For marine distillate fuels and for marine residual fuels.
MARINE DISTILLATE FUELS
| Parameter | Unit | Limit | DMX | DMA | DMB | DMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density at 15 °C | kg/m³ | Max | - | 890.0 | 900.0 | 920.0 |
| Viscosity at 40 ° C | mm²/s | Max | 5.5 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 |
| Viscosity at 40 °C | mm²/s | Min | 1.4 | 1.5 | - | - |
| Micro Carbon Residue at 10% Residue | % m/m | Max | 0.30 | 0.30 | - | - |
| Micro Carbon Residue | % m/m | Max | - | - | 0.30 | 2.50 |
| Water | % V/V | Max | - | - | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Sulphur c | % (m/m) | Max | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Total Sediment Existent | % m/m | Max | - | - | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Ash | % m/m | Max | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Vanadium | mg/kg | Max | - | - | - | 100 |
| Aluminium + Silicon | mg/kg | Max | - | - | - | 25 |
| Flash point | °C | Min | 43 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Pour point, Summer | °C | Max | - | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Pour point, Winter | °C | Max | - | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Cloud point | °C | Max | -16 | - | - | - |
| Calculated Cetane Index | Min | 45 | 40 | 35 | - | |
| Appearance | Clear & Bright | - | - | |||
| Zinc d | mg/kg | Max | - | - | 15 | |
| Phosphorus d | mg/kg | Max | - | - | 15 | |
| Calcium d | mg/kg | Max | - | - | 30 | |
| c | A sulphur limit of 1.5% m/m will apply in SOx Emission Control Areas designated by the International Maritime Organization, when its relevant Protocol comes into force. There may be local variations | |||||
| d | The Fuel shall be free of ULO. A Fuel is considered to be free of ULO if one or more of the elements are below the limits. All three elements shall exceed the limits before deemed to contain ULO. | |||||
| Parameter | Unit | Limit | RMA 30 | RMB 30 | RMD 80 | RME 180 | RMF 180 | RMG 380 | RMH 380 | RMK 380 | RMH 700 | RMK 700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density at 15 °C | kg/m³ | Max | 960.0 | 975.0 | 980.0 | 991.0 | 991.0 | 1010.0 | 991.0 | 1010.0 | ||
| Viscosity at 50°C | mm²/s | Max | 30.0 | 80.0 | 180.0 | 380.0 | 700 | |||||
| Water | % V/V | Max | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||
| Micro Carbon Residue | % m/m | Max | 10 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | |||
| Sulphur c | % m/m | Max | 3.5 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | |||||
| Ash | % m/m | Max | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |||
| Vanadium | mg/kg | Max | 150 | 350 | 200 | 500 | 300 | 600 | 600 | |||
| Flash point | °C | Min | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |||||
| Pour point, Summer | °C | Max | 6 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Pour point, Winter | °C | Max | 0 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Aluminium + Silicon | mg/kg | Max | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |||||
| Total Sediment, Potential | % m/m | Max | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |||||
| Zinc d | mg/kg | Max | 15 | |||||||||
| Phosphorus d | mg/kg | Max | 15 | |||||||||
| Calcium d | mg/kg | Max | 30 | |||||||||
| c | A sulphur limit of 1.5% m/m will apply in SOx Emission Control Areas designated by the International Maritime Organization, when its relevant Protocol comes into force. There may be local variations. | |||||||||||
| d | The Fuel shall be free of ULO. A Fuel is considered to be free of ULO if one or more of the elements are below the limits. All three elements shall exceed the limits before deemed to contain ULO. | |||||||||||
Source: ISO 8217 Third Edition 2005-11-01
Petroleum products - Fuels (class F) - Specifications of marine fuels