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11.16 Coating System 9: Light Duty Area Non-Skid Steel Deck Coating
Surface Preparation Grit blast to ISO 8501-1 [7] SA2.5
Blast profile 75 m to 100 m
Blast roughness:- Quadrant 3 of the Elcometer 125 Surface Roughness Comparator
Primer Zinc Phoshate Epoxy 50 m NDFT
1
st
Coat Modified Epoxy 350 m NDFT
Aggregate Non-Sparking Aggregate N/A
2
nd
Coat Modified Epoxy 200 m NDFT
Total 600 m NDFT
Notes: i) Coating system 8 shall be used on decks not subject to heavy traffic.
ii) Roof surfaces where there is no normal access shall be coated with Coatings System
9 without the aggregate.
iii) Where written permission for the use of mechanical surface preparation methods
has been given by BG Tunisia, Coating System 8M is to be used.

11.17 Coating System 9M: Light Duty Area Non-Skid Steel Deck Coating
Mechanically Prepared Surfaces
Surface Preparation Mechanically Prepare to SSPC-SP11 [33]
Primer Zinc Phoshate Epoxy 50 m NDFT
1
st
Coat Modified Epoxy 350 m NDFT
Aggregate Non-Sparking Aggregate N/A
2
nd
Coat Modified Epoxy 200 m NDFT
Total 600 m NDFT
Notes: i) The performance of Coating System 9 is degraded when applied to a mechanically
prepared surface. System 9M shall only be used to repair small isolated breakdown areas.

11.18 Coating System 10: Insulated & Uninsulated Ferritic and Stainless Steels
This Coating System is applicable to:
a) New build or replacement insulated austenitic stainless steel pressure vessels, pipe, fittings
and in-line components with PREN < 30 operating in the range 60C to 150C.
b) New build or replacement Insulated austenitic stainless steel pressure vessels, pipe, fittings
and in-line components with PREN < 30 operating above 150C but cycling into the range
60C to 150C.
c) New build or replacement insulated austenitic stainless steel equipment, piping & in-line
components with 30 PREN < 40 operating in the range 100C to 150C.

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d) New build or replacement insulated austenitic stainless steel equipment, piping & in-line
components with 30 PREN < 40 operating above 150C but cycling into the range 100C
to 150C.
e) New build or replacement stainless steel equipment, piping & in-line components with
PREN 40 operating in the range 110C to 150C.
f) New build or replacement insulated stainless steel equipment, piping & in-line components
with PREN 40 operating above 150C but cycling into the range 110C to 150C
g) New build or replacement insulated ferritic steel equipment, piping and in-line
components operating in the range -4C to 150C.
h) New build or replacement insulated ferritic steel equipment, piping and in-line
components operating above 150C but cycling into the range -4C to 150C.
Surface Preparation Grit blast to a standard visually analogous to ISO 8501-1 [7] SA3
Blast profile 50 m to 75 m
Blast roughness:- Quadrant 2 of the Elcometer 125 Surface Roughness Comparator
1
st
Coat Thermal Spray Aluminium 250 m NDFT
Sealer Coat Epoxy Phenolic 40 m NDFT
Total 290 m NDFT

11.19 Coating System 11: Insulated & Uninsulated Ferritic and Stainless Steels
On-site System.
This Coating System is applicable to:
a) On-site repairs to ferritic and stainless steel pipework and components coated with Coating
System 10.
b) Non-insulated ferritic equipment, pipework & in-line components operating in the range -
4C to 150C.
c) Non-insulated portions of insulated equipment, piping & in-line components (e.g. nozzles,
clips, flanges, brackets etc.) including exposed areas at personnel protection mesh guards.
Surface Preparation Grit blast to a standard visually anomalous to ISO 8501-1 [7] SA2.5
Blast profile 35 m to 50 m
Blast roughness:- Quadrant 2 of the Elcometer 125 Surface Roughness Comparator
1st Coat: Epoxy Phenolic 100 m NDFT
2nd Coat: Epoxy Phenolic 100 m NDFT
Total 200 m NDFT
Notes: i) Where written permission for the use of mechanical surface preparation methods
has been given by BG Tunisia, Coating System 11M is to be used.