COURSE DURATION AND LEVEL: 8 hours – Advanced

PRICE: List price: 350 EUR

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Superintendent Engineers
• Chief Engineers
• Ship crewmembers
• A wide audience of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

COURSE GOALS: To provide participants with a basic knowledge on marine fuels, including their composition,
properties, analysis/characterization, on-board fuel storage and handling, as well as possible
problems and accident dangers.

CONTENT SUMMARY
Introduction to marine fuels. Ship consumers. Existing and forthcoming emission regulations.
Crude oil composition. Refinery processes. Distillate and residual marine fuels. Composition of marine Heavy
Fuel Oil (HFO). Biofuels.
Thermophysical properties of marine fuels. Contaminants – catalyst fines. Requirements for distillate and
residual marine fuel properties – ISO 8217. Fuel stability and compatibility – sludge formation.
Fuel sampling and analysis. Characterization of fuel quality – standard measurements. Additional tests. Onboard
fuel storage and handling: fuel tanks, centrifuge, pumps and filters. Fuel heating.
Essentials of marine Diesel engines and boilers. Problems associated with marine fuel quality and contaminants –
catalyst fines. Examples of marine propulsion system accidents.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Essentials of dual fuel marine engines. Examples,
exercises.
ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES:
RINA Academy Attendance Certificate.

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