Maritime Navigation Warnings

ISO 8217:2024 — Distillate & Bio-distillate Marine Fuels

Note: This table provides key specifications for distillate marine fuels according to the latest ISO 8217:2024 standard.

Table 1: Distillate & Bio-distillate Marine Fuels Specifications
Parameter	Unit	Limit	DMX	DMA	DFA	DMZ	DFZ	DMB	DFB
Kinematic Viscosity at 40 °C	mm²/s	max / min	5.5 / 1.4	6.0 / 2.0	6.0 / 2.0	6.0 / 3.0	6.0 / 3.0	11.0 / 2.0	11.0 / 2.0
Density at 15 °C	kg/m³	max	—	890.0	890.0	890.0	890.0	900.0	900.0
Cetane Index	—	min	45.0	40.0	—	40.0	—	35.0	—
Cetane Number	—	min	—	—	40.0	—	40.0	—	35.0
Sulfur Content	% m/m	max	Statutory requirements
Flash Point	°C	min	43.0	60.0
Hydrogen Sulfide	mg/kg	max	2.0
Acid Number	mg KOH/g	max	0.5
Oxidation Stability	g/m³ or h	max / min	25 g/m³ (ISO 12205) or 8.0 h (EN 15751)
FAME Content	% v/v	max	—	—	7.0	—	7.0	—	7.0
Carbon Residue (10% distillation residue)	% m/m	max	0.30	—	—	—	—	—	—
Carbon Residue	% m/m	max	—	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	—	—
Cloud Point (Winter)	°C	max	—	Report	Report	Report	Report	Report	Report
Pour Point (Summer)	°C	max	—	0	0	0	0	6	6
Pour Point (Winter)	°C	max	−16	−6	−6	−6	−6	0	0
Appearance	—	—	Clear & Bright	—
Water	% v/v	max	—					0.30
Ash	% m/m	max	0.010
Lubricity	μm	max	520	520	520	520	520	520	520

Note: This table covers the specifications for residual marine fuels according to ISO 8217:2017 standard.

Table 2: Residual Marine Fuels Specifications
Parameter	Unit	Limit	RMA 10	RMB 30	RMD 80	RME 180	RMG 180	RMG 380	RMG 500	RMG 700	RMK 380	RMK 500	RMK 700
Kinematic Viscosity at 50°C	mm²/s	max	10.0	30.0	80.0	180.0	180.0	380.0	500.0	700.0	380.0	500.0	700.0
Density at 15°C	kg/m³	max	920.0	960.0	975.0	991.0	991.0	991.0	991.0	991.0	1010.0	1010.0	1010.0
Micro Carbon Residue	% m/m	max	2.50	10.00	14.00	15.00	18.00	18.00	18.00	18.00	20.00	20.00	20.00
Aluminium + Silicon	mg/kg	max	25	40	40	50	50	50	50	50	60	60	60
Sodium	mg/kg	max	50	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Ash	% m/m	max	0.040	0.070	0.070	0.070	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.150	0.150	0.150
Vanadium	mg/kg	max	50	150	150	150	350	350	350	350	450	450	450
CCAI	-	max	850	860	860	860	870	870	870	870	870	870	870
Water	% v/v	max	0.30	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Pour Point (Summer)	°C	max	6	6	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Pour Point (Winter)	°C	max	0	0	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Flash Point	°C	min	60.0
Sulphur	% m/m	max	Statutory requirements
Total Sediment (aged)	% m/m	max	0.10
Acid Number	mg KOH/g	max	2.5
Hydrogen Sulphide	mg/kg	max	2.0

Note: This table provides the specifications for marine distillate fuels according to ISO 8217:2017 standard.

Table 3: Marine Distillate Fuels Specifications
Parameter	Unit	Limit	DMX	DMA	DMZ	DMB
Kinematic Viscosity at 40°C	mm²/s	max	5.5	6.0	6.0	11.0
Kinematic Viscosity at 40°C	mm²/s	min	1.4	2.0	3.0	2.0
Density at 15°C	kg/m³	max	-	890.0	890.0	900.0
Cetane Index	-	min	45	40	40	35
Sulphur	% m/m	max	Statutory requirements
Flash Point	°C	min	43.0	60.0	60.0	60.0
Hydrogen Sulphide	mg/kg	max	2.0
Acid Number	mg KOH/g	max	0.5
Total Sediment by hot filtration	% m/m	max	-	-	-	0.10
Oxidation stability	g/m³	max	25
Carbon Residue (10% distillation bottoms)	% m/m	max	0.30	0.30	0.30	-
Carbon Residue	% m/m	max	-	-	-	0.30
Cloud Point	°C	max	-	-	-	-
Pour Point (Winter)	°C	max	-16	-6	-6	0
Pour Point (Summer)	°C	max	-	0	0	6
Appearance	-	-	Clear & Bright			-
Water	% v/v	max	-	-	-	0.30
Ash	% m/m	max	0.010
Lubricity	μm	max	520	520	520	520