13-17 September 2010 or 9-13 May 2011, Oxford, England
EVENT PROGRAMME
Please note that the programme below is a preliminary one and may be subject to change.
The Oxford Bunker Course
SUNDAY
Evening
Arrive in Oxford
MONDAY
08:30
Seminar Registration
09:00
Introduction/Administration/Round Robin
09:30
Introduction to the Bunker Industry
10:30
Networking Coffee Break and Course Photograph
11:15
Commercial Introduction
12:15
Mini Exercise: Bunker Game
13:00
Networking Lunch
14:00
Technical Introduction
15:00
Networking Coffee Break
15:30
Operations - Practical Aspects
17:00
Mini Bunker Quiz/Video
17:30
Close of Day One's Training
Evening
Oxford University Tour
TUESDAY
09:00
Bunker Fuel: Refining and Production
10:15
Networking Coffee Break
10:45
Specifications: ISO 8217 - Parameters, Levels, Variations, Labs & Test Methods
12:00
On-Board Handling, Purifying, Blending (featuring Alfa Laval Video)
13:00
Networking Lunch
14:00
Sampling and Testing Equipment
14:45
Bunker Surveys / Surveyors
15:45
Networking Coffee Break
16:15
Practical Problems associated with LSFO (including a Case Study on a MARPOL Fuel Problem)
17:15
Technical Quiz / Video (DNVPS and Tramp)
17:45
Close of Day Two's Training
Evening
Tour of historic Oxford pubs
WEDNESDAY
09:30
Aspects & Effects of International Control and Regulation of Bunkers
10:30
Networking Coffee Break
11:00
The Role of the Major Oil Company, The Fuel Oil Market and The Sulphur Issue
12:15
Brokers, Traders and Bankers
12:45
Networking Lunch
13:45
Uses and Abuses of Credit
14:45
Mini Case Study
15:00
Networking Coffee Break
15:30
Mini Case Study
16:00
Oil Spills, ISPS etc
16:40
Commercial Quiz
17:10
Close of Day Three's Training
Evening
Punting on the Isis
THURSDAY
09:00
The Buyer's Viewpoint (Owner, Charterer, Manager)
10:30
Networking Coffee Break
11:00
Material Safety Datasheets etc
11:40
Bunker Hedging (A Beginner's Guide and Some Practical Demonstrations)
13:00
Networking Lunch
14:00
Bunker Case Study
16:30
Networking Coffee Break
17:00
Course Recap
17:30
Close of Day Four's Training
Evening
Course Dinner
FRIDAY
09:30
Comprehensive Course Quiz
10:15
Networking Coffee Break
10:30
Legal Aspects of Bunkering
12:30
Results of Course Quiz
12:45
Course Wrap-up
13:00
Networking Lunch / Close of Course
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