Marine fuels and lubricantsLaajuus (1.5 cr)

Objective

Knowledge, understanding and proficiency of:
- Basics of marine fuels and lubricants
- Fuel & lubricant properties and additives
- Storing and handling of fuels and lubricants
- Select proper oil products for different purposes
- Operate and manage bunker procedures safely on board
- Environment protection and operational safety

Content

Compositions of marine fuels and lubricants
Production and additives
ISO 8217 bunker oil and distillate standard
Choosing oil products for different purposes and conditions
Testing on board and ashore
Bunkering procedures and regulations
Managing bunker operations
Operational safety and environment protection

Qualifications

Ship machinery 1

Evaluation

Students can
- use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
- work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
- evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations.
- promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.