Ammonia as Ship Fuel

Training course providing an overview about the current developments in the field of ammonia as ship fuel.

Objectives

To give an overview about the current developments in the field of ammonia as ship fuel with focus on design aspects and pertaining DNV rules.

 

Entrance requirements

Basic maritime knowledge

Who should attend:

Technical personnel within shipping companies, yards and designers (e.g. engineers, technical directors, fleet managers, superintendents, etc.)

Duration: 4 hours

The introduction of stricter local, national and international environmental legislation demands new solutions for fuels used in the maritime industry.

One possible approach to meet emissions requirements is to use ammonia as fuel for propulsion and electric power generation on board.

Until 2017 there was a lack of international safety requirements for gas as fuel. However, on 1st January 2017 the IGF-Code (International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels) entered into force.

This Code provides mandatory provisions for the arrangement and installation of low- flashpoint fuelled machinery.

DNV updated its Rules to include all statutory requirements (except risk assessment, operational requirements and training). Our Rules provide clear and prescriptive criteria together with function-based requirements enabling more innovative solutions. 

While exploring the details of typical Ammonia fuel systems this course will show how safety challenges and associated risks are mitigated through applicable rules and regulations. The course aims to engage technical personnel through discussions and challenging cases giving them a better understanding of ammonia as ship fuel.

With many years of experience with gas fuelled vessels DNV can be considered your trusted partner preparing ships for ammonia fuel in a safe and sustainable manner.  

The course focuses on:

  • Rules and regulations - ship design
  • Rules and regulations - operations
  • Ammonia bunkering
  • Safety challenges and associated risks
  • Competency of seafarers