THE OXFORD BUNKER COURSE
Monday 07 September - Friday 11 September 2020
Standard Price: £3,495 (Subject to VAT)
The price of this event includes accommodation, lunch, refreshments and course materials.
SUNDAY | ||
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Arrive in Oxford 18:30 Refreshments at the hotel bar 19:30 Welcome dinner |
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DAY ONE: MONDAY | ||
09:00 | Introduction/Administration / Round Robin Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Limited Course Director: Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant, Lecturer and Author, IBIA Board Member |
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09:20 | Introduction to the Bunker Industry | |
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10:40 | Commercial Introduction | |
11:30 | Mini Exercise: Bunker Game | |
12:10 | Operations - Practical Aspects (PART 1) | |
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14:10 | Operations - Practical Aspects (PART 2) | |
15:00 | International Bunker Industry Association | |
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15:45 | Technical Introduction | |
16:45 | Introduction Quiz | |
17:00 | Close of Day One | EVENING ACTIVITY: Oxford Walking Tour |
DAY TWO: TUESDAY | ||
09:00 |
Bunker Fuel: Refining and Production Lecturer: Martin Verle, Marine Technical Fuels Lead, BP Marine |
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10:35 |
Specifications: ISO 8217 – Parameters, Levels, Variations, Labs & Test Methods Lecturer: Martin Verle, Marine Technical Fuels Lead, BP Marine |
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11:35 | Precision – ISO 4259 with syndicate exercise | |
12:10 | On Board Handling, Purifying, Blending (featuring Alfa Laval Video) Lecturer: Chris Fisher, Consultant, Brookes Bell |
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14:05 | Bunker Survey / Surveyors Lecturer: Michael Atkinson, Customer Services Supervisor, Intertek Shipcare Services |
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15:10 | Mini Case Study | |
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16:10 | Gasoil and Novel Fuels | |
17:00 | Technical Quiz | |
17:30 | Close of Day Two | EVENING ACTIVITY: Tour of historic Oxford pubs |
DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY | ||
09:00 | Aspects and Effects of International Control and Regulation of Bunkers Lecturer: Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant, Lecturer and Author, IBIA Board Member |
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10:00 | Oil Spills, ISPS, MSDS | |
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11:00 | The Role of the Major Oil Company | |
11:20 | The Fuel Oil Market | |
11:50 | Alternatives and Scrubbers | |
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13:45 | Uses and Abuses of Credit Lecturer: Paul Millar, Managing Director, Bomin Ltd / Head of Global Credit, Bomin Group |
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14:55 | Mini Case Study | |
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15:35 | Traders, Brokers & Bankers Lecturer: Neal Bolton, Bunker Broker, OceanConnect Marine |
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16:25 | Sampling and Onboard Testing Equipment | |
16:45 |
Commercial Quiz |
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17:05 | Close of Day Three | EVENING ACTIVITY: Punting on the ISIS |
DAY FOUR: THURSDAY | ||
09:00 |
The Buyers Viewpoint (Owner, Charterer, Manager) |
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10:30 |
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11:00 | E-Commerce and Cybercrime | |
11:40 |
Bunker Hedging (A Beginner’s Guide and some Practical Demonstrations) |
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13:00 |
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14:00 |
Bunker Case Study Lecturers: Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant, Lecturer and Author, IBIA Board Member |
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15:20 |
Bunker Case Study (continued) | |
16:40 | Bunkering Video | |
17:00 | Course Recap | |
17:30 | Close of Day Four | EVENING ACTIVITY: Course Dinner |
DAY FIVE: FRIDAY | ||
09:30 |
Comprehensive Course Quiz |
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10:30 | Legal Aspects of Bunkering Lecturer: Andrew Preston, Partner, Preston Turnbull |
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12:15 | Results of Course Quiz | |
12:30 | Course Wrap-up and Certificates | |
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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.