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 the ‘Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP)’ is correct?

The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea unaffected by eutrophication
The BSAP aims at a favourable status of Baltic Sea biodiversity
The BSAP aims at protecting ground water and rivers
The BSAP provides Maximum Allowable Inputs (MAI) of the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus into the Baltic Sea
The BSAP aims at environmentally friendly maritime activities
The BSAP aims at a harmonization of national environmental laws

Question 2

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

Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders
List the formal actions necessary for official adoption of the plan or measure
Installation of the administrative structure to ensures horizontal and vertical integration of management
Discuss potential management scenarios with stakeholders and define success criteria and indicators
Assess the system state and identify external hazards
Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages

Question 3

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

Benefits of MSP are to reduce conflicts between sectors and create synergies between different activities
The EU MSP Platform is the international agency for implementing EU Maritime Spatial Planning
Maritime spatial planning and marine spatial planning is largely the same
A maritime spatial plan should take into account land-sea interactions
A maritime spatial plan should take into account coherence with integrated coastal management
A maritime spatial plan should take into account the ecosystem-based approach

Question 4

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

Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area
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
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 Bucharest Convention is meant for the protection of the Black Sea

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
Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment
The first BWD was adopted already in 1976
Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters

Question 6

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

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