Singapore’s New Standards in Bunkering

SPRING Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore launch the first standard in the world for both bunker suppliers and surveyors.

SPRING Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore have launched a new standard, the Singapore Standard SS 600: 2008 – Code of Practice for Bunkering, to further enhance consistency in practices in the delivery of bunkers for ships calling at Singapore’s port. The launch of this national standard for bunker suppliers and surveyors – a first in the world – was announced by Mr. Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Singapore International Bunkering Conference (SIBCON 2008).SS 600 sets out guidelines and procedures to ensure that the correct quality and quantity of bunkers are being delivered safely and efficiently. By enhancing the procedures and requirements for the delivery of bunkers by bunker tankers to vessels as well as the work of bunker surveyors, the new standard will boost Singapore’s position in the bunkering industry.SS 600 will be enforced by MPA for all bunkering operations and bunker surveying works in Singapore. This standard which will replace the two current standards: SS CP 60: 2004 (Bunkering by Bunker Tankers) and SS CP 77: 1999 (Bunker Surveying) will be adopted by the bunkering industry in the second half of 2009.
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