3 Survey Recommendations
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3 Survey Recommendations

  3.1 The coating system in ballast tanks should be examined in connection with:

  • .1 intermediate surveys for all steel ships above 500 gross tonnage exceeding five years of age; and

  • .2 renewal surveys for all steel ships above 500 gross tonnage.

  3.2 The condition of the coating in ballast tanks should be assigned and categorized as GOOD, FAIR or POOR based on visual inspection and estimated percentage of areas with coating failure and rusty surfaces (see table 1) and recordedfootnote.

Parent topic: Annex – Guidelines for Maintenance and Repair of Protective Coatings
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