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 ‘Habitats Directive & Natura 2000’ is true?

The Habitats Directive is a core element in implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy
Natura 2000 sites have been designated specifically to protect core areas for a sub-set of species or habitat types listed in the Habitats and Birds Directives
Over 10000 animal and plant species, as well as 2000 habitat types are protected in the EU
Until 2018, the 28 EU member States protected only 1.8 % of the total territory in 200 single sites under Natura 2000
The Habitats Directive aims to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, taking account of economic, social, cultural and regional requirements
Nature reserves, national parks or other nationally or regionally protected sites are automatic Natura 2000 sites and are managed jointly under the Habitats Directive

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the ‘EU Water Framework Directive (WFD)’ is correct?

Surface water bodies sub-divide transitional and coastal waters and are the smallest management unit of the WFD
Reference conditions are a description of the biological quality elements at high status
Coastal water define surface waters between coastline and the national sea border
Biological quality elements (fish, benthic, invertebrates, aquatic flora) are used to describe the good ecological status of water bodies
The WFD wants to expand the scope of water protection to all waters, surface waters and groundwater
Transitional waters are partly saline surface water bodies in the vicinity of river mouths

Question 3

Which of the following facts with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

Coastal seas in Europe are the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea
The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore
In the European Union, the offshore boundary of coastal waters is one nautical mile of the baseline
In the United States of America, the coastal zone is defined seawards up to the continental shelf edge
Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows
The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone

Question 4

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea - Blue Growth and Spatial Planning’ is correct?

In 2010, HELCOM and VASAB jointly adopted ‘Maritime Spatial Planning Principles’ for the BSR
In 2014, the European Commission adopted ‘A Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’
The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme is a non-governmental organization with the aim to promote Maritime Spatial Planning in the BSR
VASAB (Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the BSR
HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention
EUSBSR is a macro-regional strategy, approved by the European Council in 2009

Question 5

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Implementation’?

Ensure pro-active public information/consultation
Obtain legal permits and validate decision
Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented
Evaluate the need for additional data requirements
Specify regulatory and financial requirements
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to ‘Regional Sea Conventions (RSC)’ is correct?

The Bucharest Convention is meant for the protection of the Black Sea
The OSPAR Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the in the North-East Atlantic
The MARPOL Convention regulates the prevention of pollution and protection of the European Arctic Region
IMO Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the 25 European Union Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
RSC shall support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
The Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean