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 ‘Regional Sea Conventions (RSC)’ is correct?

IMO Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the 25 European Union Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
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
RSC shall support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area
The MARPOL Convention regulates the prevention of pollution and protection of the European Arctic Region

Question 2

Which of the following is a target of the ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy’?

Maintain and restore ecosystems
Minimize human-induced eutrophication
Combat invasive alien species
Help stop the loss of global biodiversity
Reduce contaminants in fish and other seafood
Protect species and habitats

Question 3

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Design’?

Discuss potential management scenarios with stakeholders and define success criteria and indicators
Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders
Installation of the administrative structure to ensures horizontal and vertical integration of management
Define administrative and virtual system boundaries
Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages
Assess the system state and identify external hazards

Question 4

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

Maritime spatial planning and marine spatial planning is largely the same
A maritime spatial plan should take into account coherence with integrated coastal management
The EU MSP Platform is the international agency for implementing EU Maritime Spatial Planning
Benefits of MSP are to reduce conflicts between sectors and create synergies between different activities
A maritime spatial plan should take into account the ecosystem-based approach
Benefit of MSP is the provision of a joint guideline that has to be implemented in each EU member state until 2023

Question 5

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
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)
Evaluate the need for additional data requirements
Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management cycle’ is true?

The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework
The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process
Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation