Introduction
Singapore is the top bunkering port in the world last year, with sales of ship fuel over 25 million tones. With the aim to safeguard the quality of bunkers throughout the entire supply chain by establishing an unbroken chain of control, SPRING Singapore, in collaboration with the industry and MPA, has published the SS 524:2006; the Singapore Standard for Quality Management for Bunker Supply Chain (QMBS).

This is the first national quality management standard for the bunkering industry, and Singapore will be the first port in the world to introduce such a standard for bunker suppliers.

About the Standard
SS 524 is modeled on ISO 9001:2000, and will supersede TR 8:2003 Technical Reference on Quality Management for Bunker Supply Chain.

TR 8 will be withdrawn from 01st Jun 2007, and the industry will be required to comply with the newly published SS 524. Failure to comply with SS 524 will result in the non-renewal of license.

Our Services
STET Maritime Bureau can assist your company to comply with the newly implemented standards effectively. Our service includes the following:

• documentation requirements for a complete bunker surveying operation.
• Bunker/ surveying procedures covering pre-delivery, delivery and post delivery procedures.
• Dispute handling procedures.
• Processes necessary to achieve SS 524:2006