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 with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore
The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone
In the United States of America, the coastal zone is defined seawards up to the continental shelf edge
In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast
Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state
Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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
Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area
The Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean
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)
The OSPAR Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the in the North-East Atlantic

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the ‘Ecosystem Services’ (ES) are true?

ES can be grouped into provisioning, regulating and cultural services
ES are defined as the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems
The ES concept has been integrated in all EU coastal and marine policies
Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna
Direct benefits (e.g. food, raw material) to humans are not considered to be ES
All EU member states are required to map and assess their ES

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union Environmental Policy’ is correct?

EU Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and to help stopping global biodiversity loss
The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks
The EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public
The EU Climate Change Directive promotes, regulates and funds concrete climate change adaptation measures in the EU and its member countries
The Habitats and Birds Directives – Natura 2000 (adopted in 1992) aims to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe and wants to achieve a ‘Good Environmental Status’ (GES) in the sea
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe

Question 6

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

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
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) organises the way humans use the oceans
EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy
European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) – is the agency responsible for implementing the EU maritime policy
Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ‘to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’