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ADVANCED TECHNICAL & OPERATIONS COURSE
Monday 24 - Tuesday 25 November
A two-day Advanced Bunker Course, getting deeper into the main areas of bunkering, including in-depth sessions on Operations and Technical issues. This course is aimed at people with some knowledge of bunkering who need to refresh their knowledge of technical and operations issues at a more advanced level.
Click here to view a provisional programme.
The programme covers:
Technical: Production and storage * Specifications and parameters for marine fuels *
Sampling methods * Analysis methods * Interpretation of analysis results *
Quality implications for vessels * Emergency fuel treatment * Debunkering * Health/Safety/Pollution
Operations: Equipment, Scheduling and Communications * Documentation, Terms of Sale * Exercise - Planning a delivery schedule, three vessels - two barges * Pre-Delivery Formalities * Calculations * Exercise calculating mass from known gross volumes * Procedures ISO TR 13739, CP60 * Exercise calculating mass from soundings * Pollution prevention * Oil spill exercise
BASIC BUNKER COURSE
Tuesday 25 November
A one-day beginner’s course in bunkering, covering all the basics, including technical, operations, environmental and commercial issues. Designed for newcomers to bunkering, this highly successful ‘introductory’ course has been taught at many locations around the world.
Click here to view a provisional programme.
The programme covers:
Introduction to the Bunker Business: What are bunkers? * Ships, Ports and Agents * The Players: Buyers / Sellers / Brokers / Deliverers * The Oil and Shipping Markets
The Commercial Deal: Inquiry: Quantity, Grade, Location, Date * Special Conditions * Offers: Subjects, Validity, Credit Negotiations, Counter Offers, Acceptance * Contract and Responsibilities * Confirmation, Invoice and Settlement Commissions
The Game - a role playing exercise
Operations: Where, when, why and how much? * Port restrictions * Liaison and Communications * Delivery Methods * Customs Requisition and Receipt Forms
Technical: What are Marine Fuel, Diesel and Gasoil? * Specifications * Handling before and after delivery * Analysis * Blending * Problem Areas
Real Life: Disputes - Quantity & Quality * Examples of Real Disputes * The basic causes and effects of Demurrage/Delay, Cancellation, Payment Problems * Legal Liabilities * How to avoid disputes
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