3.4 Coating Technical File
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3.4 Coating Technical File

  3.4.1 Specification of the coating system applied to void spaces in bulk carriers and oil tankers, records of the shipyard’s and shipowner’s coating work, detailed criteria for coating selection, job specifications, inspection, maintenance and repair should be documented in the Coating Technical File (CTF), which should be reviewed by the Administration or an organization recognized by the Administration.

  3.4.5 The Coating Technical File should be kept on board and maintained throughout the life of the ship.

Parent topic: 3 General Principles

3.4.2 New construction stage

 The Coating Technical File should contain at least the following items relating to this Standard and should be delivered by the shipyard at the new ship construction stage:

  • .1 copy of Statement of Compliance or Type Approval Certificate;

  • .2 copy of Technical Data Sheet, including:

    • .1 product name and identification mark and/or number;

    • .2 materials, components and composition of the coating system, colours;

    • .3 minimum and maximum dry film thickness;

    • .4 application methods, tools and/or machines;

    • .5 condition of surface to be coated (de-rusting grade, cleanness, profile, etc.); and

    • .6 environmental limitations (temperature and humidity);

  • .3 shipyard work records of coating application, including:

    • .1 applied actual space and area (in square metres) of each void space;

    • .2 applied coating system;

    • .3 time of coating, thickness, number of layers, etc.;

    • .4 ambient condition during coating; and

    • .5 method of surface preparation;

  • .4 procedures for inspection and repair of coating system during ship construction;

  • .5 coating log issued by the coating inspector, stating that the coating was applied in accordance with the specifications to the satisfaction of the coating supplier representative and specifying deviations from the specifications (example of daily log and non-conformity report, see annex 2);

  • .6 shipyard’s verified inspection report, including:

    • .1 completion date of inspection;

    • .2 result of inspection;

    • .3 remarks (if given);

    • .4 inspector signature; and

  • .7 procedures for in-service maintenance and repair of coating system.

3.4.3 Maintenance, repair and partial re-coating

 Maintenance, repair and partial re-coating activities should be recorded in the Coating Technical File in accordance with the relevant section of the guidelines for coating maintenance and repairfootnote.

3.4.4 Re-coating

 If full re-coating is carried out, the items specified in paragraph 3.4.2 should be recorded in the Coating Technical File.

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