Www.safinah.co.uk376CPCE1 Coating Performance Standard A Review PCE - PSPC Workshop Amsterdam February 2007 Session 1

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Coating Performance Standard

A Review

PCE - PSPC Workshop

Amsterdam February 2007

Session 1


Objectives

To provide an overview of the IMO Coating Performance Standard for Water Ballast Tanks

To identify opportunities for – FP7 Projects – Business due to the requirements of the standard


Objective 1


…..but first we should look at who does what now……

The Parties involved


The Parties InvolvedIn all new building contracts today for building and painting a ship the parties involved are:



– Ship-owner

– Shipyard + Painting Contractor

– Coating Manufacturer



– Ship-owner

– Shipyard + Painting Contractor

– Coating Manufacturer

What does each party expect?


The Parties InvolvedShip-owner :


The Parties InvolvedShip-owner :

– A vessel built to specification at an agreed price and delivered at the agreed time

– Coatings to last as long as possible


The Parties InvolvedShipyard :


The Parties Involved

Shipyard :

– To build and deliver vessels at the agreed price and time making maximum use of its assets

– To make a profit in doing so ( in most cases!)

– The painting contractor is also wanting to make a profit

– Coatings to last at least 12 months…..!!??


The Parties InvolvedCoating Manufacturer :


The Parties InvolvedCoating Manufacturer :

– To supply coatings to the shipyard for use on the vessel that will be applied to an agreed specification and give the desired performance

– Make a profit

– Obtain repeat business after the vessel has been delivered via dry-dock supply, sea stores etc



Do all the expectations match?



Productivity Performance

Shipyard Ship-owner


The Parties InvolvedAt the contract stage all parties agree to the painting specification which covers:

• The Coating System

• Surface Preparation

• Environmental Conditions

• Drying/curing/overcoating Times

• Inspection Requirements+?


The Parties InvolvedAt the contract stage all parties agree to the painting specification which covers:

• The Coating System

• Surface Preparation

• Environmental Conditions

• Drying/curing/over-coating Times

• Inspection Requirements+

A Guarantee


The Parties InvolvedThe Performance Standard for protective Coatings (PSPC) covers all of these aspects (except guarantee but has a target life of the system of 15 years)

– So why the need for the PSPC?


The Parties InvolvedThe specification is in many ways a compromise:

– It has to meet with the yards building procedures and productivity requirements

– The shipyard is the customer of the coating manufacturers and they have to be competitive on standards as well as price

The PSPC is in effect making the compromise redundant


The Parties InvolvedRoles and Responsibilities



– Ship-owner

• Verifying that the agreed specification is met.

• This usually means spot checks during the process or delegating the responsibility of all inspections to a ‘paint consultant’


The Parties InvolvedRoles and Responsibilities– Shipyard


The Parties InvolvedRoles and Responsibilities– Shipyard

• Carrying out the specification and ensuring the standards are met - usually via the QC department


The Parties InvolvedRoles and Responsibilities– Coating Manufacturer



– Coating Manufacturer:

• Supplying paint of the required quality

• Giving advice when needed - NOT Supervision of the work

• Verifying that the specification is being met which is important especially from a guarantee perspective


The Parties InvolvedGuarantee:

– Who gives it/them and to whom?– Against what?– Duration



– The coating supplier gives a guarantee to the shipyard for 12 months

– The coating supplier may also give a further guarantee to the ship-owner of up to, typically, another (max) 4 years



– The shipyard gives a guarantee to the ship-owner for, usually, 12 months

– The shipyard undertakes to correct any fault at their cost in that 12 months but will seek to recover any significant costs from the coating supplier


The Parties InvolvedGuarantee terms:

– Guarantees are normally against visible corrosion

– They may also include a guarantee against blistering

– They may only reimburse the costs of the coating - ‘paint only guarantees’

– They may include labour to effect the repair - ‘paint and labour guarantees’


The Parties InvolvedGuarantee

– The cost of repairing a ballast tank is ~ US$60 per square metre

– The price of paint supplied for repair is ~ 10% of the total

Consequently anything that improves standards in the ballast tank coating process is welcomed by the coating manufacturer!


The Parties InvolvedGuarantee

……So will anyone give a guarantee beyond 5 years for a system with a target life of 15 years…?



…… how will the Performance Standard for Protective Coatings alter what happens today….?


Coating Performance Standard Review

What is the proposed Coating Performance Standard ?

What are its aims ?

When will it enter force and who will it affect?

What are the main opportunities ?



The Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) provides the technical requirements for protective coatings in dedicated sea water ballast tanks of all types of ships of 500 gt and greater and double sided skin spaces on bulk carriers of 150m and greater in length.

It will be mandatory and is intended to be included as amendments to SOLAS regs II-1/3-2 and XII/6

It is also recommended to be applied where possible to items, not integral to the structure e.g. ladders, platforms



Solas II-1/3-2 currently requires seawater ballast tanks to be coated at new building and is mandatory. It does not specify details of the coating , inspection, etc. [Non-mandatory guidelines for the selection, application and maintenance of corrosion prevention systems are contained in Resolution A.798(19)]

Solas XII/6-3 extends the above to seawater ballast tanks and double skin spaces of bulk carriers of 150m in length and greater (entered into force July 2006) and refers to performance standards to be adopted in future



Aims of the PSPC

– to provide a 15 year life for ballast tank coatings over which it is defined as in being ‘good’ condition.

– ‘Good’ condition is defined in resolution A.744(18) and is “ minor rust spotting affecting < 3% and < 20% of welds and edges”

– Better coating systems with reduced maintenance

– Improved safety at sea


Coating Performance Standard ReviewAims of the PSPC







Aims of the PSPC

– Further work is underway to develop a draft standard for:

• Void spaces of all ships

• Cargo tanks of oil tankers

• Guidelines for maintenance and repair for protective coatings

• Standards for protection of permanent means of access - not part of structural strength elements



Entry into force



Entry into force

– The proposals were adopted at the Marine Safety Committee (82) meeting on December 8th 2006 in Turkey



Entry into force

The proposals will apply to the aforementioned types of vessels:

– For which the building contract is placed on or after 1st July 2008, or

– In the absence of a building contract, the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction on or after 1st January 2009, or

– The delivery of which is on or after 1st July 2012



Entry into force

However IACS are applying the proposals on ratification to tankers and bulkers under the Common Structural Rules (CSR) from December 8th 2006

It is expected that the first new building classed under the above rules will begin building in the second half of 2007



Affected Parties



Affected Parties

– Ship-owners/operators of all vessels > 500 gt and bulkers in the prescribed size range

– New building shipyards/contractors

– Coating manufacturers

– Administration or Recognised Organisations



Ship-owners/operators of tankers and bulkers in the prescribed size range:

– It is expected that new building prices will increase by up to 10%

– Increased documentation to be on board in the form of a Coating Technical File (CTF) which will, in future, also record maintenance carried out but…

– Reduced maintenance and through life costs should be a benefit



New building Shipyards:

– Construction times are likely to increase with potential associated drop in productivity

– Increased manpower may be required with increased inspection times likely

– Possible investment in new facilities?

– Extra training for QC staff to appropriate standard (Frosio level III (red), NACE II or equivalent)

– Yards are responsible for the production of the CTF



New building Shipyards:

– Today the surface preparation and coating process is considered by most shipyards as a ‘bottleneck’ in the process

– The coating of a block can take ~ 5+ days during which the block is effectively ‘dead’

– The ballast coatings may only be 2 coats but an antifouling scheme may consist of up to 6 coats



New building Shipyards:– Steel Preparation– Inspect– Surface Preparation– Clean– Inspect– Coat– Inspect– Stripe– Coat– Stripe– Inspect

The time to carry out this work may increase



Productivity

Performance

Shipyard Ship-owner

You?



Coating Manufacturers:

– Obtaining approval of coatings – including over various shop primers

– Preparation of new data sheets

– Training of technical teams to appropriate standard

– Possible increase in staff levels - higher costs?



Recognised Organisation or Administration

– Auditing of the standard and verification of compliance

– Training of surveyors in the PSPC



Main Elements of the PSPC:



Main Elements of the PSPC:

– Design of a specification and coating system

– Coating System approval

– Definition of inspection procedures

– Production of a Coating Technical File (CTF) which records all aspects of the process

– Verification of compliance



Definition of inspection procedures:

– Qualification required for inspectors (Frosio level III (red), NACE Level II or equivalent)

– Stages of the process when inspection and/or monitoring is required

– Recording of inspection details



Production of a Coating Technical File (CTF) which records all aspects of the process and will contain:

– Statement of compliance or Type approval of coating– Documented performance records of the coating and criteria for

selection– Specification– Technical data sheet supplying all data needed– Shipyard work ( and owner) records - location, times, surface

preparation, environmental conditions etc– Inspection procedures and repair of coating during construction

(and also in-service maintenance)– Coating log issued by the coating inspector– Shipyards inspection report



Verification of compliance to confirm :

– Data sheet and Statement of Compliance certificate of coating or type approval certificate complies with PSPC

– Coating supplied is consistent with above

– Inspectors are qualified

– Reports of the surface preparation / application process are compliant with data sheet and certificate of type approval/statement of compliance

– Monitoring of implementation of inspection requirements

– CTF


Objectives


To identify opportunities for – FP7 Projects – Business due to the requirements of the standard

Documents

Www.safinah.co.uk376CPCE1 Coating Performance Standard A Review PCE - PSPC Workshop Amsterdam February 2007 Session 1