Inspection and Documentation

A Primary Mission of the Council is to promote effective means of surface preparation in the maintenance industry using water and water/abrasive blasting techniques.

Checkpoints and final inspections shall be signed off by certified coating inspectors.

The implementing contractor shall maintain a certification program for painters working on the project.

4.3.3 COATING INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION: Documentation shall be maintained verifying that only certified paint inspectors are used for inspecting preservation work.

4.10.5 Accomplish a cleanliness inspection on a daily basis whenever work is in progress.

The inspection shall be made jointly with the SUPERVISOR and the designated representative of the ship’s Commanding Officer.

Heavily rusted or corroded area, damaged metal and holes in the structure or piping shall be documented and provided to ship’s force and Responsible Contracting Authority to determine if further structural evaluation or NDT is warranted and for possible repair before surface preparation.

5.6.2 (Structural and Pre-Surface Conditioning): Verify all surfaces within the scope of the project are IAW paragraphs 5.1 through 5.3.

12.3.2 All tests and inspections noting unsatisfactory conditions shall result in the termination and rescheduling of the checkpoint.

13.1 Mechanically clean each deck drain from point of entry to each terminating point, free of foreign matter that could affect performance or damage system components.

Slight imperfections in the coating system are allowable, as long as they are not below minimum mils, and will not result in premature failure of the coating in the immediate vicinity of the imperfection.

15.1.3 In order to pass the checkpoint, any Appendices required by the certified coating inspector shall be up to date or completed and submitted to QA.