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 |
| Sulfur 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 sulfur 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 | |||
| Sulfur 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 sulfur 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