COATING APPLICATION PROCEDURE

VIETSOVPETRO

DOCUMENT TITLE:

COATING APPLICATION PROCEDURE

DOCUMENT NUMBER: P6/QA/27

1 04.05.2006 As requested
0 07.04.03 Established as per
ISO 9001:2000
REV. DATE DESCRIPTION PREPARED CHECKED APPROVED
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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................2
2 REVISION..................................................................................................................3
3 DISTRIBUTION LIST.................................................................................................4
4 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS.........................................................................................5
5 COATING APPLICATION FLOW CHART.................................................................6
6 PURPOSE..................................................................................................................7
7 APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS..............................................7
8 RESPONSIBILITY......................................................................................................7
9 APPLICABLE PROCESSING....................................................................................8
10 QUALITY INSPECTION..........................................................................................11
11 PAITING DEFECT REPAIRE.................................................................................12
12 SAFETY..................................................................................................................14
13 COATING COLOUR SCHEME...............................................................................14
14 PIPELINE MARKING..............................................................................................14
15 COMPONENT HANDLING.....................................................................................14
16 RECORDS AND RELATED DOCUMENT..............................................................15
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2 REVISION

Revision Description Date issued

Rev. 0 First issue as per ISO 9001:2000 07.04.2003

Rev. 1 Revise item 8,9,10,11 04.05.2006
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3 DISTRIBUTION LIST

No TITLE DISTRIBUTION* CODE

1 Director Of Construction Division 01

2 Chief Engineer 01-1
3 Deputy Director Of Production 01-2
4 Deputy Director Of Materials 01-3
5 Chief Mechanical Engineer 01-4
6 Chief Energy Engineer 01-5
7 Accounts Department 02
8 Personnel Specialist 03
9 QC Department X 04
10 Planning Department 05
11 Department Of Production Techniques X 06
12 Safety Engineer 07
13 Subdivision Of Construction Machinery X 08
14 Onshore Subdivision X 09
15 Department Of Materials And Means X 10
16 Offshore Subdivision X 11
17 Department For Inspection And Repair 12
18 Subdivision Of Pipeline Laying X 13
19 Electrical And Instrument Subdivision X 14
20 Subdivision For Construction Repairs X 15
21 QA Department X 16

* Marked X when distributed

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3 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
VSP : Joint – Venture Vietsovpetro
ISO : International Standard Organization
DFT : Dry Film Thickness
WFT : Wet Film Thickness
MSL : Medium Sea Level

NIPI : Research and Engineering Institute for Offshore Oil and Gas
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4 COATING APPLICATION FLOW CHART

Flow chart Form Performed by

Receipt of
Task

Unacceptable
Environment inspection Stop Work -QF-26 - Subdivision For
compressed air Abrasive
ispection
Construction Repairs
Pass

Surface blasting - Subdivision For

Construction Repairs
- QF-26
Surface - QC
Inspection Unacceptable
Pass
Priming - Subdivision For
- QF-26 Construction
Repairs
Prime - QC
Inspection
Unacceptable
Pass
- Subdivision For
Intermediate application
Construction Repairs
- QF-26

Intermediate Application - QC
Inspection
Unacceptable
PASS
- Subdivision For
Final Application - QF-26 Construction Repairs
- QF-27

Final - QC
Inspection - QF-50
Unacceptable
Pass - Subdivision For
Construction
Project
Repairs
hand-over
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6 PURPOSE
This procedure is to be denied the method, equipment and material to ensure the
suface blasting, painting, Inspection of inner and cover paint coating in anti-
corrosion of offshore construction. The offshore construction including steel
structures, pipe line, piping, technology equipments, ect.…

7 APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS

The following specifications shall be applied in this procedure:
 ISO 8501–1–1988 Surface preparation before application of paints
Sa 2.5 Very thorough. Near white blast-cleaning
St3 Very thorough. Hand and power tool cleaning
 SSPC Steel Structure Painting Council
SSPC – SP1 Solvent Cleaning
 Coating application follow chart
 Coating application and restoratin procedure of the cover paint coating in anti-
corrosion for the topsie of “Bach Ho” and “Rong” field. BC-MSP(BK)-AZ-07.99
(Nipi).

5 RESPONSIBILITY
Head of Subdivision for Construction Repairs shall be responsible for carrying out
anti-corrosion work and inspecting the record of weather, surface preparation,
paint preparation parameters as requirements in this procedure and the
customer’s technical requirements.
Head of Subdivision shall transport the painting material and supply the trace no.
of materials to Construction Repair Subdivision during material handover to
subdivision for carrying out blasting and painting. Trace No. shall be recorded
derectly on material and Material Receiving Inspection Report.
Head of Subdivision for Construction Repairs shall be responsible for maintaining
product trace numbers during blasting and painting processes until product
handover.
Head of fabrication subdivisions shall be responsible for transporting, supporting
and turning over the product as per requirement of Subdivision for Construction
Repairs.
Head of QC Department shall be responsible for monitoring and inspecting the
blasting and painting works. On the basic of inspection result, the QC Dept. shall
decide whether they are acceptable to precede the next stages.
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6 APPLICABLE PROCESSING
6.1 Equipments
The blasting equipment, air compressor and painting equipments shall be
maintained and inspected before using to ensure the equipment in good condition
and safety operation.
Compressed air providing for balsting equipment and painting equipment should
be dry and clean, inspection of compressed air shall conform to procedure
P5/CO/08. Pressure operation of blasting nozzle shall minimize 6 at or 90psi.
6.2 Painting and blasting material trasportation
9.2.1 Painting materials must remain intact container of manufacture, having
clearly mark. The painting material storage must be dry, clean and ventilation.
9.2.2 Painting mark, production date, batch number should be presented on the
cants to trace and shelf life.
9.2.3 Blasting abrasives must be stored in dry place and put on the shelf and
higher than ground at least 100 mm.
6.3 Suface blasting
9.2.4 Abrasive blast cleaning
6.3.1.1 Steel surface must be dry and shall not be infected by salt, oil and
grease. Traces of oil and grease shall be removed by using solvent specified in
standard SSPC- SP1
6.3.1.2 Offshore components or components removed from offshore projects
shall be washed with fresh water after being hammered off large, thick masses of
rust.
6.3.1.3 Outlets of drain-pipe and pipelines in general, shall be properly covered
to prevent abrasive entering, choking them up.
6.3.1.4 Name plates, valves, flanges, light bulbs, machines shall be properly
covered to prevent abrasive scraping, damaging them.
6.3.1.5 Blasting work shall only be carried out when ambient humidity is not
more than 85% and temperature of steel surface should be higher than dew point
3oC as a minimum.
6.3.1.6 To blast steel surface, it is possible to use following abrasives:
 Quartz sand
 Copper slag
 Steel grit G40
 Steel shot
The above abrasives should meet the technical requirement of each type
of abrasives as specified in engineering.
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6.3.1.7 The steel surface shall be blasted to surface cleanness and surface
roughness as specified in engineering.
6.3.1.8 After blasting, all abrasives, dusts shall be blown off by clean and dry
compressed air. Traces of grease, oil shall be removed by solvent, re-blasted
before painting.
6.3.1.9 Surfaces are not yet primed and left un-coated overnight for any reason
shall be re-blasted to required cleanness.
6.3.1.10 After clearning, within 4 hours should be primed coating. The oxidate
surface should be sweep blast.
6.3.1.11 Cleaning shall be carried out in daylight. Cleaning shall be carried out at
night when the OCD’s director was approved, the cleaning surface should be
sweep blast to reach surface cleaness as specified in engineering in the following
morning before primed coating.
6.3.1.12 Abrasive blasting work next to wet painting surface is prohibited. The
primed coating should be coated at least 25 mm, the primed coating should be
protected to avoid the damage and dirty surface.
9.2.5 Powertool cleaning
When the abrasive blasting can not carry out because of inaccessible for blasting,
menace damage equipment, cleaning area next to the electrical equipment. In this
case, if it is agreed by customers, it shall be done by Powertool.The surface
requirements the same as abrasive blasting.
9.2.6 Solvent cleaning
Solvent cleaning shall be carried out prior to blasting or by Powertool and each
painting application (if necessary) to completely remove grease, oil or other
contaminants.
Solvent cleaning shall be carried out in conformity to the standard SSPC-SP1.
9.4 COATING
9.4.1 Choosing paint and painting scheme design for projects shall be conducted
by anti-corrosion Department of Scientific Research and Design Institute of VSP.
Engineering documents prepared by the Institute and approved by VSP shall be a
part of this document.
9.4.2 All paint cans should be intact, unopened, and valid with adequate
information on date of production and batch number.
9.4.3 Should be conformed to the Manufacturer’s instruction: mixing, thinning,
blasting method, drying time, curing time, overcoating time and pot-life of paint.
9.4.4 Paint shall be well stirred before, during and after mixing. Mixing must be
conformed to the Manufacture’s instruction and as per P5/PA/07. Cans are used
for mixing should be the same type with current mixing paint, and clean, free from
oil or grease or other contaminants.
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9.4.5 No coating work shall be carried out in following conditions:

- Surface cleanness not yet required
- Ambient humidity excesses 85%
- Temperature gradient between the steel surface and dew point smaller
3 oC
- Temperature of steel surface higher than recommended by manufacturer.
- Wet surface
9.4.6 Part of component to be welded shall not be coated but wrapped with tape
over a length of 50 mm as a minimum.
9.4.7 Name plates, valves, flanges, light bulbs, equipment, rustness stell surface
shall be properly covered up prior to painting to prevent paint sticking on.
9.4.8 Using painting nozzles method by airless spray or air spray. Coating shall be
carried out by handtool where are inaccessible, small component, according to the
manufacture’ instruction and QC’s approval.
9.4.9 Nozzle pressure, size of painting nozzles shall be conformed manufacture’s
requirements. When using airless spray in manufacture’s datasheet of nozzle
presure, the stipulaion of air pressure fal into as follows: Nozzle pressure 2100 psi,
pump 45 : 1 will be 2100psi / 45 = 46.6 psi or 46.6 psi / 14  3.3 at.
9.4.10 The spray nozzle must be perpendicular and moved in parallel against
coating surface of the distance of 30 ~35cm. The last coating range covers the
latest one about 50%.
9.4.11 Prime application should be done as soon as possible but not more than 4
hours after completion to prevent rust or other contaminants appearing on steel
surface.
9.4.12 Before each painting application, use compressed air to blow off dust and
other contaminants from surface of previous application. Time intervals between
paint applications shall be according to manufacturer’s recommendations.
9.4.13 Areas remaining un-coated, inadequately coated shall be additionally
coated and let dry before subsequent application.
9.4.14 In case of expired life-time, the paint shall be discarded and relevant
equipment shall be cleaned up prior to being filled with a new paint.
9.4.15 While painting, it is recommended to use paiting brush for smooth to the
sagging (if have). The brush should be immersed in to solvent to against
dust of painting surface.
9.4.16 Painters should regularly measure WFT for each application to ensure
conformity of DFT to specified requirements.
9.4.17 Areas where coating is still wet shall be cordoned off and warning notice
“Wet painting-no crossing”.
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7 QUALITY INSPECTION
The following items shall be inspected and recorded:
 Environment conditions.
 Cleanness of compressed air.
 Quality of abrasives.
 Surface roughness and cleanness.
 Paint materials.
 Dry Film Thickness (DFT).
 Visual inspection for each lay.
 Holiday test
 Adhension test, cross cut test if required by customers in witing.
7.1 Enviroment condition inspection
The environment conditions shall be measured prior to surface cleaning and
apainting application. The equipments to be used: Methods for measuring
temperature of steel surface, wet temperature, relative humidity.
7.2 Abrasive ispection
Abrasives shall be inspected in accordance with design standard to ensure the
surface cleaning in good quality.
7.3 Surface cleanness inspecton
Comparing with standard pictures given in ISO 8501-1:1988 or SSPC-VIS 1-89.
7.4 Roughness Inspection
The tool of roughness measured including:
- Needle Surface Profile Gauge (Model 123)
- Testex Tape with Micrometer (122 Testex Tape and 124)
- Surface Profile Comparator as Kean Tator Surface Profile Comparator
(E-127); ISO Surface Profile Comparator (Model 125).
And other equivalent tools of roughness measurement.
7.5 Painting material inspection
Painting materials must be conformed to the designed painting system to
comply with the technical requirements. The mixture of paint shall be made
in accordance with work instruction P5/PA/07 and Manufacture’s
instruction.
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7.6 Measure the DFT inspection

Measure the DFT of each paint coat by using DFT measuring tools: E-345, E-456,
E-355 or acceptable similar ones.
To ensure high fidelity, the equipment of DFT inspection shall be calibrated priod
to measure at least one time a day.
At any 10m2 area measured, there must be at least 20 separate points and these
points are to spread on that whole 10 m2.
The paint thickness result is not to less then 10% in comparison with designed
thickness.
7.7 Visual inspection for each lay.
Visually inspect to discover the technical matters such as uncoated areas,
sagging, orange peeling, pinholes or graze, special attention shall be paid to
welds, corner, edges and inaccessible position.
7.8 Holiday test
Holiday test to find out the pinholes, discontinuities by using special tools for DFT
over 500 m. Voltage inspection as design requirement or at least 5V for each
micron of paint thickness. Holiday test shall be conducted only when required by
design requirement or customer requirement.
7.9 Adhesion test
Identify paint adhesion of each application when required by the client. The test
shall be conducted on test panels with Elcometer 106 or other relevant measuring
instruments. No adhesion test is allowed on the product.

8 PAITING DEFECT REPARATION

8.1 Inadequately coating thichness
8.1.1 Traces of oil and grease shall be removed by using solvent specified per
SSPC-SP 1
8.1.2 Using sandpaper to grind the inadequately coated. For Glassflake or Epoxy
can be sweep blasting.
8.1.3 Using compressed air to blow
8.1.4 Recoated to ensure in conformity with DFT requirements. Area where
repairing occur rust or inadequately coated thichness should be spot blasting the
steel surface reaching engineering cleaness and recoated.
8.2 Exceeding coating thichness
When the coating thichness exceeds the prime application on the design
requirement or data sheet of manufacturer.
11.2.1 Traces of oil and grease shall be removed by using solvent specified per
SSPC-SP 1.
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11.2.2 Using sandpaper to grind the exceeding coated lay .

11.2.3 Using compressed air to blow
11.2.4 Recoated the repairing area.
8.3 Sagging
11.2.5 The sagging after coating should be cleaned dust and other contaminants
from repairing area by solvent as per SSPC-SP 1.
11.2.6 Using sandpaper to grind or sweep blasting
11.2.7 Using compressed air to blow
11.2.8 Recoated the repairing area .
8.4 Coating of remain, blister, orange peeling, burn marks , welding or
heating.
11.2.9 Cleaning traces of oil, grease and dust from repairing area by solvent as
per SSPC-SP 1.
11.2.10 Re-blasted or clean by mechanical tool to obtain design cleaness.
11.2.11 Marking transition on edges at least 25mm along circumference, coated
area should be covered up.
11.2.12 Using compressed air to blow
11.2.13 Recoated the repairing area according to the design requirement.
8.5 Graze coated to metal surface
11.2.14 Cleaning traces of oil, grease and dust from repairing area by solvent as
per SSPC-SP 1.
11.2.15 Corner, edges should be grinned smooth .
11.2.16 Marking transition on edges at least 25mm along circumference, coated
area should be covered up.
11.2.17 Re-blasted or clean by using mechanical tool to obtain the design
cleness.
11.2.18 Using compressed air to blow
11.2.19 Recoated the repairing area according to the design system requirement.
8.6 Graze coated not to the metal surface
11.2.20 Cleaning oil, grease and dust and from repairing area by solvent as per
SSPC-SP 1.
11.2.21 Marking transition on edges at least 25mm along circumference, coated
area should be covered up.
11.2.22 Sweep blast or grind by sandpaper.
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11.2.23 Using compressed air to blow

11.2.24 Recoated the repairing area as per thickness requirement.

9 SAFETY
Storage, handling, mixing, painting shall conform to safety specifications
recommended by manufacturer and VSP safety specifications to ensure safety for
personnel and equipment.
Equipment to be used such as blasting equipment, painting equipment, and
grinder should be safety for operator.

10 COATING COLOUR SCHEME

Color of final coating shall conform to the customer’s design.

11 PIPELINE MARKING
Pipeline marking shall be done as specified by the client.

12 COMPONENT HANDLING
12.1 All components to be blasted by blasting machine shall be placed on
supports, spaced at least 30 cm from the ground for easy handling and for safety.
12.2 All components to be cleaned by hand equipment or components requiring
final coating shall be placed on supports, spaced at least 80 cm from the ground in
such a way that they do not hide each other and can be turned over, painted over
the entire surface.
12.3 All decks, which have been covered with steel plates, requiring hand-
blasting shall be placed on supports in such a way that they are spaced from the
ground at least 1,6 meter.
12.4 Coated components shall be taken out one by one. Use soft or hard slings
wrapped in clean cloth when lifting, lowering them to avoid scraping the coating.
Coated components should be placed on wood. Between layers of components
shall be a layer of wood, rag or soft materials.
12.5 Coated steel sheets shall be put upright in special racks, be separated to
each other by wood, rag.
12.6 Coated components shall be hold by soft or hard slings wrapped in clean
cloth during fitting-up process in case it cannot be hooked at two ends.
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13 RECORDS AND RELATED DOCUMENT

13.1 Records
5. QF-26, QF-27
13.2 Related documents
6. P5/PA/01**
7. P5/AB/**
8. P5/CO/08
9. P6/MM/10