Unit 3 - Marine pollution prevention

Question 1

Exercice

Answer 1

Drill “by having regular drills on board”

Question 2

Nuisible/malfaisant

Answer 2

Harmful “Nevertheless incidents involving harmful substances should be …”

Question 3

Contrainte/accentuation

Answer 3

Stress “Stability and stress consideration will apply as well”

Question 4

Appliquer/etre applicable

Answer 4

To apply

Question 5

Déversement

Answer 5

Spill “minimizing the effects should a minor spill occur”

Question 6

Contrôler/surveiller

Answer 6

To monitor “These include the provision of experience and responsible personnel to monitor operations”

Question 7

Fermer/arrêter

Answer 7

Shut down “Understanding and agreement of cargo transfert and emergency shut down procedures”

Question 8

Dalot

Answer 8

Scupper “Other issues addressing hardware-related items such as the adequacy of scupper plugs”

Question 9

Bouchon

Answer 9

Plug

Question 10

Vider

Answer 10

To blank “The blanking of unused cargo connections”

Question 11

Guérir/remédier

Answer 11

To cure “Should not be restart until the source of the leak has been identified and cured”

Question 12

Citerne partiellement vide

Answer 12

Slack tank “The effected sections should be drained down to an available empty or slack tank”

Question 13

Pompe d’assèchement

Answer 13

Stripping pump “Other methods could involve using a stripping pump to empty and depressurize the line”

Question 14

Dégoutter/goute à goute

Answer 14

To drop (back) “The temptation to drop lines back into the pump room bilges must be resisted “

Question 15

Bouchain

Answer 15

Bilge

Question 16

Déborder/inonder

Answer 16

To overflow “Should the spillage be due to overflowing a car/bunker tank, the level within the tank should be lowered”

Question 17

Pression (du liquide)

Answer 17

Head “Mesures should be taken to reduce the head of cargo/bunker in the tank”

Question 18

Equilibre hydrostatic

Answer 18

Hydrostatic balance “Cargo will continue to flow out to sea until hydrostatic balance is achieved …”

Question 19

Fracture

Answer 19

Fracture “Should it be suspect that leakage is from a fracture in the bat tom plating”

Question 20

Niveau

Answer 20

Level “Consideration should be given to reduce the level in the tank”

Question 21

Séparation/ségrégation

Answer 21

Segregation “Cargo segregation and quality concerns must be secondary to preventive measures”

Question 22

Hasarder/mettre en danger

Answer 22

Jeopardise “No action should be taken that in any way could jeopardize the safety of personnel either on board or ashore”

Question 23

Joncher

Answer 23

To litter “Th coastline is littered with rubbish”

Question 24

Détritus/ordures

Answer 24

Rubbish

Question 25

Miroiter/scintiller + éclat

Answer 25

To glisten & sheen “The water glistens with an unnatural sheen”

Question 26

Manquement/manque d’intérêt

Answer 26

Neglect “It is just the accumulated result of years of poor waste management and neglect”

Question 27

Lancer/jeter

Answer 27

To throw “Although it is illegal to throw any type of plastics into sea”

Question 28

Qui choque la vue/hideux

Answer 28

Eyesore “As well as turning the coastline into an eyesore”

Question 29

Déchet/détritus marin

Answer 29

Marine litter “Marine litter is a serious environmental hazard for man and nature”

Question 30

Mettre en danger/exposer

Answer 30

To endanger

Question 31

Gagne pain

Answer 31

Livelihood “Marinas, beaches and fish farms provide livelihoods and income for many people”

Question 32

Enclin/sujet

Answer 32

Prone “ Seabirds.. which are prone to swallowing small plastics objects and ingesting toxins”

Question 33

Déposer/jeter

Answer 33

To dump “However, the problem of dumping at sea is not confined to litter, nor is it the sole responsibility of the shipping industry”

Question 34

Gras/huileux/mazouté

Answer 34

Oily “Also to reduce the amount of oily discharges into sea”

Question 35

Les navigants

Answer 35

Seastaff “Seastaff around the world must know the correct procedures for dealing with spills”

Question 36

Des dizaines de dommage

Answer 36

Decades of damage “Containing a spill onboard saves decades of damage to the environment”

Question 37

Se débarrasser/jeter (1)

Answer 37

To discard “Outside special Area food can be discard after grinding or incinerating”

Question 38

Se débarrasser/jeter (2)

Answer 38

Lining/rid of too “Lining and packing materials may be got rid of too”