08 November - 12 November
Sunborn Gibraltar
Strategically-located at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and Atlantic and of Europe and Africa, Gibraltar is the most important bunkering hub in the Mediterranean but also provides a range of key maritime services, from ship repair and agency to hull cleaning and surveying, from major cruise destination to superyacht haven, from thriving financial and legal centre to preferred crew change location.
Overview
Thursday 11 November 2021 ~ All-day Course
This course is designed to bring delegates up to speed with the technical, operational, practical and safety-related aspects of using LNG as a source of fuel for ships. It will provide delegates a solid base from which to develop their understanding of this exciting and rapidly-developing sector of the bunker industry.
The price of this event includes lunch, refreshments and course materials.
Special Discounted Pass: £250 – SAVE £400 (Ends Friday 29th)
Standard Pass: £650
Course registration
Introduction
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Limited
Course Director:
Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant, Lecturer and Author, IBIA Board Member
Why use gas as fuel
What is Methane
How is it burned
Boil off gas
Networking Coffee Break
Safety risks
Regulations (IGC, IGF)
Bunkering methods
Bunkering procedure
Networking Lunch
Bunkering by steps
Measurements
Price comparisons
IGF Code
Bunker Training
Wrap Up
Technical Consultant, Lecturer and Author
Nigel Draffin has been involved in shipping for over 50 years and in bunkering for over 25 years. He joined Shell Tankers in 1966, serving on all classes of vessel, including VLCCs and LNG tankers. In 1979, he joined the newbuilding department of Shell International Marine and later transferred to Shell’s R&D unit, specialising in control systems, fuel combustion and safety systems.
In 1986, Nigel moved to the commercial department as a bunker buyer and economics analyst, two years later becoming Head of Operational Economics, responsible for all of the fuel purchased for the Shell fleet. In 1996, he joined E. A. Gibson Shipbrokers which, in 2006, merged with US-based broking house LQM Petroleum Services, where he was Senior Broker and Technical Manager. He retired from LQM in July 2015.
Nigel is a founder member of IBIA, serving several times on its council of management, the board and as its Chairman. Nigel has written 10 books on bunkering, shipping and marine lubes published by ship.energy. Nigel is a member of IMarEST and Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Fuellers.
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