Specification For Fuel Oils: Draft Kenya Standard
Specification For Fuel Oils: Draft Kenya Standard
Specification For Fuel Oils: Draft Kenya Standard
ICS 75.160.01
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KENYA STANDARD DKS 1310: 2019
ICS 75.160.01
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1. SCOPE
This Kenya Standard prescribes requirements and test methods for fuel oils intended for oil-
fired furnaces both for industrial and marine uses.
2. NORMATIVE REFERENCE
3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 General The material shall be hydrocarbon oils derived from petroleum or shale. It shall be
free from grit and other foreign impurities.
3.2 The material shall also comply with the requirements prescribed in Table 1, when tested
according to the corresponding test methods.
Table 1. Requirements
4.1 Packing
The condition of the containers, rail tankers and road tank vehicles shall be such as not to be
detrimental to the quality of the fuel during normal transportation and storage. The containers shall
be acceptably sealed or leak proof, clean, and free from materials soluble in fuel oil.
4.2 Marking
4.2.1 The following information shall appear in legible and indelible marking on each container or
in case of fuel oil filled into bulk storage tanks, in the storage and consignment documents of each
road tank wagon or rail tank wagon.