Online Test

This type of multiple choice test will be used in the exam! However, the 'Online Test' does not cover all possible questions! 65% correct answers are needed to pass the test!

Question 1

Which of the following statements related to the ‘EU Floods Directive’ is correct?

The Directive requires to take adequate and coordinated measures to reduce this flood risk
The Directive requires to map the flood extent, assets and humans at risk in these areas
Between 1998-2009 Europe suffered 2130 major damaging floods
Flood risk management plans and Water Framework Directive river basin management plans shall be coordinated
The Directive regulates the relationship between nature protection and flood protection (e.g. sand nourishments)
The Directive asks for a comprehensive economic assessment of costs and benefits of flood protection

Question 2

Which of the following steps does not belong to the development and implementation of ‘Maritime Spatial Planning’ (MSP) according to Ehler & Douvere

Approving, implementing and enforcing the spatial management plan
Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions
Monitoring and evaluating performance
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan
Identifying needs and establishing authority
Adapting the maritime spatial management process

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘State of ICZM (in Europe)’ is true?

ICZM still suffers from weaknesses, such as insufficient political and legal status or the lack of a consistent and applicable process for practitioners and policy makers
The Barcelona Convention with its Protocol on ICZM re-vitalized ICZM in Europe and caused the implementation of several national and regional ICZM plans
To strengthen ICZM, a guided, systematic, stepwise, user-friendly approach is necessary
During recent years, ICZM largely vanished from the national and European political agenda
Major ideas of ICZM are widely accepted and aspects are included in most recent strategic and policy documents and directives
The EU Strategy on ICZM and the subsequent ICZM Recommendations caused a lot of activities all over Europe

Question 4

Which of the following statements related to ‘The Baltic Sea Region (BSR)’ is wrong?

The Baltic Sea catchment area is about 2,100,000 km²
The Baltic Sea average depth is 55 m
The Baltic Sea is one of the largest saline water areas in the world
The Neva is the river with be largest catchment area and highest water discharge in the BSR
The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m
Water residence time in the Baltic Sea is about 30 years

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union (EU) Integrated Maritime Policy’ is true?

EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy
European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) – is the agency responsible for implementing the EU maritime policy
Regional seas, such as Baltic Sea, Black Sea or North Sea do not belong to the EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies but instead, have separate sea basin strategies
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) organises the way humans use the oceans
The Maritime Forum aims to improve communication amongst EU maritime policy stakeholders

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea – State, Trends & Challenges’ is correct?

97 % of the Baltic Sea area is affected by eutrophication and 12 % is assessed as being in the worst status category
In 1992, HELCOM listed 162 major pollution hot spots in the Baltic Sea Region. In 2019, 19 industrial hot spots and 23 municipal or combined municipal and industrial sites still existed
In 2009, about 13 wind farms existed in the Baltic Sea. Until 2030 the number could increase to 67 offshore wind farms
12 % of the Baltic Sea is protected through marine protected areas and the Baltic Sea is worldwide leading in this respect
Three out of nine assessed commercial fish stocks are in good status with respect to both biomass and fishing mortality rates
The Baltic Sea accounts for up to 15% of the world’s cargo transportation. The number of commercial ships in the Baltic Sea is expected to double by 2030