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 the ‘EU Bathing Water Directive’ (BWD) is correct?

Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters
Vibrions and salmonella are additional parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment
Other parameters could be taken into account, such as the presence of cyanobacteria or microalgae
The first BWD was adopted already in 1976
Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters

Question 2

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

The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)
The Baltic Sea surface area is about 420,000 km²
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
Water residence time in the Baltic Sea is about 30 years

Question 3

For what purpose can the ‘DPSIR/DAPSI(W)RM Framework’ be applied within coastal and marine management?

As a basis for generating conceptual models to analyse a problem in more detail
To assess progress towards sustainability
To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
To map stakeholders
To review coastal and marine management plans
To guide stakeholder discussion systematically

Question 4

Which of the following statements about Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is true?

ICZM uses the informed participation and co-operation of all stakeholders to assess the societal goals in a given coastal area
Sectoral management approaches can be beneficial for efficient use of resources, the utilization of opportunities towards a more sustainable coastal development
In the EU, Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is defined as a dynamic, multi-disciplinary and iterative process to promote sustainable management of coastal zones
‘Ecosystem based approach’ describes an approach that respects the limits of natural resources and ecosystems
Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) is a complementary approach focusing on land-based activities
‘Integrated’ in ICZM refers to the integration of different objectives and also to the integration of several instruments that are needed to meet these objectives

Question 5

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

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences
Monitoring and evaluating performance
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan
Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions
Approving, implementing and enforcing the spatial management plan
Adapting the maritime spatial management process

Question 6

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

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
Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ‘to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’
EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies are e.g. blue growth, maritime spatial planning and marine data & knowledge
European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy
EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy