ISO 8217:2005(F) fuel quality standard for RESIDUAL marine fuels.

Parameter Unit Limit RMA
30
RMB
30
RMD
80
RME
180
RMF
180
RMG
380
RMH
380
RMK
380
RMH
700
RMK
700
Density at 15 °C kg/m³ Max 960.0 975.0 980.0 991.0 991.0 1010.0 991.0 1010.0
Viscosity at 50°C mm²/s Max 30.0 80.0 180.0 380.0 700
Water % V/V Max 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Micro Carbon Residue % m/m Max 10 14 15 20 18 22 22
Sulfur 1 % m/m Max 3.5 4.00 4.50 4.50 4.50
Ash % m/m Max 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Vanadium mg/kg Max 150 350 200 500 300 600 600
Flash point °C Min 60 60 60 60 60
Pour point, Summer °C Max 6 24 30 30 30 30
Pour point, Winter °C Max 0 24 30 30 30 30
Aluminium + Silicon mg/kg Max 80 80 80 80 80
Total Sediment Potential % m/m Max 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Zinc 2 mg/kg Max 15
Phosphorus 2 mg/kg Max 15
Calcium 2 mg/kg Max 30

1: A sulfur limit of 1.5% m/m will apply in SOx Emission Control Areas designated by the International Maritime Organization, when its relevant Protocol comes into force. There may be local variations.

2: The Fuel shall be free of ULO.
A Fuel is considered to be free of ULO if one or more of the elements are below the limits.All three elements shall exceed the limits before deemed to contain ULO.

The table above taken from ISO 8217 Third Edition 2005-11-01 Petroleum products - Fuels (class F) - Specifications of marine fuels has been reproduced with the permission of the International Organization for Standardization, ISO. This standard and any other referenced ISO standard ban be obtained from any member body or directly from the Central Secretariat, ISO, Case postal 56, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. Copyright remains with ISO.