The Oxford Bunker Course

14-18 May or 10-14 September 2012, Oxford, England

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EVENT PROGRAMME

Please note that the programme below is a preliminary one and may be subject to change.

The Oxford Bunker Course
SUNDAY

Arrive in Oxford

MONDAY

Seminar Registration

Introduction/Administration/Round Robin

Introduction to the Bunker Industry

Coffee Icon Networking Coffee Break and Course Photograph

Commercial Introduction

Mini Exercise: Bunker Game

Lunch Icon Networking Lunch

Technical Introduction

Coffee Icon Networking Coffee Break

Operations - Practical Aspects

The International Bunker Industry Association

Mini Bunker Quiz/Video

Close of Day One's Training

Oxford University Tour

TUESDAY

Bunker Fuel: Refining and Production

Coffee Icon Networking Coffee Break

Specifications: ISO 8217 - Parameters, Levels, Variations, Labs & Test Methods

On-Board Handling, Purifying, Blending (featuring Alfa Laval Video)

Lunch Icon Networking Lunch

Bunker Survey / Surveyors

How does a buyer prepare for the future?

Coffee Icon Networking Coffee Break

Environmental Issues - Update

Technical Quiz

Close of Day Two's Training

Tour of historic Oxford pubs

WEDNESDAY

Aspects & Effects of International Control and Regulation of Bunkers

Coffee Icon Networking Coffee Break

The Role of the Major Oil Company and The Fuel Oil Market

Traders, Brokers and and Bankers

Lunch Icon Networking Lunch

Uses and Abuses of Credit

Mini Case Study

Coffee Icon Networking Coffee Break

Mini Case Study

Oil Spills, ISPS etc

Sampling and Onboard Testing Equipment

Commercial Quiz

Close of Day Three's Training

Punting on the Isis

THURSDAY

The Buyer's Viewpoint (Owner, Charterer, Manager)

Coffee Icon Networking Coffee Break

Material Safety Datasheets etc

Bunker Hedging (A Beginner's Guide and Some Practical Demonstrations)

Lunch Icon Networking Lunch

Bunker Case Study

Coffee Icon Networking Coffee Break

Course Recap

Close of Day Four's Training

Course Dinner

FRIDAY

Comprehensive Course Quiz

Coffee Icon Networking Coffee Break

Legal Aspects of Bunkering

Results of Course Quiz

Course Wrap-up

PLEASE NOTE: All students are requested to ensure that their homeward flights and other travel plans allow them to remain in Oxford until the formal course programme ends at 1pm on Friday with the award of course certificates.

Lunch Icon Networking Lunch / Close of Course

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