The examiner asks what SOPEP is and when an OOW would need to refer to it. What's the correct answer?

A. The Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan sets out the actions and reporting to take immediately following an oil spill or discharge — an OOW needs a basic working understanding of it, alongside the SMPEP and Garbage Management Plan, as part of pollution-prevention duties

B. SOPEP only applies to oil tankers, never to general cargo or bulk vessels

C. SOPEP is a training certificate an OOW holds personally, not a shipboard document

D. SOPEP replaces the requirement to maintain an Oil Record Book

A. All plastics must be retained on board for discharge to a port reception facility — discharge of plastics into the sea is prohibited under all circumstances

B. Plastics may be burned in the incinerator and the ash discharged overboard

C. Plastics can be discharged if ground down to less than 25mm

D. They may be discharged overboard once the vessel is more than 12nm from the nearest land

A. Only the engineer needs to be present; deck crew are not involved

B. SOPEP equipment only needs to be available if bunkering more than 50% of capacity

C. Nothing specific — bunkering is routine and does not need pre-checks

D. A pre-bunkering checklist completed (hose connections, drip trays, communication with the barge/terminal, spill response equipment ready and accessible), a dedicated watch maintained throughout, and SOPEP equipment immediately available