What is bunkering in ship?

In shipping, bunkering refers to the fuelling of ships with marine (bunker) fuels used to power them, and also includes food and drinking water supplies for the crew. The fuelling operation can either be carried out via pipeline or tanker vehicle at berth or with special bunker vessels on the water.

What are bunkering procedures?

Bunkering procedure is one such operation on a ship which has been the reason for several accidents in the past. Bunkering on a ship can be of fuel oil, sludge, diesel oil, cargo etc. Bunkering of fuel or diesel oil requires utmost care and alertness to prevent any kind of fire accident or oil spill.

What is bunker fuel used for?

Maritime vessels use bunker fuel to power their motors, but depending on your vessel, it might not be regular white diesel. Some watercraft indeed use diesel and other, larger vessels marine gas oil (which is considered a low sulfur fuel oil or LSFO) as their source of bunker fuel.

What is LNG bunker barge?

Ship To Ship The innovative LNG bunker barge navigates to LNG powered seagoing vessels to safely supply LNG while they load or unload their cargo (SIMOPS). Furthermore, it has fixed locations where bunkering can take place for seagoing vessels and inland waterway barges.

What are the three main types of bunkers?

Types

• Trench.
• Artillery.
• Industrial.
• Personal.
• Munitions storage.
• Blast protection.
• Nuclear protection.
• General features.

Who is responsible for bunkering?

Furthermore, one individual from the team should be held responsible for providing safe access / passage to and from the barge. The P.I.C, which in most cases is the Chief Engineer, is responsible for the preparation of the bunkering plan.

How do you do a bunkering plan?

A typical bunkering plan should include the following:

1. Grades to be transferred, their amount and details, such us volumes, loading temperatures etc.
2. Stability & Stress condition: Draft forward, draft mid, draft aft and sea condition.