Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : PCD 03
Document Number : PCD 03 ( 27242)
Document Title [English] : PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FUELS CLASS F SPECIFICATION OF MARINE FUELS First Revision of IS 16731
Document Title [Hindi] : पेट्रोलियम उत्पाद — ईंधन (वर्ग एफ) — समुद्री ईंधन की विशिष्टि (IS 16731 का पहला पुनरीक्षण)
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 75.160.20
Date of Project Approval : 07-01-2025
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 16731 : 2019
Standards to be Superseded :


Classification Details
Group : Coal and Petroleum products
Sub Group : Petroleum products
Sub Sub Group : Automotive, Aviation and Industrial Fuels (liquid and solid)
Aspects : Product Specification
Risk : None
Certification : Voluntary Certification
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Sustainable development Goals :
  • AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
  • CLIMATE ACTION
Degree of Equivalence : Identical under dual numbering
Identical/Equivalent Standards : ISO 8217 : 2024
Organization Type: ISO

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This standard in its entirety defines the general requirements and specifications for fuels used in marine diesel engines and boilers, prior to onboard fuel handling (storage, settling, centrifuging, filtration, heating) before use. For the purposes of this standard, the term “fuels” comprises of the following: — hydrocarbons from petroleum crude oil, oil sands and shale oil; — synthetic hydrocarbons, renewable hydrocarbons or hydrocarbons from recycled sources, with molecular structures that are indistinguishable from petroleum hydrocarbons; — fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), where permitted as specified in this standard; — blends of any of the above, where permitted as specified in this standard.

Timeline Details


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Completion Date
WC-Draft
Completion Date
Final-Draft
Completion Date
Project
Completion Date(Gazette)
Entered By Entered On
1 07-01-2025 07-06-2025 22-08-2025 06-01-2026 MS. KREETI DAS 07-01-2025
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1 Generation of Document Number 07-01-2025 -------
2 P-Draft Waived 07-01-2025 As this is an ISO adoption, P-draft is being waived off. -------
3 WC Draft 07-01-2025 Duration : 60 Days
Submitted for HOD approval
Remarks : National Foreword of ISO 8217 attached for circulation into WC please
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4 WC Draft 13-01-2025 WC approved by HOD
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