Certificate in Alternative Fuels

The most current and comprehensive guide to alternative marine fuels

Study in detail commercial, technical, safety aspects and environmental impacts of existing and emerging marine fuel alternatives and technologies.

The growth in regulations and the demands of the future technology-driven marketspace will require shipping companies to use all kinds of techniques to improve their processes and remain competitive. One of them is using alternative fuels to power the ship.

The 14-week Certificate in Alternative Fuels course offers a close look at a range of new fuel alternatives – including LPG, methanol, hydrogen, biofuels, ammonia, nuclear and renewable energy – that will not only meet existing and possible future restrictions but can also be used to drive efficiency, minimise costs and reduce environmental impacts.

Every course is broken down into manageable modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities:

• Work through your instructional material online
• Interact with your peers and learning facilitators through the online forum to discuss subject-related issues and to network with your fellow learners
• Investigate relevant, real-world case studies
• Apply what you learn each week to ongoing project submissions

Course Details

• The legal rules on validity of contract
• Develop the ability to use the basic legal resources available in English law, both in the context of discussion of issues and problem solving
• Identify the fundamental legal principles applicable to oil and gas contracts
• Understand the relationships between the parties in a Production Sharing Agreement
• Understand the legal nature of contractual arrangements and the relationship between the companies that have been issued a licence to undertake oil and gas exploration and exploitation activities
• Understand the key oil and gas transportation arrangements
• Examine the concept of negotiation in oil and gas disputes