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