BunkerExperience Programme
Monday 17 - Thursday 20 April 2023 ~ Three-day Course
Standard Price: €2,995
- Have you ever had the opportunity to attend an actual physical bunkering and/or perform tests on viscosity, density, flashpoint, sulphur, and water yourself?
- Learn how fuel oil makes an engine run and what is needed for onboard pre-treatment?
- Learn and experience how to measure a bunker barge?
- Take a sample and experience the "sulphurous" flavour of heavy fuel yourself?
- Perform tests in a real laboratory yourself?
MONDAY 17 APRIL | ||
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TUESDAY 18 APRIL - BARGE DAY | ||
08:00 | Breakfast | |
08:45 | Welcome/ Introductions/ Round Robin Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Petrospot |
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Bunkering - why are we here? |
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09:30 |
Get to know all about Mass Flow Meters (MFM) |
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10:20 | Learning definitions |
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11:30 | The Calculations |
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13:00 | Visit to a VT bunker barge | Measuring and sampling of fuel oil on board of a VT bunker barge yourself guided by marine surveyors of Bureau Veritas. |
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WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL - LAB DAY | ||
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08:45 | The refinery process from crude oil to fuel oil |
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13:00 | Visit to a Saybolt laboratory |
Performing laboratory tests on fuel oil samples yourself: |
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THURSDAY 20 APRIL - PORT DAY | ||
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08:45 |
Discussing laboratory work |
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09:00 |
The Bunker Buying Process |
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10:30 | A Shipping Overview | |
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"Tour de Port" - tour of the port, ships and facilities | ||
15:00 | Back at the hotel for the Diploma Ceremony | |
15:30 | End of course |