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    How To Conduct Bunker Survey

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    This document provides instructions for conducting a bunker survey on a ship to measure the quantity of bunker fuels like fuel oil and diesel oil. It outlines the necessary tools like a sounding tape, thermometer, and density meter. The key steps include identifying tank details, checking equipment, sounding each tank, taking samples to check temperature and density, applying corrections for trim and list, and calculating the quantities using provided tables to issue a bunker report. An example calculation of determining the density of commingled fuels from two tanks is also provided.

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    How To Conduct Bunker Survey

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    This document provides instructions for conducting a bunker survey on a ship to measure the quantity of bunker fuels like fuel oil and diesel oil. It outlines the necessary tools like a sounding tape, thermometer, and density meter. The key steps include identifying tank details, checking equipment, sounding each tank, taking samples to check temperature and density, applying corrections for trim and list, and calculating the quantities using provided tables to issue a bunker report. An example calculation of determining the density of commingled fuels from two tanks is also provided.

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    This document provides instructions for conducting a bunker survey on a ship to measure the quantity of bunker fuels like fuel oil and diesel oil. It outlines the necessary tools like a sounding tape, thermometer, and density meter. The key steps include identifying tank details, checking equipment, sounding each tank, taking samples to check temperature and density, applying corrections for trim and list, and calculating the quantities using provided tables to issue a bunker report. An example calculation of determining the density of commingled fuels from two tanks is also provided.

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    How To Conduct Bunker Survey

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    This document provides instructions for conducting a bunker survey on a ship to measure the quantity of bunker fuels like fuel oil and diesel oil. It outlines the necessary tools like a sounding tape, thermometer, and density meter. The key steps include identifying tank details, checking equipment, sounding each tank, taking samples to check temperature and density, applying corrections for trim and list, and calculating the quantities using provided tables to issue a bunker report. An example calculation of determining the density of commingled fuels from two tanks is also provided.

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    How to Conduct Bunker Survey

    What is Bunker Survey? The survey is carried out to measure and ascertain the quantity
    of Bunker on board at the specific time. This survey is produced the report that states the
    amount of bunker, usually Fuel Oil (FO) and Diesel Oil (DO), and sometimes Lubricating
    Oil (LO) is included.

    In this post limits to how to conduct the Bunker Survey on the ship tanks only.

    Survey Tools required for Bunker Surveyor


    –        Notes Book,
    –        Sounding Tape,
    –        Thermometer,
    –        Density Meter for Oil (0.750 -1.000),
    –        Oil and Water Paste,
    –        Petroleum ASTM Table 54B (for Product Oil) and Table 56,
    –        Google and Glove,
    –        Flashlight,
    –        Sampling Can,
    –        Bottle or Can for Sampling (if required taken samples).

    Steps for Conducting Bunker Survey


    –        Identify and records the number and Depth of Tank, Reference Height, and Measuring
    Method recommended to use (Ullage or Sounding) for each Oil Tank. Sounding is determined
    the level of liquid tank from the bottom of the tank to the liquid surface (typically applied for
    light liquid). Ullage means to determine the level of liquid of tank by measured the empty
    space from top of the Tank (the mouth of Sounding Pipe) to the liquid surface (typically applied
    for heavy liquid). The both methods will point to the same result.
    –        Record the Last Bunker Report, Time and Place of last Bunker supplied, includes the Oil
    density.
    –        Records the quantity of bunker onboard when the ship arrives at Port (arrival Condition)
    as per Engine Log Book.
    –        Checking the accuracy of the Sounding Tape, it is recommended to use your own
    Sounding Tape. In case we used Ship’s Sounding Tape, please checking the tape.
    –        Sounding each Oil Tank and records the level of Oil on the tank. Attached the sounding
    Tape with Oil Paste to make easy and clear to show of oil level (recommended for Light Oil).
    –        Check the Ship’s Draft Marks to get the Ship Trim for Trim correction, and check the
    ship Inclination or Listing for List Correction, that is required to calculate the Tank Quantity
    Table.
    –        Taken Oil sample, check temperature and oil density, for the accessible tank only. The
    Service and Settling Tanks are not accessible due to the oil on that tanks were in heating
    condition at the high temperature. We could records the tank gauging for determining the
    quantity, the temperature at the thermometer available on each tank, and the Oil Density from
    the Engine Log Book. If you could not taken the oil sample for checking density, it is
    recommended to calculate the Density Commingle, by means the Combine Density between
    two Oils (Old and New Oils) that has mixed on one tanks which they have different in Density.
    Where it is approaching the actual oil density, the pattern is {(Old Oil Quantity x Oil Density /
    Total Oil on Tank) + (New Oil Quantity x Oil Density / Total Oil on Tank)}.
    –        Calculations, this stage will involved the Sounding level of each tank, Ship’s Trim and
    List, Tank Quantity Table (provided by Ship’s Chief Engineer), Oil Density and Temperature,
    ASTM Table 54B to ascertain the Volume Correction Factor (VCF – to convert from Cubic
    Meter to Kiloliter) and ASTM Table 54B for Weight Correction Factor (WCF – to convert from
    Kiloliter to Metric Ton).
    –        Example to calculate Density Commingle: FO Tank No. 1 C, total oil on tank 400 Cu.M,
    Old Oil 200 Cu.M with density 0.9870, and New Oil 200 Cu.M with density 0.9720. Density
    Commingle = {(200 x 0.9870 / 400) + (200 x 0.9720 / 400)} = 0.4935 + 0.4860 = 0.9795.
    –        Issued the Tank Sounding and Bunker Report.

    I think now you could conduct Bunker Survey, the Detail of Bunker Survey Calculation will be
    post shortly. Let me know if I miss something by your comments and feedbacks.

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