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.
3.3 Approved course: A course that has a syllabus
based on the issues associated with the PSPC including the following:
- 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.
3.4 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.