Michael Banning is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Marine Engineer with 20+ years’
experience working within the marine industry. His sea-going career spanned both the
Royal Navy and Merchant fleets, having sailed on a variety of vessels including Warships, Very Large Crude Carriers, Liquid Natural Gas Carriers, Product Tankers, General Cargo Vessels and Ro-Ro ferries.
Michael expanded his technical knowledge and expertise ashore working for a fuel
additive manufacturer, holding the position of Technical Service Manager Marine and as
a Technical Consultant, Fuel Specialist and Surveyor at a London based consultancy
before joining Brookes Bell as Senior Marine Engineer and Fuel Specialist in 2022.
Michael’s experience includes fuel analysis, product formulation and development,
failure analysis, incident investigation, standardisation and specification, energy
efficiency management, project management and consultancy.
Michael is an active member in ISO working groups responsible for the Classification and Specification of both traditional and alternative Marine Fuels amongst other industry technical committees. He has assisted the industry with the aim of improving overall fuel quality mitigating risks onboard being involved in the 2017 revision of ISO 8217, PAS 23263 in the run up to 2020 and the latest version of the standard in 2024. Michael has continued his committee work and has a renewed focus on in setting up the framework for the inclusion of Biofuels and Alternative Fuels onboard marine vessels in the latest version of these standards, such as the ISO standard for Methanol.
MICHAEL BANNING CONTINUATION
Professional Qualifications
Chartered Engineer – Engineering Standards Council
Chartered Marine Engineer – Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
MCA OOW Engineer III/3 Unlimited (Motor)
Dangerous Cargo Endorsements for Petroleum and Liquefied Gases
Academic Qualifications
M.Sc., Engineering and Management, University of Portsmouth, UK
Professional Memberships
British Standards Institute (BSI) – Member of Technical Committee PTI/002 Liquid Fuels
International Organization for Standardisation – Member of Technical Committee
TC28/SC4/WG6 – Classification and Specification of Marine Fuels
International Organization for Standardisation – Member of Technical Committee TC
28/SC 4/WG 18 Specifications of Alternative Fuels for Marine Applications
Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) – Member
IMarEST Special Interest Group – Fuels and Emissions
International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) – Member
IBIA Future Fuels Working Group – Member
Surveying and Consultancy Employment
Senior Marine Engineer and Fuel Specialist, Brookes Bell
Technical Consultant, Fuel Specialist and Surveyor, Exponent
Technical Service Manager – Marine, Innospec
Sea going Employment
Marine Engineering Officer, BP Maritime Services
Marine Engineering Officer, Foreland Shipping
Marine Engineering Officer, Bibby International Services (IOM) Ltd
Marine Engineering Artificer, Royal Navy
MICHAEL BANNING CONTINUATION
Surveying and Consultancy Experience
– Bunker Quality Disputes
– Main and auxiliary engine failure investigations
– Shafting failures
– Opinion work on machinery failures and fuel quality issues
– Machinery repairs, inspections, assessment of costs, etc
– Engine/vessel performance assessment
Types of main and auxiliary engines:
– Sulzer
– Wärtsilä
– Win GD
– MAN
– MAN B&W
– MAK
– Caterpillar
– Deutz
– Yanmar
– Daihatsu