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 facts about ‘Utilization of Europe’s Coasts and Seas’ is true?

Aquaculture production of shellfish in the EU has been decreasing since 2004
Wave and tidal power is an important source of clean power in Europe, and increased steadily during the last decades
The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona
In Europe, shipbuilding and ship-repair industries are expected to grow in the coming years, driven by the demand for new technologies
Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily
Marine aquaculture production is increasing in Europe

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform
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 provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning
MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management
MSP can provide important contextual information for marine protected area management or for fisheries management

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

Other parameters could be taken into account, such as the presence of cyanobacteria or microalgae
A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016
The first BWD was adopted already in 1976
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment
Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters
Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters

Question 6

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
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
In 2014, the European Commission adopted ‘A Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’
HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention
EUSBSR is a macro-regional strategy, approved by the European Council in 2009