It has come to the Club’s attention that some bunker deliveries at Singapore have contained excessive amounts of air. As a result the quantity of fuel delivered and received was significantly overstated. This effect is termed “Cappuccino” as the entrained air causes the fuel to “foam” which makes traditional manual measurement at the time of delivery unreliable. After a few days the foam tends to collapse and tank measurements then show a significant “loss” of fuel. The following guidelines have been compiled to assist ship’s crew with identification of this potential problem and hopefully help with dispute resolution.
See attached file : Bulletin 826.pdf
卡布奇诺燃料—新加坡
保赔协会近日注意到，在新加坡部分燃料的交付中包含了过多的空气。这导致实际交付和收到的燃料数量被严重夸大。这种现像称作 “卡布奇诺” 效应。由于气泡状态的空气使燃油 “发泡” ，因此，如果在交付时采用传统的手工测量，结果将并不可靠。泡沫往往会在数天后消失，如果在此时再进行测量，燃料舱的燃油测量结果将会大幅减少。我们特此制定下列指引，以期帮助船员发现该潜在问题并解决争议。
详细信息请参阅附件。
