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 about ‘European Union (EU) Integrated Maritime Policy’ is true?

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a non-scientific organization responsible for the economic exploration of the sea
EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies are e.g. blue growth, maritime spatial planning and marine data & knowledge
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) organises the way humans use the oceans
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) – is the agency responsible for implementing the EU maritime policy
The Maritime Forum aims to improve communication amongst EU maritime policy stakeholders
Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ‘to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘Maritime Spatial Planning in practice’ (MSP) is true

MSP is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time
MSP includes permissions to carry out activities in and uses of the sea
MSP usually has a local (community) to regional (district, federal state) spatial scale
MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform
MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management
MSP provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning

Question 3

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

Population in the BSR catchment is about 85 Million people in 14 countries
The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m
The Baltic Sea is one of the largest saline water areas in the world
The Baltic Sea catchment area is about 2,100,000 km²
Water residence time in the Baltic Sea is about 30 years
The Baltic Sea average depth is 55 m

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM – Tools & Approaches’ is true? Decision support tools (DSTs)…

Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option
Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Include tools that are applied to support participation processes
Include a wide variety of tools ranging for instance from environmental descriptors to economic and social evaluations
Are used to support science and policy

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM History in Europe’ is true?

Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002
The EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014
In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’
From 1993 to 1995, the European Commission operated a Demonstration Programme on Integrated Coastal Zone Management to take stock of the existing situation in Europe
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘management of the coasts in Europe is based on a sufficient legal framework and that joint visions and concrete ideas exist.
In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus

Question 6

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach
Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Apply the Ecosystem Service Assessment Tool
Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone
Monitor the co-ordinating mechanism