Dear course participant, 

Warm welcome to course IGF Code/Low flash point fuels. 

It is Tommy Hjälmås and Johan Eliasson Ljungklint that will be lectures in this course. 

The course is given due to fulfill the IGF code STCW table A-V-3/2, and it is approved by the Swedish Transport Agency. During the course we will use the Canvas learning platform for preparations, documents and quizzes tests. 

Best regards

Tommy and Johan

 introduction to exercise 1.1 and course introduction

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SJO707 Marine engineering project lp1 ht18 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences

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- Apply to operational service and troubleshooting in a ship machinery systems including auxilary systems
- Identify the different elements necessary to a maintenance work to be carried out in a safe, sustainable and economical manner, and taking into account the operating conditions for the vessle.
- Plan the daily operation of a complex machine systems in a merchant navy vessel.
- Evaluate the different operating conditions of a ship's machinery and make relevant actions of how the operating affect the environment, economy and maintenance aspects.
- Categorize malfunctions in a engine system and explain how they can influence the operation of the ship from a security perspective.
- Comparing different operating economic case for a ship and how different the parameter that controls the operation affects the economic parameters.
- Propose measures and changes for operating the propulsion of a ship.
- Plan and structure an oral presentation within the course's main tasks
-Write and structure- reports in English so that the report describes in a clear and coherent way of the problem / task
-Evaluates parts of a vessel's commercial position and proposes strategies for improvement and development

STCW A-III/6
- Apply an understanding of the control system function and how a regulators different parameters affecting a diesel engine under normal operating conditions.

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IGF Code educations at Chalmers

The base for this course is the International Code of safety for ships using gases or liquids with a low flash point.

The code entered into force on the 1st January 2017, and establishes the requirements for a safe design, construction and operation of vessels using fuels with a flash point less than 60 grC. 

Why LNG?

LNG is one of the fuels that can be used as an alternative fuel and due to its higher energy content and "clean burning" properties, it has a lower negative impact on the environment than traditionally used fossil fuels. LNG gives an immediate significant impact on the reduction of Sulphur Oxides emissions (SOx), Particulate Matter (PM), and also of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). Other fuels such as  Ethane, Propane, Butane, Methanol and Ammonia are being discussed and evaluated within the course modules. 

Chalmers IGF Code course

The International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) provides mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control and monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low-flash point fuel to minimize the risk to the vessel, its crew and the environment.

Chalmers IGF code course is of Advanced level and is available for all ship or shore staff whom come in contact with the use of low flash point systems. The course includes theoretical lectures and advanced training in a state-of-the-art simulator center located at Chalmers Campus Lindholmen, in the city center of Gothenburg. The course fulfills all the needed legislation and is approved by the Swedish Maritime Administration.