Ingangsdatum: 08-12-2010
Geldig tot en met: 23-06-2013
PSPC 6 – Coating inspection requirements
6.1 General
6.1.1 To ensure compliance with this
Standard, the following shall be carried out by qualified
coating inspectors certified to NACE Coating Inspector Level
2, FROSIO Inspector Level III or equivalent as verified by
the Administration.
6.1.2 Coating inspectors shall inspect
surface preparation and coating application during the
coating process by carrying out, as a minimum, those
inspection items identified in section 6.2 to ensure
compliance with this Standard. Emphasis shall be placed on
initiation of each stage of surface preparation and coatings
application as improper work is extremely difficult to
correct later in the coating progress. Representative
structural members shall be non-destructively examined for
coating thickness. The inspector shall verify that
appropriate collective measures have been carried out.
6.1.3 Results from the inspection shall be
recorded by the inspector and shall be included in the CTF
(refer to annex 2 (Example of daily log and non-conformity
report)).
Interpretation
Procedure for assessment of
coating inspectors' qualifications
1 Coating inspectors required to carry
out inspections in accordance with the PSPC 6 should be
qualified to NACE Coating Inspector Level 2, FROSIO Inspector
Level III, or an equivalent qualification. Equivalent
qualifications are described in 3 below.
2 However, only coating
inspectors with at least 2 years' relevant coating inspector
experience and qualified to NACE Coating Inspector Level 2 or
FROSIO Inspector Level III, or with an equivalent qualification,
can write and\or authorize procedures, or decide upon corrective
actions to overcome non-compliances.
3 Equivalent qualification
3.1 Equivalent qualification is
the successful completion, as determined by course tutor, of
an approved course.
3.2 The course tutors should be
qualified with at least 2 years' relevant experience and
qualified to NACE Coating Inspector Level 2 or FROSIO
Inspector Level III, or with an equivalent
qualification.
Health environment and safety
Corrosion
Materials and design
International standards referenced in PSPC
Curing mechanisms
Role of inspector
Test instruments
Inspection procedures
Coating specification
Application procedures
Coating failures
Pre-job conference
MSDS and product data sheet review
Coating technical file
Surface preparation
Dehumidification
Waterjetting
Coating types and inspection criteria
Specialized application equipment
Use of inspection procedures for destructive testing
and non destructive testing instruments
Inspection instruments and test methods
Coating inspection techniques
Cathodic protection
Practical exercises, case studies
Examples of approved courses may be internal courses run by
the coating manufacturers or shipyards, etc.
3.3 Approved course: A course that has a
syllabus based on the issues associated with the PSPC
including the following:
3.4 Such a course should have an acceptable
measurement of performance, such as an examination with both
theoretical and practical elements. The course and
examination should be approved by the Administration.
3.5 Equivalent qualification arising from
practical experience: An individual may be qualified without
attending a course where it can be shown that the
individual:
- has a minimum of 5-year practical work experience as a
coating inspector of ballast tanks during new construction
within the last 10 years; and
- has successfully completed the examination given in
3.4.
4 Assistant to the coating
inspectors
4.1 If the coating inspectors
require assistance from other persons to do the part of the
inspections under the coating inspector's supervision, those
persons should be trained to the coating inspector's
satisfaction.
4.2 Such training should be
recorded and endorsed either by the inspector, the yard's
training organization or inspection equipment manufacturer
to confirm competence in using the measuring equipment and
confirm knowledge of the measurements required by the
PSPC.
4.3 Training records should be
available for verification if required.