Importance Of Bunkering

Introduction

What is Bunker and Bunkering? The term of bunker is merely a name that is given to fuel, which is used to operate a ship, or the tanks they are stored in. It is derived from a historic reference to coal bunkers used in the days of steam and sail. Whereas, bunkering is a process of supplying a ship with fuel or to store the fuel in the bunker. Bunkering is an important part of our lives. This is because about 90% of the global trade are transported by sea, the quality, price, availability as well as safe handling of the fuel that powers the engines of thousands of ships that sail around the world, are all essentially vital.

There are two different types of marine fuels, which include distillate fuel and residual fuel. Distillate fuel called diesel or gas oil, which is, lighter, cleaner and easier to use. Of course, it is more expensive than residual fuel, which cost twice of residual fuel. Through boiling and distillation process, distillate fuel is composed of

Bunkering operation on a ship and the essential steps that are needed to be considered during bunkering. Before started the bunkering operation, it is important to check all the things to do in bunkering checklist. After that, divide bunkering operation into three sections, which is before bunkering, during bunkering and after bunkering. The procedures are to make sure that the chances of danger related to the operation have been assessed and that controls are in place to mitigate the dangers. The procedures must also address contingency arrangements in the event of a spill. The company must obey with the items when producing the procedures. In addition, responsibility and accountability for the conduction of safety in operations when a ship is receiving bunkers by barge is shared mutually between the vessel masters receiver as well as the