Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Mart 401 > Test 1 > Flashcards

Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

IMO

A

London

Parent organization United Nations

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

IMB

A

International Maritime Bureau
Malaysia
Part of international chamber of commerce

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

ISPS

A

International ship port facility security

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

MTSA

A

Maritime transportation security act

National law 2002

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

UNCLOS

A

United Nations convention on law of the sea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What’s the difference between safety and security?

A

Security includes consideration of a possible adversary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What are the historical and current maritime threats?

A 
Terrorism
Piracy
Hijacking
Smuggling 
Pilferage 
Open hostilities 
Stowaways 
Trafficking in persons 
Cyber threats 
Internal threats
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Santa Maria

A

1961
Portuguese passenger ship politically motivated
First modern hijacking
Hijackers boarded as passengers weapons in luggage
Stormed bridge and killed third mate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Mayaguez

A

1975
us flag container ship
Last battle of Vietnam war
Open hostilities

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Achille Lauro

A

1985
Italian passenger ship
PLO affiliated terrorist event

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

VLCC limburg

A

2002
Anchored off Yemen
Disrupted commerce
Little loss of life

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Super ferry 14

A

2004 Philippines
Abu Sayaff
Worlds deadliest maritime attack At sea
116 people dead

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

M Star

A

2010 Strait of Hormuz

Underway significance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Tanker war of 80s

A

Open hostilities during Iran/Iraq war

Kuwaiti tankers reflagged US

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

US Intelligence Community assessment of terrorists utilization of maritime industry

A

Logistics
Revenue generations
Weaponizations

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Terrorism was impetus for

A

ISPS and MTSA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Who is the most active terrorist organization?

A

Abu Sayaff

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

TTP

A

Tactics
Techniques
Procedures

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Abu Sayaff motives and area of operations?

A

Kidnap crew for ransom
Southern Philippines and Suluwesi
Celebes sea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What does the office of naval intelligence do?

A

Tracks pirate activity worldwide

Issues advisories monthly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Current piracy hotspots

A

Horn of Africa
Gulf of Guinea (coast of west Africa, most active)
Southeast Asia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

RECAAP

A

Regional cooperation agreement on combating piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

MARAD

A

Maritime administration

24
Q

What are other sources of guidance?

A

RECAAP marad, oceans Beyond Piracy

25
Q

Piracy incidents ore down in

A

The Horn of Africa

26
Q

Define piracy per UNCLOS

A

Criminal act of violence, detention or depredation
Must be committed on the high seas or outside jurisdiction of any state
Two ship rule
Committed for private ends (political

27
Q

According to the D O J maritime drug smuggling is

A

Not a large percentage of overall smuggling picture

28
Q

What has reduced but not eliminated smuggling?

A

Containerization

29
Q

Pilferage is often a form of

A

Internal threat

30
Q

What has curbed but not eliminated pilferage?

A

Containerization

31
Q

The convention on facilitation of international maritime traffic defines stowaways as

A

A person who is secreted on a ship or in cargo which is subsequently loaded on the ship

32
Q

Where are some common places still always hide?

A

Empty containers, cargo holds, tanks, tunnels, behind false panels, stores, accommodation area, engine rooms, void spaces, cranes, chain lockers. Most common place is lifeboats

33
Q

Stowaways cause considerable difficulties and disruptions for

A

The master, agents, shipping companies

34
Q

The United Nations trafficking in persons protocol is defined by three distinct elements. What are they?

A

The act; recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons.
The means: the method used to lower the victim. Threat or use of force, deception, coercion, abduction, fraud.
The purpose: exploitation

35
Q

What are the ongoing exploitations regarding trafficking in persons?

A

Forced labor, sex trade, organ harvest

36
Q

What demographic is most exploited and why?

A

Women in the sex trade

37
Q

How many Mariners died in World War II?

A

8421

38
Q

What percent in ratio of merchant mariners were killed in World War II

A

3.9% or one in 26

39
Q

Security

A

And acceptably low level of risk

40
Q

Risk

A

Potential for a loss

41
Q

Loss

A

Destruction or damage of an asset; loss of life or personal injury

42
Q

Threat

A

An adversarial entity, force or activity

43
Q

Vulnerability

A

A weakness in our defenses

44
Q

Compare and contrast threats and vulnerabilities

A

We can do little about the threats, we concentrate on minimizing vulnerabilities

45
Q

What is our ultimate goal?

A

Reduce vulnerabilities a.k.a. harden our target

46
Q

How was security related to risk?

A

They are inversely related

47
Q

Security is achieved when

A

Risk is minimized

48
Q

Risk =

A

Threat ×vulnerability

49
Q

To achieve security we primarily work to

A

Minimize vulnerabilities

50
Q

Risk is the product of

A

Threats and vulnerabilities

51
Q

Name the major choke points of the world

A 
Straits of malacca and Singapore strait
Suez
Panama Canal
Bab El-Mandeb
Turkish strait
Strait of Hormuz 
Strait of Gibraltar 
Strait of Dover (English/Danish straits)
52
Q

Name the typical maritime security vulnerabilities

A 
Low freeboard
Slow speed
Poor IT security 
Ineffective security plan
Lack of adherence to VSP
small crew
Newly joining, unknown crew
Risky ports of call
Risky areas of navigation
53
Q

List examples of losses

A 
Loss of life
Loss of vessel
Loss of ransom money 
Injury to crew member
Money from safe
Crew possessions 
Ships gear
Cargo
Time on schedule
Business reputation
54
Q

PAWW

A

Piracy Analysis Warning Weekly

55
Q

WWTS

A

Worldwide Threat to Shipping

Mart 401 (3 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions