MARPOL - Fuel Oil Sampling

MARPOL representative fuel-oil sample retention per Annex VI Reg. 18 - bunker delivery note + sample 1 year onboard.

MARPOL VIBunkerSampling

Bunkered onago daysSample retained?BDN retained?

Compliance: Compliant (< 1 year + samples onboard)

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

\text{Sample + BDN retained 1 year}

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$BDN$	Bunker delivery note
$Sample$	Sealed representative sample

Source: MARPOL Annex VI Reg. 18 / MEPC.182(59)

In short

MARPOL representative fuel-oil sample retention per Annex VI Reg.

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