tier 3.
Under OPA 90, salvage, fire fighting and lightering contractors must:
Be members of the US Salvage Association.
Be under contract to the US Coast Guard.
Be contractually pre-arranged by Owners or Operators.
Have tractor tugs available.
Under OPA 90, when reporting an oil spill to the National Response Center and a recorded message is heard and you are placed on hold, your alternate contact should be:
The local directory operator.
The National Transportation Safety Board.
The nearest US Coast Guard Captain of the Port.
Your head office.
Under OPA 90, the penalty for failure to immediately notify the appropriate US Government agency of an oil spill is:
Unlimited liability.
A fine of not more than US $10 000 and/or one year in prison.
Partial liability.
Ten years in prison.
OPA 90 – the telephone number of the local US Coast Guard Captain of the Port can be easily found by checking:
The geographic Appendix in the Vessel’s Response Plan.
With the US Coast Guard Information System, Washington DC.
With Lloyds Register of Shipping.
The National Archives.
OPA 90 – if any telephone numbers listed in the Vessel Response Plan are wrong, the correct listings may be found in the USA by contacting:
The Oil Spill Removal Organisation.
The National Response Centre.
Ocean Routes.
Local directory assistance, 1 + area code + 5551212.
OPA 90 – a key element of the Incident Command System is:
Reporting.
Containment.
Recovery.
Liaison with government agencies.
The US Oil Pollution Act of 1990 applies to:
Diesel and kerosene fuels.
Petroleum oils.
Petroleum, animal and vegetable oils.
Black oil.
OPA 90 – three functions of the Incident Command staff are:
Incineration, recycling and disposal.
Information, safety and liaison.
Fire fighting, lightering and salvage.
Command, control and evacuation.
OPA 90 – who is responsible for the supervision of cleanup until the Qualified Individual arrives on the scene?
The local agent.
The ship’s staff.
The Environmental Protection Agency.
The person in charge of oil transfer.
Under OPA 90 , Group 1 oils are:
Persistent oils.
Vegetable oils.
Non-persistent oils.
Animal oils.
OPA 90 – under normal conditions a spill of Group V oil will:
Burn.
Float.
Sink.
Disperse with wind and current.
OPA 90 – the three types of boom are:
Light, medium and low.
Light, heavy and double extra strength.
Fire fighting, lightering and salvage.
Heavy duty offshore, river & harbour, sorbent.
According to OPA 90 Pollution Response, clean-up of which oil group may involve underwater recovery?
Group III.
Group V.
Group IV.
Group I.
OPA 90 regulations are effective up to ___ miles offshore.
50.
10.
200.
150.
Under OPA 90 regulations, actuation of Tier I response resources must be made ___ after discovery of discharge.
Immediately, in any case not later than 30 minutes.
Within one hour.
Within 45 minutes.
Within two hours.
Basic procedures for bunkering operations on all ships require that ___ should personally supervise all bunkering operations.
The Master.
The Chief Engineer.
The 2nd Engineer.
A responsible person.
Bunkering procedures for all ships require that ___ communication should be maintained with the shore/barge staff in charge of the transfer.
Continuous.
Frequent.
Occasional.
Intermittent.
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