RULES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF

Ships
PART 6 CHAPTER 31
NEWBUILDINGS
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS ADDITIONAL CLASS

Coating
JANUARY 2013

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CHANGES
General
This is a new document.
This document replaces previous Pt.3 Ch.1 Sec.15 F - edition July 2012.
The rules come into force 1 July 2013.

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CONTENTS
Sec. 1
A.
A
A
A

General ................................................................................................................................................ 5

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
100 Objective ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
200 Scope..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
300 Application............................................................................................................................................................ 5

Sec. 2

Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 6

A. Documentation ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
A 100 Documentation requirements ................................................................................................................................ 6
B. Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
B 100 Monitoring requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 6
C. Corrosion Prevention Systems ........................................................................................................................................ 6
C 100 Requirements for corrosion prevention systems................................................................................................... 6

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SECTION 1
GENERAL
A. Introduction
A 100 Objective
101 The rules in this chapter give requirements to corrosion prevention of tanks and spaces/ areas for vessels.
The class notation will provide documentation that the vessel is in compliance with the IMO PSPCs.
A 200 Scope
201

The requirements in this chapter cover:

Documentation requirements
Monitoring of inspection equipment, techniques and reporting methods.
A 300 Application
301

The COAT-PSPC(X) notations may be given to newbuildings built in compliance with:

SOLAS Chapter II-1, Part A-1, Regulation 3-2 and the IMO Resolution MSC.215(82): Performance
Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) for Dedicated Seawater Ballast Tanks in All Types of Ships and
Double-Side Skin Spaces of Bulk Carriers
SOLAS Chapter II-1, Part A-1, Regulation 3-11 and the IMO Resolution MSC.288(87): Performance
Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) for Cargo Oil Tanks of Crude Oil Tankers
IMO Resolution MSC.244(83): Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for Void Spaces on Bulk
Carriers and Oil Tankers
MSC.1/Circ.1279: Guidelines for Corrosion Protection of Permanent Means of Access Arrangements, as
relevant.
Guidance note:
The requirements of IMO Resolution MSC.244(83) are made voluntary by IMO.
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302 The COAT-PSPC(X) notations are intended for all SOLAS vessels, but may be applied to all types of
vessels. The vessels shall comply with the requirements for corrosion prevention of tanks and spaces/areas as
described in Sec.2 C.
303 The performance standards and guidelines referred to in 301 are further described in Classification Note
No. 33.1. IMO PSPC is used as a common name for the listed IMO documents.

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SECTION 2
REQUIREMENTS
A. Documentation
A 100 Documentation requirements
101

For class notation COAT-PSPC(X), documentation shall be submitted as required by Table A1.

102 The initial documentation (specifications and procedures) shall be submitted for approval prior to start
of any coating work (shop priming). The final documentation (also including logs and records) shall be
submitted for review prior to delivery of the vessel.
Table A1 - Documentation requirements
Object
Documentation type
Dedicated seawater ballast tanks M042 - Coating Technical File (CTF)
Double-side skin spaces
M042 - Coating Technical File (CTF)
Void spaces
M042 - Coating Technical File (CTF)
Cargo oil tanks
M042 - Coating Technical File (CTF)

Additional description
All vessels
Bulk Carriers
Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers
Oil tankers

Info
AP
AP
AP
AP

103

For general requirements to documentation, including definition of the Info codes, see Pt.0 Ch.3 Sec.1.

104

For a full definition of the documentation types, see Pt.0 Ch.3 Sec.2.

B. Monitoring
B 100 Monitoring requirements
101 During construction phase the coating inspection requirements (equipment, techniques and reporting
methods) shall be monitored by the Society.
Guidance note:
The attending surveyor of the Society will not verify the application of the coatings but will review the reports of the
coating inspectors to verify that the specified procedures have been followed.
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C. Corrosion Prevention Systems

C 100 Requirements for corrosion prevention systems
101 A corrosion prevention system shall be specified and applied to the tanks and spaces/areas, as described
in the IMO PSPCs, for different types of ships.
102 The COAT-PSPC(X) class notation series will document compliance with the IMO PSPCs, where the
X in the parentheses will denote corrosion prevention of different tanks and spaces/areas, given in Table C1:
Table C1 Class notations
Class notation
COAT-PSPC(B)
COAT-PSPC(C)
COAT-PSPC(D)
COAT-PSPC(V)

Tanks/spaces
Dedicated seawater ballast tanks
Cargo oil tanks
Double-side skin spaces
Void spaces

Ship types
All vessels
Oil Tankers
Bulk Carriers
Bulk Carriers, Oil Tankers

The notations may be combined, e.g. a Bulk Carrier may have a COAT-PSPC(B;D;V) class notation.

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