Online IBIA Bunker Training Course

Learn how the regulations were developed, how they are enforced and how effective use of formal procedures can avoid risk.

Three presentations on:

International Regulations – This covers the introduction of both SOLAS and MARPOL and the current status of IMO regulations which apply to bunkers and bunkering.

Compliance and Enforcement – This examines the requirements with which vessels must comply in order to meet the regulations of their Flag State and any Port State that they visit. It also discusses the enforcement methods available to Flag and Port and the penalties attached.

Bunker procedures - This covers the development and application of procedures and standards of bunkering operations including ISO 13739, SS600 and the application of Mass Flow Metering in the new SS648.

Why we need standards, how to use and interpret them and how to deal with the results of laboratory test.

Three presentations on:

International marine fuel standards. – The reason, the history and the development of quality standards.

ISO 8217:2017 – An examination of the principal clauses, the parameter tables and the informative Annexes.

ISO 4259 and precision – Understanding the concept of precision in testing and its application to results of laboratory test results. It also highlights some differences between the ISO 4259 requirements and those of SOLAS and MARPOL.

Looking at the Best Practice guide for bunker suppliers published by IBIA.

Three presentations on:

Objectives and Quality control – The purpose of the guide and its application to producing a product which meets the required standard.

Aspects of delivery – The best practice to maintain and assure the quality of the product from barge tanks to receiving vessel with an emphasis on sampling proper documentation and the provision of advice.

Contracts and disputes – Understanding contract and sales terms, the disputes procedures and a discussion on typical problems.

Based on the Best Practice guide for bunker purchasers published by IMO.

Three presentations on:

Objectives – The requirements, the goals and the specific exemptions.

Aspects of delivery – This covers supplier selection and vetting, delivery procedures and fuel handling.

Testing and disputes – Further examination of delivery procedures, sampling, testing and guidance on disputes.

Looking at the issues of geopolitics, the current Pandemic and the way they may influence on maritime trade and ships fuel.

Four presentations on:

Changing fuel quality – Looking at the impact of new regulations and changing demand on the quality of fuel.

Changing fuel demand – Examining the way bunker demand may change in response to pressures on pricing, availability and new regulations.

Changing price and credit risk – Understanding how price instability and structural change will disrupt the business model of both sellers and users.

Alternative fuels and new regulations – An examination of the potential for alternative fuels, the pressure to reach zero carbon and sustainable fuels and the likely timeframe for all these options.

Understanding the physics of mixtures, the concept of stability and the available test methods to assess if fuel blend components will form a stable blend.

Issues with stability. More details of the available test methods including the laboratory only tests, sensible precautions on storage and treatment and comments on the 50:50 mix.

Coping with potentially unstable fuels. Advice and comment on implications of elevated levels of TSP, operational issues in storage, treatment and use.

The structure and principal clauses in sales terms and conditions with reference to BIMCO terms and Buyers terms.

A more detailed consideration of the incorporation of terms into the contract, the detail of the most important clauses and the use of the BIMCO “election sheet”

An assessment of using sales terms in the regulation of disputes and claims with a discussion on evidence and exclusions.

The fundamentals of getting from a sounding to a Mass in air quantity

A worked example of a quantity calculation.

An introduction to Mass Flow Metering covering the principles, current practice, comments on accuracy and fraud prevention.

The reasons for sampling and a discussion of the basic types and methods of sampling.

A detailed description of manual continuous drip sampling and a discussion on sample location and the regulatory requirements for a delivered sample in MARPOL Annex VI.

The transportation, retention and care of samples plus further discussion on the additional aspects of MARPOL samples.

Fuel quality and the impact of the principal parameters and the units involved.

The relevance of fuel quality parameters on storage and treatment of the fuel with a discussion on the relevance of the time in storage on quality.

The impact of fuel quality on the operation and performance in a marine diesel engine.

This module looks at the alternative fuels and their place in the fuel supply chain as we move towards the IMO targets for reducing GHG emissions. It consists of three presentations each of about 20 minutes duration. The first is a general overview, the second an examination of the general issues of cost and practicality and finally the third discusses the particulars and profiles of each of the fuels in more detail. The subject matter assumes no more than a limited prior understanding of these fuels. There will be a multiple choice set of questions and delegates will receive a model answer to the questions.

This module looks at the production, use and emission issues with Biofuels (both liquid and gaseous). It consists of four presentations each of about 15 minutes duration. The first is a general overview, the second an examination the use of liquid Biofuels, the third covers gaseous Biofuels and finally the fourth discusses the emission performance and difficulties. The subject matter assumes no more than a limited prior understanding of these fuels. There will be a multiple choice set of questions and delegates will receive a model answer to the questions.

This module looks at the current situation with marine exhaust emissions, their remediation and the impact of future fuels. It consists of four presentations each of about 15 minutes duration. The first covers the cause and scope of exhaust emissions and the regulations currently in place, the second discusses remediation for SOx emissions, the third covers remediations for NOx emissions and finally the fourth discusses the impact of alternative fuels on exhaust emissions.

The subject matter assumes no more than a limited prior understanding of these issues. There will be a multiple choice set of questions and delegates will receive a model answer to the questions.

Module 14 – Introduction to LNG Bunkers.

Six short sessions to introduce the concepts, risks, procedures and rationale behind using natural gas as fuel on non gas tankers and for storing that gas as a cryogenic liquid. Aimed at those with no previous experience of LNG.

Session 1 What is LNG and why should we use it.

Session 2 Using LNG on ships and how engines can burn gas.

Session 3 The physics of LNG and the problem of boil off gas.

Session 4 The risks and the safe practices for dealing with LNG.

Session 5 Simplified procedures for bunkering with LNG.

Session 6 A review of the economics, supply, demand and the adoption of LNG bunkering.

Learn how the regulations were developed, how they are enforced and how effective use of formal procedures can avoid risk.

Three presentations on:

International Regulations – This covers the introduction of both SOLAS and MARPOL and the current status of IMO regulations which apply to bunkers and bunkering.

Compliance and Enforcement – This examines the requirements with which vessels must comply in order to meet the regulations of their Flag State and any Port State that they visit. It also discusses the enforcement methods available to Flag and Port and the penalties attached.

Bunker procedures _ This covers the development and application of procedures and standards of bunkering operations including ISO 13739, SS600 and the application of Mass Flow Metering in the new SS648.

Why we need standards, how to use and interpret them and how to deal with the results of laboratory test.

Three presentations on:

International marine fuel standards. – The reason, the history and the development of quality standards.

ISO 8217:2017 – An examination of the principal clauses, the parameter tables and the informative Annexes.

ISO 4259 and precision – Understanding the concept of precision in testing and its application to results of laboratory test results. It also highlights some differences between the ISO 4259 requirements and those of SOLAS and MARPOL.

Looking at the Best Practice guide for bunker suppliers published by IBIA.

Three presentations on:

Objectives and Quality control – The purpose of the guide and its application to producing a product which meets the required standard.

Aspects of delivery – The best practice to maintain and assure the quality of the product from barge tanks to receiving vessel with an emphasis on sampling proper documentation and the provision of advice.

Contracts and disputes – Understanding contract and sales terms, the disputes procedures and a discussion on typical problems.

Based on the Best Practice guide for bunker purchasers published by IMO.

Three presentations on:

Objectives – The requirements, the goals and the specific exemptions.

Aspects of delivery – This covers supplier selection and vetting, delivery procedures and fuel handling.

Testing and disputes – Further examination of delivery procedures, sampling, testing and guidance on disputes.

Looking at the issues of geopolitics, the current Pandemic and the way they may influence on maritime trade and ships fuel.

Four presentations on:

Changing fuel quality – Looking at the impact of new regulations and changing demand on the quality of fuel.

Changing fuel demand – Examining the way bunker demand may change in response to pressures on pricing, availability and new regulations.

Changing price and credit risk – Understanding how price instability and structural change will disrupt the business model of both sellers and users.

Alternative fuels and new regulations – An examination of the potential for alternative fuels, the pressure to reach zero carbon and sustainable fuels and the likely timeframe for all these options.

Understanding the physics of mixtures, the concept of stability and the available test methods to assess if fuel blend components will form a stable blend.

Issues with stability. More details of the available test methods including the laboratory only tests, sensible precautions on storage and treatment and comments on the 50:50 mix.

Coping with potentially unstable fuels. Advice and comment on implications of elevated levels of TSP, operational issues in storage, treatment and use.

The structure and principal clauses in sales terms and conditions with reference to BIMCO terms and Buyers terms.

A more detailed consideration of the incorporation of terms into the contract, the detail of the most important clauses and the use of the BIMCO “election sheet”

An assessment of using sales terms in the regulation of disputes and claims with a discussion on evidence and exclusions.

The fundamentals of getting from a sounding to a Mass in air quantity

A worked example of a quantity calculation.

An introduction to Mass Flow Metering covering the principles, current practice, comments on accuracy and fraud prevention.

The reasons for sampling and a discussion of the basic types and methods of sampling.

A detailed description of manual continuous drip sampling and a discussion on sample location and the regulatory requirements for a delivered sample in MARPOL Annex VI.

The transportation, retention and care of samples plus further discussion on the additional aspects of MARPOL samples.

Fuel quality and the impact of the principal parameters and the units involved.

The relevance of fuel quality parameters on storage and treatment of the fuel with a discussion on the relevance of the time in storage on quality.

The impact of fuel quality on the operation and performance in a marine diesel engine.

This module looks at the alternative fuels and their place in the fuel supply chain as we move towards the IMO targets for reducing GHG emissions. It consists of three presentations each of about 20 minutes duration. The first is a general overview, the second an examination of the general issues of cost and practicality and finally the third discusses the particulars and profiles of each of the fuels in more detail. The subject matter assumes no more than a limited prior understanding of these fuels. There will be a multiple choice set of questions and delegates will receive a model answer to the questions.

This module looks at the production, use and emission issues with Biofuels (both liquid and gaseous). It consists of four presentations each of about 15 minutes duration. The first is a general overview, the second an examination the use of liquid Biofuels, the third covers gaseous Biofuels and finally the fourth discusses the emission performance and difficulties. The subject matter assumes no more than a limited prior understanding of these fuels. There will be a multiple choice set of questions and delegates will receive a model answer to the questions.

This module looks at the current situation with marine exhaust emissions, their remediation and the impact of future fuels. It consists of four presentations each of about 15 minutes duration. The first covers the cause and scope of exhaust emissions and the regulations currently in place, the second discusses remediation for SOx emissions, the third covers remediations for NOx emissions and finally the fourth discusses the impact of alternative fuels on exhaust emissions.

The subject matter assumes no more than a limited prior understanding of these issues. There will be a multiple choice set of questions and delegates will receive a model answer to the questions.

Module 14 – Introduction to LNG Bunkers.

Six short sessions to introduce the concepts, risks, procedures and rationale behind using natural gas as fuel on non gas tankers and for storing that gas as a cryogenic liquid. Aimed at those with no previous experience of LNG.

Session 1 What is LNG and why should we use it.

Session 2 Using LNG on ships and how engines can burn gas.

Session 3 The physics of LNG and the problem of boil off gas.

Session 4 The risks and the safe practices for dealing with LNG.

Session 5 Simplified procedures for bunkering with LNG.

Session 6 A review of the economics, supply, demand and the adoption of LNG bunkering.