COATING - QUALIFICATION OF THE INSPECTORS AND OTHER ISSUES

07/07/2008

RINA commitment to improving standards and delivering world class research, services and products to its existing clients whilst also attracting new clients and partners has resulted in RINA further extending its involvement in the area of coatings & corrosion by becoming a corporate member of NACE International. This will enable its surveyors and coatings personnel to access the information, and provide contribution to the development of the standards for which the organization is known.

NACE is currently developing the NACE CIP Level II (Marine) training course and certification and RINA is currently the only organisation licensed to deliver the CIP II Marine course when it is released in September 2008. The coating inspectors certified by NACE according the CIP Level II (Marine) scheme will meet the requirements of the IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for seawater ballast tanks.

RINA is also playing a very active role in STG44 -Marine Corrosion, a NACE International technical committee which has membership from all aspects of the marine coatings industry including owners, shipyards and coating manufacturers. This committee has established a working group to develop a new standard 'Methods of Validating Equivalence to ISO 8502-9 on Measurement of the Levels of Soluble Salts' which will enable manufacturers of automated salt measuring meters to demonstrate compliance with the PSPC requirements.

RINA are also sponsoring the NACE International Marine Coatings Forum in Busan at the end of October, the technical programme is interesting covering not only PSPC and ballast tanks but hull coatings with its impact on both CO2 emissions and bio fouling and if like previous NACE International Forums will be well attended by all sectors of the industry.

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