COMPA DENS
2015-01-01
Since the 1st of January the MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14 and the involved implementation of fuel oil with a percentage of 0,1% sulfur only in so called “Emission Control Area” (ECA) require the consideration of diverse technical details. A compatibility test in terms of a Spot Test is relating to statement from Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Watter from the Maritime Centrum of the technical college Flensburg and Kay Paschen from TX-Marine Messsysteme in Kiebitzreihe strongly recommended (Schiff & Hafen, January 2015), because blending could occur operational problems like for example breakdowns in the power drive.