IMO Rules for Ballast Tanks Coating 2006

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 IMO Rules for Ballast Tanks Coating 2006

• What is IMO?
• What are the rules?
• Technology Requirements & Documentation
• Surface Preparation
• Coating System Approval
• Summary

Nguyen Cong Thuan/JPS DNV Vinashin Training/ 2007

 The IMO in brief

Founded in 1948, the IMO:

– Works towards improving maritime safety
– Fights marine pollution
– Is setting up a compensation system for people incurring financial
losses linked to marine pollution
– Has established an international system for distress calls and searches
and rescue operations

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 IMO Rules for Ballast Tanks Coating 2006

• What is IMO?
• What are the rules?
• Technology Requirements & Documentation
• Surface Preparation
• Coating System Approval
• Summary

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 What are the rules?

Performance Standard For Protective Coatings for Dedicated Seawater

Ballast Tanks

Designed to control the quality of ballast tank coatings including:

– Surface preparation
– Coating application
– Inspection
– Coating quality

For application in Newbuildings and at least full refurbishment (not concluded)

Improve quality means improved safety

Cost will increase – but all have to comply

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 Timing

The New Rules are proposed in two phases:-

– 1st July 2006 for New Bulk Carriers over 150m in length (revised SOLAS XII/6.3)
– Remaining IMO regulated vessels from 1st July 2008

Delegations from Newbuilding Countries argue against these dates

– Probably no change to dates, but some crucial exemptions within specific areas
– Contracts prior to xxx etc…

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Performance Standard For Protective Coatings for
dedicated seawater ballast tanks

Applicable to dedicated seawater tanks (Ballast Tanks) for all types of ships
and double-side spaces of bulk carriers

Target Useful life of 15 years

• Estimated but not limited

– can vary according to operating conditions such as ballast times and
temperatures during voyages etc…
• Rules dictate how this shall be achieved
– by, choice of coating system, steel preparation, application, coating
inspection and maintenance

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 IMO Rules for Ballast Tanks Coating 2006

• What is IMO?
• What are the rules?
• Technology Requirements & Documentation
• Surface Preparation
• Coating System Approval
• Summary

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 General Principles

As previously:
– Inspection, surface preparation and coating process shall be agreed
upon by owner, yard and coating manufacturer

Inspections shall be clearly reported in the coating technical file

– technical file is a document to follow the Newbuilding into service life as
an integral part of the ship supplied

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 General Principles

This being a standard aiming at a target life, any reference to maintenance

(in this standard) should be for mechanical damages and not deterioration of
the coating. Unless otherwise stated.
– Regardless of this, any faults or deterioration shall be repaired in
service regardless of cause

Periodic inspection in service is required

Ship design to allow better coating performance

– Rolled profiles, reducing scallops and avoiding general complexity in
design

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 Coating Technical File

Shall include, but not limited to:

– Statement of compliance or type approval (coating)
– TDS
– Shipyard Records
– Inspection and repair procedure
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 Coating Technical File

– Daily log
– Non-conformity log
– Shipyard's verified inspection
• completion date / inspection results / remarks / signed
– Procedures for in-service maintenance
– Maintenance & Significant Repair during service life
• TDS
• Work records
• Procedure for inspection and repair
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life of the ship

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 Basic Coating Requirements

Coating Type
– Epoxy Based Systems (including Epoxy Mastics)
– Other coating systems with performance according to the test procedure
(ie. new technology)
– A multi coat system with contrasting colours
– Final coat of light colour to ease inspection

Pre-Qualification
– B1 approval
– 5 years in-service history where class has notation after 5 years
inspection of 'GOOD'

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 Specification

Film thickness:
– Nominal DFTs are proposed – one shall be chosen
• NDFT 325µm & 85/15 rule, min 300µm
• NDFT 300µm & 90/10 rule, min 270µm

Number of coats:
– 2 full coats and 2 stripe coats with epoxy coatings
– First stripe coat to be extensive, second according to need for thickness
(or not)
– Can be evaluated with new technologies in line with specified testing
u estion for scallops and rat holes)
– Brush for stripe coats (roller accepted
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 IMO Rules for Ballast Tanks Coating 2006

• What is IMO?
• What are the rules?
• Technology Requirements & Documentation
• Surface Preparation
• Coating System Approval
• Summary

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 Primary Surface Preparation

When no shop primer is used or it has deteriorated

– Sa 2½ with profiles between 30 – 75 µm
– Blasting should not be carried out when
• the relative humidity exceeds 85%
• the steel surface is less than 3 °C above the dew point

Zinc Containing silicate shop primer shall be compatible with the main
coating system
– Coating manufacturer to confirm
– Discussion around a general shop primer approval

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 Primary Surface Preparation

Soluble salts
– 50 mg/m² of Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
– 70 mg/m² of Total soluble salts Same

Surface Pretreatment after erection

– Butts and small damages up to 3% of total tank area, St3, or Sa2½
where practicable.
– More than 3%, then Sa2½

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 Acceptable Dust Level

• ISO 8502-3
– tape test
– max dust level : 2

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 Secondary Surface Preparation

Steel shall be prepared so that the coating can be applied and perform
in accordance with the given specification

– Remove sharp edges / weld spatter / and any other contamination in

accordance to ISO 8501-3
– Edges to be rounded to a min. 2 mm radius
– No oil contamination
– Sa2½ on damaged shop primer and welds
• Again being discussed further
– No Abrasive inclusions
– Otherwise same as Primary Surface preparation

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 Other Issues

Ventilation
– Adequate ventilation for application, drying and curing and continued
after application process according to coating manufacturer
recommendations

Environmental conditions for application

– The relative humidity shall be below 85%
– The steel surface shall be more than 3°C above the dew point

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 Other Issues

Testing of coating
– Destructive testing to be avoided
– DFT to be checked after each application and final total DFT after
completion

Repair
– Any defects, pin holes, bubbles, voids etc., to be marked up and
repaired
– All repairs to be recorded and re-checked and documented

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 IMO Rules for Ballast Tanks Coating 2006

• What is IMO?
• What are the rules?
• Technology Requirements & Documentation
• Surface Preparation
• Coating System Approval
• Summary

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 DFT Control

Measurements to include but not limited to:-

– At least one measurement per 5m² of flat surface area
– At least one measurement at 2 – 3 meter intervals and at 15 mm from
the edges of tank boundaries
– Longitudinal and transverse stiffener members and Main Supporting
Members
• Measurements according to drawings - in the standard at 2 – 3
meter intervals and not less than 3 sets between main supporting
members, where one set at each end and one at the mid point
– Around openings one set per side
– 5 measurements per m² but not less than three on complex areas such
as large brackets of main members
– Additional as seen fit by coating advisor

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 Coating Inspection Requirements

Coating Advisor to be NACE II or FROSIO red certified

Inspection shall include but not limited to

– surface preparation at all stages
– DFT at all stages
– Cure of all coatings including the shop primer
– Block Assembly & Erection
• Visual prior to and after surface preparation
• All standard measurables (detailed in this standard)

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 Product Pre-Qualification

Existing Products
– B1 classification in DnV testing
– 5 years 'Good' Classification
– Fingerprinted

New Products
– To be tested in an extended B1 testing procedure
– Fingerprinted
– Limited capacity – so difficult to get new products through the test
institute (DnV)

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 IMO Rules for Ballast Tanks Coating 2006

• What is IMO?
• What are the rules?
• Technology Requirements & Documentation
• Surface Preparation
• Coating System Approval
• Summary

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 Summary

Areas:
– Dedicated Sea Water Ballast Tanks
– Double sided spaces of bulk carriers
Ships:
– Step 1: New Bulk Carriers over 150m in length
– Step 2: Remaining IMO regulated vessels
– Vessels trading internationally
When:
– Step 1: 1st July 2006
– Step 2: 1st July 2008

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