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    Bunker Quantity Calculation Sheet, 2010.1

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    This document outlines the process for calculating the weight of oil measured in ship fuel tanks. It notes that weight is the important measure and can be calculated by multiplying the volume by density. It discusses how oil density changes with temperature and the need to measure temperature to properly calculate density. It also describes volume correction factors from standard reference tables that account for thermal expansion and allow accurate weight calculations.

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    Bunker Quantity Calculation Sheet, 2010.1

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    This document outlines the process for calculating the weight of oil measured in ship fuel tanks. It notes that weight is the important measure and can be calculated by multiplying the volume by density. It discusses how oil density changes with temperature and the need to measure temperature to properly calculate density. It also describes volume correction factors from standard reference tables that account for thermal expansion and allow accurate weight calculations.

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    This document outlines the process for calculating the weight of oil measured in ship fuel tanks. It notes that weight is the important measure and can be calculated by multiplying the volume by density. It discusses how oil density changes with temperature and the need to measure temperature to properly calculate density. It also describes volume correction factors from standard reference tables that account for thermal expansion and allow accurate weight calculations.

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    Bunker Quantity Calculation Sheet, 2010.1

    Uploaded by

    Kr Manu
    This document outlines the process for calculating the weight of oil measured in ship fuel tanks. It notes that weight is the important measure and can be calculated by multiplying the volume by density. It discusses how oil density changes with temperature and the need to measure temperature to properly calculate density. It also describes volume correction factors from standard reference tables that account for thermal expansion and allow accurate weight calculations.

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    RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

    Date/Time Location Vessel Trim

    ; ; ; ;

    TANKS

    SOUNDING

    ULLAGE

    TEMPERATURE

    DENSITY

    EXPENSION COEFFICIENT

    DENSITY CORRECTED

    VCF

    WEIGHT IN TONNES

    TOTAL QUANTITY HFO GO/MDO

    Measured Volume

    Calculated Weight

    Signature Bunker Surveyor


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    Signature Vessel Representative


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    Bunker Quantity Calculation Sheet, 2010.1

    RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

    The important measure of oil is weight and this must be calculated from the volume of oil found in each tank. Weight in tonnes is quickly found by multiplying the volume of the oil in cubic metres by the relative density of the oil, or the weight in tones is found by multiplying the volume by the density of the oil in tons per cubic foot. This density is a fraction and may be taken out of petroleum tables when the relative density of the oil known. Oil expands when heated and its relative density therefore decreases with rise of temperature. In order that the weight may be calculated it is important that when ullages are taken the relative density of the oil should also be known. The relative density of a particular oil may be calculated if the temperature of the oil is taken. The change of relative density due to a change of one degree in temperature is known as the relative density coefficient. The Petroleum Measurement Tables document these volume correction factors (VCF) which correct the effect of thermal expansion. The Petroleum Measurement Tables are designated as API MPMS Chapter 11, ASTM D1250, and IP 200. As mentioned the API/IP/ASTM Petroleum Measurement Tables (Tables) list volume correction factors that adjust volumes to an equivalent volume at a particular set of standard conditions of temperature and pressure. These "standard conditions" serve as a platform from which volumetric measures can be made equitable for general commerce. These tables serve as a joint measurement standard for the American Petroleum Institute (API), The Institute of Petroleum (IP), and the ASTM. Oil producers, carriers, refiners, and marketers use the Tables as a basis of commerce to adjust petroleum densities and volumes to the base temperatures of 60 Fahrenheit, 15 Celsius, or 20 Celsius, which are common standards in various parts of the world. When calculating the weight of fuel these tables are needed, without the use of these tables the corrections factor, VCF cannot be taken account of and a minor discrepancy will occur.

    Bunker Quantity Calculation Sheet, 2010.1

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