Interpretation
Clasification Society 2024 - Version 9.40
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 3 — General Principles - Interpretation

Interpretation

  1 Inspection of surface preparation and coating processes agreement should be signed by shipyard, shipowner and coating manufacturer and should be presented by the shipyard to the Administration for review prior to commencement of any coating work on any stage of a new building and as a minimum should comply with the PSPC.

  2 To facilitate the review, the following from the CTF should be available:

  • .1 Coating specification including selection of areas (spaces) to be coated, selection of coating system, surface preparation and coating process.

  • .2 Statement of Compliance or Type Approval of the coating system.

  3 The agreement should be included in the CTF and should at least cover:

  • .1 Inspection process, including scope of inspection, who carries out the inspection, the qualifications of the coating inspector(s) and appointment of a qualified coating inspector (responsible for verifying that the coating is applied in accordance with the PSPC). Where more than one coating inspector will be used then their areas of responsibility should be identified (for example, multiple construction sites).

  • .2 Language to be used for documentation.

  4 Any deviations in the procedure relative to the PSPC noted during the review should be raised with the shipyard, which is responsible for identifying and implementing the corrective actions.

  5 A Passenger Ship Safety Certificate or Cargo Ship Safety Certificate or Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, as appropriate, should not be issued until all required corrective actions have been closed to the satisfaction of the Administration.

  3.4 Coating Technical File

  3.4.1 Specification of the coating system applied to the dedicated seawater ballast tanks and double-side skin spaces, record of the shipyard's and shipowner's coating work, detailed criteria for coating selection, job specifications, inspection, maintenance and repair shall be documented in the Coating Technical File (CTF), and the Coating Technical File shall be reviewed by the Administration.

  3.4.2 New construction stage

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  3.4.3 In-service maintenance, repair and partial re-coating

  In-service maintenance, repair and partial re-coating activities shall be recorded in the Coating Technical File in accordance with the relevant section of the Guidelines for coating maintenance and repair.

  3.4.4 Re-coating

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

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


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