Cargo Tank RWP
Cargo Tank RWP
Cargo Tank RWP
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Introduction
Successful in service performance of cargo tank coating systems
depends not only on the correct choice of coating but also on the
procedures adopted for surface preparation and paint application.
This document is designed to assist ship operators, shipyar ds and
contractors achieve the optimum preparation and application
standards so maximising the performance of cargo tank coatings.
• All grease and oil must be removed from all surfaces. • Tanks must be cleaned and gas fr ee.
• All hot work in way of tanks must be complete. • Any blisters present must be burst and blister caps r emoved from
the surface.
• Heating coils (if to be fitted) should be installed and masked.
• Heavy scale must be removed from all surfaces.
• All cargo lines should be fitted and tested.
• Scale, debris and cargo residues must be removed from the tanks.
• Cargo suction strums (if fitted) should be r emoved in order to give
total access. • All grease and oil must be removed from all surfaces.
• After final tank testing, tanks must be fr esh water washed and • All hot work in way of tanks must be complete.
dried, especially if they have been in contact with seawater .
• Cargo suction strums (if fitted) should be r emoved in order to give
• Prior to contract commencement, steelwork must be pr epared in total access.
the manner described under “Steelwork Preparation”.
• All tanks must be fresh water washed.
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Sa21/2 – in practice, this is considered to be the best standard a skilled
blasting operative can consistently achieve.
Weld Spatter • Remove weld spatter
before blasting, by grinder,
chipping hammer etc.
Sa3 – the possibility of achieving a uniform standar d of Sa3
• For weld spatter observed throughout the tanks is remote and a more realistic achievement
after blasting: would be somewhere between Sa21/2 and Sa3.
a) Remove with chipping
hammer/scraper, etc.
Comparative Standards
b) Where weld spatter is
sharp, use disc sander ISO 8501-1: 1988 Japanese (JSRA) SSPC Standard
and grinder until obtuse. Standard on New Steel
c) Obtuse weld spatter -
Sa21/2 JA SH2 SSPC-SP10
no treatment required.
Sa3 JA SH3 SSPC-SP5
Plate Lamination • Plate laminations to In cases where the substrate is corroded or pitted, it may be
be removed by
necessary to fresh water wash affected areas after abrasive blasting,
grinder or disc sander.
then re-blast, in order to ensure removal of soluble corrosion products.
Manual Welds • For welding beads with Abrasives used for blasting should be clean, dry and fr ee
surface irregularities and from dirt, oil, grease, organic or water soluble matter. Consult
sharp edges, remove by
disc sander or grinder. International Paint for recommendations on suitable abrasive material.
Surface Profile
Gas Cut Surface • For surfaces and edges of
The surface profile required will depend upon the type of coating to
excessive irregularity, remove
by disc sander or grinder. be applied. Measurement on site should be by pr ofile gauge or
other instrument agreed by all parties prior to commencing surface
preparation.
Scaffolding (Staging)
Type Cargo Lines
Staging should be designed to allow thor ough cleaning and acceptable The internal areas of cargo pipe lines should be coated, if r equired,
substrate access. International Paint recommend that staging should prior to fitting on the vessel. The exter nal areas of cargo pipe lines
be the ‘turn over’ type, when local safety r egulations permit. Tubular should be blasted and coated at the same time as the lowermost
scaffolding should not mask surfaces to be coated. Wher e contact with 2 metres (6.5 feet) of the tank.
Tubular scaffolding should be plugged or capped prior to abrasive Heating coils left in position during cargo tank blasting and coating
should be masked with suitable material. After blasting, the masking
blasting to prevent ingress of grit and dirt (which may be
should be removed and the coils cleaned (in or der to avoid
subsequently dislodged, leading to coating contamination).
contamination caused by grit falling onto the fr eshly applied paint on
Layout the tank surfaces).
Staging should afford easy and safe access to all surfaces to be
Coils should then be rewrapped prior to the start of tank coating
coated, but should be at least 150mm to 300mm (6" to 12") fr om
application. Whenever possible, heating coil brackets should be of
vertical surfaces to be coated.
stainless steel.
Distance between staging levels should not exceed two metr es
Cleaning
(6.5 feet) and the staging layout should be such that ventilation is
The bulk of spent abrasive and dust must be r emoved prior to the
not restricted. initial blasting inspection.
Care should be taken when removing scaffolding in order to minimise Following acceptance of the preparation standard, all remaining
damage to a freshly applied coating. All coating damages should be traces of abrasive and dust should be r emoved from all areas using
repaired in accordance with the recommendations of the International industrial vacuum cleaners fitted with brushes, or by other suitable
Paint Representative on site. methods agreed by the International Paint Representative on site.
Procedures
There are many different procedures for gritblasting and applying coatings in a cargo tank. The following four procedures represent the most
commonly used and accepted. Other procedures may be acceptable but should be discussed and agr eed with International Paint prior to implementation.
A Advantages
Unrestricted access for bottom blasting
Easier cleaning of upper area after bottom blasting
No overblast/ricochet damage on fully coated upper ar ea
Disadvantages
Blast 1st coat Scaffold Blast Fully coat Destage Fully coat Long overcoating time for primer or first coat r equired
bottom bottom upper area upper area & repair bottom Overlap requires careful preparation
area area area
Careful cleaning of bottom required
B Advantages
No holding primer required
No potential overcoating problems
Disadvantages
Overblast/ricochet damage on fully coated upper ar ea
Scaffold Blast Fully coat Destage Blast Fully coat Overlap requires careful preparation
upper area upper area & repair bottom bottom Cleaning of uppers after bottom blasting can be dif ficult without staging
area area
C Advantages
Continuous blasting avoids overblast/ricochet damage on coated ar eas
Easier cleaning
Disadvantages
Restricted access for bottom blasting
Scaffold Blast total 1st coat Fully coat Destage Fully coat Long overcoating time for primer or first coat r equired
area total area upper area & repair bottom Scaffold contact points on bottom need car eful preparation
area
Overlap requires careful preparation
High levels of dehumidification required
D Advantages
Continuous blasting avoids overblast/ricochet damage on coated ar eas
Easier cleaning
Disadvantages
Possible dry spray on bottom when coating upper ar ea
Scaffold Blast total Fully coat Destage Scaffold contact points on bottom need car eful preparation
area total area & repair Bottoms likely to be damaged whilst destaging
When preparing surfaces by other means, all traces of debris should
also be removed by appropriate methods.
“For optimum performance of
Before application of the coating, the amount of r esidual salt on the cargo tank coatings, close
prepared steel surface should be measured by the Bresle patch
method (ISO 8502-6: 1995) or similar. If the salt contamination level is control of dry film thickness
above the maximum that is permissible for the particular pr oduct
being used,† further fresh water washing, blasting and cleaning will be
is essential.”
required.
Coatings Application
All products must be applied in line with detailed advice pr ovided by
International Paint on can (container) labels, Product (Technical) Data Dry Film Thickness
Sheets and Material Safety Data Sheets. For optimum performance of cargo tank coatings, close contr ol of
dry film thickness is essential. Over application may r esult in slow
The coating system must be applied in accor dance with the agreed
cure and solvent entrapment, whereas under application can lead to
specification. All coatings must be applied by airless spray , except for
reduced in service performance.
stripe coats where brush or roller is recommended.
Maxiumum and minimum dry film thicknesses, as detailed in the
Airless spray equipment must be in good working or der and be
application procedures for the particular product being used, must
capable of performing to the output r equirements defined in the
be strictly adhered to. Consult International Paint for details.
Product (Technical) Data Sheets.
Air Pressure
Available air pressure and capacity for spray equipment must be at
least 5.5kg/cm2 and 1.4m3/min (80 p.s.i. and 50 cfm).
Pump Ratios
It is recommended that airless spray pump ratios of 40:1 or gr eater
should be used.
Tip Size
Airless spray tips must be the size stipulated on the Pr oduct
(Technical) Data Sheet or as agreed with the International Paint
Representative on site. Tips must not be in a wor n condition.
Mixing
Efficient mechanical stirrers or power agitators should be used to
ensure complete mixing of the coating befor e, and during application.
Dry film thickness measurement.
Dehumidification
Dehumidification equipment, when needed, must be of adequate
capacity to maintain the environmental conditions required in the tank.
Additionally, in order to prevent condensation, the steel temperature
must always be at least 5°F (3°C) above the dew point.
Provision should be made for 24 hour surveillance of equipment. † Consult International Paint for details.
Stripe Coats
Key areas for stripe coat application.
Stripe coating is an essential part of good painting practice in cargo
tanks. Typical areas where stripe coats should be applied include:
• backs of stiffeners
• cut outs i.e. scallops, etc
• welds
• areas of difficult access (corners etc)
• ladders and hand rails
• areas of properly prepared pitting
In general, stripe coats should be applied by brush or r oller
depending on the items concer ned. In exceptional circumstances it
may be acceptable to apply a stripe coat to the backs of stif feners by
narrow-angle airless spray.
The use of spray applied stripe coats however, should be discussed Safety
and agreed with the International Paint Representative on site. The ventilation/extraction system must prevent the solvent vapour
concentration in the tank from exceeding 10% of the lower explosive
limit (or less than this if r equired by local regulations).
Heating
If heating is necessary to satisfy the painting or curing specification it
Inspection of stripe coats. should be by means of a heat exchange system, i.e. air admitted to
the tank should not pass directly through a combustion chamber.
The procedure recommended will depend upon the type and extent of r epair involved.
Inspection of cargo tank following full
Major Repairs
coating refurbishment.
Where major repairs are required, work should be carried out in accor dance with all the previous
sections of these working procedures.
Minor Repairs
These are repairs to areas damaged, either at the initial coating stage, (e.g. by destaging) or during
the in service period (e.g. cargo-induced damages, subsequent corr osion etc).
The principle requirements are:
• Fresh water wash to remove all salt contamination and any r emaining cargo residues.
• Degrease according to SSPC-SP1 solvent cleaning to r emove oil, dirt etc.
• The area to be repaired must be dry.
• Remove any corrosion by means of either:
- vacuum blasting
- mechanical cleaning i.e. disc sander or grinder.
• Abrade coated area immediately surrounding repair to provide a key for subsequent paint overlap adhesion.
• Apply the paint system in accordance with the agreed specification. If small areas are involved and application is by brush (or roller), several coats
may be required to achieve the correct dry film thickness.
• All products must be applied in line with detailed advice pr ovided by International Paint on can (container) labels, Pr oduct (Technical) Data Sheets
and Material Safety Data Sheets.
• Consult International Paint for details on minimum cur e times prior to cargo loading/service entry following coating r epairs.
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