Standards, Training, and Certifications
in the Marine Coatings Industry
Presented by: Earl Bowry
Introduction
• This webinar will provide information on
current SSPC training and certification
programs related to industry standards and
practical aspects of selecting, specifying, and
using coatings safely, effectively, and
economically to protect structures in harsh
marine environments
Introduction (cont’d)
• SSPC has standards, training, and certifications for each
phase of a marine coatings project. The basic steps in
the overall project are:
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Develop the project specification and contract
Select the coating materials
Estimate and prepare the bid for the project
Quality control for the project
• Certified QCSs and Coating Inspectors
– Certifying the contractor who will be preforming surface
preparation and coating application
The Specification
• The starting point for a
coating project
– States requirements and
expectations of work
– Should be written clearly
and concise
SSPC Guides Regarding Specifications
• Insight Report: Preparing and Using Protective
Coating Specifications
• Insight Report: Specification Checklist for Steel
and Concrete Coatings
SSPC Course- Developing an Effective
Coating Specification
• This course presents an overview of the logical
and systematic development of coating
specifications, building upon CSI specification
writing knowledge. It reviews a wide range of
concerns that can affect project success and
presents a checklist for developing coating
specifications
Select the Coating Material
SSPC Training- Marine Coatings and
Regulations
• Marine Coatings
• Fundamentals of Protective Coatings
• Selection of Coatings
Marine Coatings
• A five day fundamental training program that
covers the practical aspects of the selection,
specification, and use of marine coatings in a
safe, effective, and economical manner to
protect structures in harsh marine
environments
Fundamentals of Protective Coatings
• This course provides a practical and
comprehensive overview for those who are
new to the protective coatings industry
– Ideal refresher for reviewing the fundamentals of
corrosion and the use of coatings as a protective
mechanism against corrosion and deterioration of
industrial marine structures
Selection of Coatings
• This one day course offers guidance on how to
accurately specify and select a coating for a
specific substrate (i.e., steel, concrete, nonferrous), structure, and environment. It
defines the primary functions of a coating, the
types of substrates that are painted, and the
demands of the environment
SSPC Paint Standards
• SSPC-Paint 20, Inorganic and Organic Zinc-Rich
Coating
• SSPC-Paint 30, Weld Through Inorganic Zinc
Primer
• SSPC-Paint 36, Two Component Weatherable
Aliphatic Polyurethane
• SSPC-Paint 42, Epoxy Polyamide Primer
Estimate and Prepare the Bid for the
Project
• Once the contract, with
it's coating specification
has been written a
contractor must review it,
understand it and prepare
a bid
SSPC Training: Bid and Contract
• Basics of Estimating Industrial Coating Projects
• Evaluating Common Coating Contract Clauses
• Planning and Specifying Industrial Coating
Projects
• Navigating NAVSEA Standard Item 009-32
Basic of Estimating Industrial Coating
Projects
• This program covers the
fundamentals of estimating
industrial painting job costs
including surface area calculations,
labor, and production rates, and
equipment and material
requirements
Evaluating
Common Coating Contract Clauses
• This course provides a basic overview of those
clauses most common to coatings contracts.
• It follows the outline of a standard
construction contract while also teaching
students to identify the key provisions that
may be missing from contracts they receive.
Planning and Specifying Industrial
Coatings Projects
• This course is designed to provide those who
understand coating fundamentals with an
overview of the principles of planning,
awarding, and monitoring the quality of new
construction or maintenance painting projects
Navigating
NAVESA Standard Item 009-32
• This one day course describes the naval ship
cleaning and planning requirements found in
NAVSEA Standard Item 009-32.
• It covers the cleanliness, surface preparation,
coating application requirements, and system
application instructions for various Navy
vessels
SSPC Standards and Guides
• SSPC has developed many standards and
guides that are referenced or specified in
coating application specifications
SSPC Surface Preparation Standards
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SSPC-SP 1, Solvent Cleaning
SSPC-SP 5, White Metal Blast
SSPC-SP 10, Near- White Metal Blast
SSPC-SP 7, Brush-Off Blast
SSPC-WJ 1, Clean to Bare Substrate
SSPC-WJ 2, Very Thorough Cleaning
SSPC Abrasive Standards
• SSPC-AB 1, Mineral and Slag Abrasives
• SSPC-AB 2, Cleanliness of Recycled Ferrous
Metallic Abrasives
• SSPC-AB 3, Ferrous Metallic Abrasives
• SSPC-AB 4, Recyclable Encapsulated Abrasive
Media
SSPC-PA 17
• Procedure for Determining Conformance to Steel
Profile/Surface Roughness/Peak Count
Requirements
– This standard describes a procedure suitable for shop
or field use for determining compliance with specified
profile ranges on a steel substrate using Methods A
(visual comparator), B (depth micrometer) and C
(replica tape) as described in ASTM D 4417, and the
portable stylus instrument method used to determine
surface roughness and peak count as described in
ASTM D 7127
SSPC-PA 1
• Shop, Field and Maintenance Painting of Steel
– This specification covers procedures of the
painting of steel surfaces and provides detailed
coverage of the procedures and methods for
application after the selection of the coating
materials has been made
SSPC-PA 2
• Procedure for determining conformance of
DFT
– This standard describes a procedure for
determining shop or field conformance to a
specified coating DFT range on ferrous and nonferrous metal substrates
Coating Thickness Restriction Levels
Spot Readings for a 100 ft2 Area
Nonconformance
SSPC Training: PA 2
• Using SSPC-PA 2 Effectively
– This half-day workshop summarizes and explains the
key highlights of SSPC PA 2: Measurement of Dry
Coating Thickness with Magnetic Gages. Students will
learn to verify the accuracy of a DFT magnetic gage;
measure the DFT of a coating with Type 1 or Type 2
gage; and describe and implement the procedure to
determine if the film thickness in a given area
conforms to the maximum and minimum levels
specified
Quality Control of the Project
• Quality Control Supervisor Certification
• Protective Coating Inspector Certification
• NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector Certification
Quality Control Supervisor
Certification
• This 2 day course is designed to provide training
in quality management for SSPC certified
contractor personnel, Technical Quality Managers
(TQM), and inspectors. It provides an overview of
the quality management aspects of surface
preparation, paint, coatings, and inspection
operations that a Quality Control Supervisor
needs to know to ensure delivery of a quality
product to customer
Protective Coating Inspector
Certification
• This course is to thoroughly train individuals in the proper methods of
inspection for surface preparation and installation of industrial and marine
protective coatings and lining systems on an array of industrial structures
and facilities.
• The PCI Level 2 Program meets ASTM International standard D3276
“Standard Guide for Painting Inspectors“ and has been approved by the
following commercial shipping classification societies, as equivalent to
NACE Coating Inspector Level 2 and FROSIO Inspector Level III in
accordance with the IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings
and IACS CSR:
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American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Bureau Veritas
Lloyd’s Register
RINA
NAVSEA
Basic Paint Inspector Certification
• The NBPI course is a five-day inspection course
that was developed by Naval Sea Systems
Command (NAVSEA) to train coatings inspectors
to inspect critical coated areas as defined by US
Navy policy documents.
• These areas include (but are not limited to):
cofferdams, decks for aviation and UNREP, chain
lockers, underwater hull, bilges, tanks, voids, well
deck overheads and others
SSPC QP Programs
• SSPC QP 1
• SSPC QP 2
• SSPC QP 3
SSPC QP 1
• The QP 1 program’s objective is to determine
if an industrial/marine coatings contractor has
the personnel, organization, qualifications,
procedures, knowledge, and capability to
produce quality surface preparation and
coating application on complex industrial and
marine metal structures and components
SSPC QP 2
• SSPC developed the QP 2 program to assess
the primary capabilities of contractors to
protect worker health and safety and the
environment, while successfully completing
industrial/marine hazardous paint removal
projects
SSPC QP 3
• Developed to verify the capabilities of shop
facilities to perform quality surface
preparation and coating application
Questions