This paper presents an analysis of exploitation parameters for naval propulsion plant at different operating regimes. For naval propulsion plant with internal combustion engines, is considered as independent variables which give its operating regimes. Functional parameters of analysis of navigational regimes considered representative of the operation of the ship. Propulsion of the ship is provided by a fixed pitch propeller that allows modification propulsion performance by adjusting a single parameter function: speed propeller.

This paper presents a calculation method to determine optimum operating conditions of power plants installations with internal combustion engines used on ships. The scope of this document is to make a minimum fuel consumption calculation using software Engineering Equation Solver. Analysing several operating regimes, the specific consumption of heavy fuel used on the main engine of the oil tanker is calculated. Vessel must operate at the parameters for which it was designed and built, thus satisfying all technical and economic aspects.