Bunker Metering system (BMS) based on Mass Flow Technology

Wednesday 18 October 2023: Registration from 12:30

Delegate Rate - Training only:  £80
Delegate Rate - if also attending ARACON Conference:  £40

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Endress+Hauser is a leading supplier of Bunker Metering Systems (BMS) based on Mass Flow Meter (MFM) Technology. With the growing interest in these systems, it is important for everyone to understand how it works and why they add so much value to the industry.

In this bunkering training course you will learn:

1. What a BMS is and how it works
2. How a BMS benefits the bunker barge, the receiving vessel, the Port Authorities and the industry as a whole
3. The Components of a BMS and how they contribute to a trustful measurement of the bunker quantity delivered
4. Certifying a BMS: International and national legislations, procedures, re-verification
5. Basic details on installation, maintenance and troubleshooting
6. Capabilities of Endress+Hauser in the bunker space.

Programme

12:30

Welcome Coffee Break

13:00

Course begins

• Introduction to the topic and an overview of the situation in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region
  • What is bunkering?
  • Metering challenges
  • Business process challenges
  • Benefits of a mass flow meter system
  • ARA region & local regulations
• Overview of the system and the components
  • Mass flow meter
  • Air index
  • Dual phase flow compensation
  • Bi-directional measurement
  • Control valve use
  • Totalizing
  • Bunker ticket
  • Bunker metering profile
  • Fluid temperature measurement

15:00

Mid-afternoon break

15:30

• How to operate the bunker system in the bunkering process
  • Bunkering process
  • System operations
  • Roles for people involved
  • Hands-on
• Troubleshooting

17:00

Course ends