Interpretation
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC.1/Circular.1378 – Unified Interpretations of the Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for Dedicated Seawater Ballast Tanks in all Types of Ships and Double-Side Skin Spaces of Bulk Carriers (Resolution MSC.215(82)) – (8 December 2010) - Annex – Unified Interpretations of the Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for Dedicated Seawater Ballast Tanks in all Types of Ships and Double-Side Skin Spaces of Bulk Carriers (Resolution MSC.215(82)) - PSPC 4 – Table 1: 2 PSP (Primary Surface Preparation) - Interpretation

Interpretation

 Checking of the steel surface cleanliness and roughness profile should be carried out at the end of the surface preparation and before the application of the primer, in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.

  • “2.2 Water soluble salt limit equivalent to NaCl8

    ≤ 50 mg/m2 of sodium chloride.

  • 2.3 Shop primer

  Zinc containing inhibitor free zinc silicate based or equivalent. Compatibility with main coating system shall be confirmed by the coating manufacturer."

Parent topic: PSPC 4 – Table 1: 2 PSP (Primary Surface Preparation)
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