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 ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Implementation’?

Ensure pro-active public information/consultation
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)
Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)
Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented
Evaluate the need for additional data requirements
Obtain legal permits and validate decision

Question 2

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

Regional Sea Conventions are cooperation structures to enable blue and economic sustainable growth in regional seas
The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks
EU Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and to help stopping global biodiversity loss
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 Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

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

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
It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs
Aquaculture production of shellfish in the EU has been decreasing since 2004
Oil and gas extraction is expected to steadily grow in Europe because of new technologies
Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily

Question 5

Which of the following statements belong to explicitly mentioned principles in the ‘ICZM Recommendations for Europe (2002)’?

Local specificity and the great diversity of European coastal zones which will make it possible to respond to their practical needs with specific solutions and flexible measures
Regular obligatory reporting to the Commission and an EU ICZM Expert group on the experience
Development of a legally binding national strategy to implement the principles for integrated management of the coastal zone in every member state
Use of a joint single instrument and law designed to facilitate coherence between planning and management
A long-term perspective which will take into account the precautionary principle and the needs of present and future generations
Involving all the parties concerned in the management process

Question 6

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

The first BWD was adopted already in 1976
A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016
Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
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
Other parameters could be taken into account, such as the presence of cyanobacteria or microalgae