Disc # 10

Marine Fuel Handling and Pre-treatment.

1.1 What kind of information should the Bunker Delivery Note contain?
Density at 15ºC, viscosity at 50ºC, water content in % by volume and flash point in °C.
1.2 Fuel tanks should sounded both before and after bunkering. Should this be done on:
Both vessels.
1.3 Three samples should be collected during bunkering of fuels. What is to be done with this?
One should be kept onboard, one should be handed over to supplier and one should be sent for
analysis.

2.1 Storage tanks should be kept at a certain temperature, in order to allow reliable pumping of high
viscosity fuels. The temperature is:
45ºC.
2.2 For heating of fuel oils, the temperature:
Should not exceed a temperature of 10ºC below the actual flash point.
2.3 Two possible leakages may occur in the tank heating system. How is this detected?
Both A and B.

3.1 What is the main difference between the purifier and the clarifier?
The clarifier does not remove water.
3.2 What is the difference in content between the settling tank and the service tank?
The settling tank contains untreated fuel oil, while the service tank contains purified fuel oil.
3.3 Which components can not be removed by the purifiers?
Sulfur and vanadium

4.1 Which one of these fuel parameters causes most damages to engine components?
Ash.
4.2 What is the typical viscosity at the injection pump?
10-20 cSt.
4.3 In which part of the liner do abrasive particles cause most damage?
Upper part.
4.4 At which ratio is sodium to vanadium particularly undesirable?
1: 3.
4.5 If running on fuel oil is bad ignition quality with long ignition delay. What is the best method to
reduce this delay?
Increase scavenging temperature.