New Rules for Crude Oil Tanks

Guiding you through the changes

We have established a dedicated team of experienced people, committed to guide you through
the IMO PSPC implementation phase and are well placed to provide owners and shipyards with
sound guidance in the future.
For further information please contact:
Region Name Job title Email address
Europe, Middle East, Africa Andrew Maidment Technical Service Support Manager andrew.maidment@akzonobel.com
Americas John Kelly Technical Manager john.kelly@akzonobel.com
India, South East Asia, China Khiew Lee Yen Technical Operations Executive leeyen.khiew@akzonobel.com
Japan, Australasia, Korea JongJin Jung Technical Manager jongjin.jung@akzonobel.com
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NO SMOKING
Aggressive
components
in crude oil
(sludge)
Corrosion
of deck
head plating
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THERMAL
CYCLING
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Condensation
Inert
Gas
Inert
Gas
Inert
Gas
Inert
Gas
Inert
Gas
Inert
Gas
Loaded -
Corrosion potential
from thermal cycling
Loaded - Corrosion potential from thermal cycling
NO SMOKING
Pitting and rust staining
of the tank top
STEEL
PLATE
DRAIN WATER
OIL COAT
Pitting
(Anode)
Sludge
(Cathode)
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S INERT
GAS
INERT
GAS
Unloaded -
Corrosion potential from
pitting in tank bottom
Unloaded - Corrosion potential from pitting in tank bottom
* Note
1) Dimension A to be from upper most PMA height to upper deck height
0
.3
m
SIDE C.O.TANK
UPPER DECK
W.B.TKS
W.B.TKS CENTER C.O.TANK
First tripping bracket
Detail (typ. ) for BHD
Shaded areas only to be painted
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Trans. Web.
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1) Dimension A to be from upper most PMA height to upper deck height
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SIDE C.O.TANK
UPPER DECK
W.B.TKS
W.B.TKS CENTER C.O.TANK
First tripping bracket
Detail (typ. ) for BHD
Shaded areas only to be painted
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1) Dimension A to be from upper most PMA height to upper deck height
0
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m
SIDE C.O.TANK
UPPER DECK
W.B.TKS
W.B.TKS CENTER C.O.TANK
First tripping bracket
Detail (typ. ) for BHD
Shaded areas only to be painted
C
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Trans. Web.
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Why is there the need for the new performance standard?
The change from single hull to the introduction of
double hull structural arrangements for crude oil
tankers has revealed a number of double hull tankers
suffering from accelerated corrosion in areas of their
cargo tanks due to a thermal barrier which promoted
a more aggressive corrosive environment.
It has become common practice for many leading
owners and shipyards to use sound protective
coatings in the upper and lower areas of cargo tank
spaces. Now, these new regulations mean that
certain areas of cargo tanks must be suitably coated
for all new crude oil tankers above 5000 dwt.
The new IMO PSPC COT performance standard
A new set of SOLAS regulations, approved at MSC87 in May 2010, are effective for new crude oil
tankers from 1st January 2013 under the IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings of
Cargo Oil Tanks (IMO PSPC COT).
Just like IMO PSPC for water ballast tanks, the new
standard, designed to ensure longevity of cargo
oil tank coatings, stipulates that coatings must
remain in good condition for a minimum of 15
years - as dened by the International Association
of Classication Societies (IACS).
For a cargo oil tank coating to comply, all coatings
must have a Type Approval Certicate (TAC) which
means that the product has demonstrated the
expected performance, the quality of the supplied
material is assured and that the supply location has
met the requirements of the body issuing the TAC.
All coatings used within the cargo oil tanks must
now comply with PSPC regulations for crude oil
tanks on vessels greater than 5000 dwt at new
building, where:
The building contract is placed on or after 1st
January 2013 or, in the absence of a building
contract,
The keels of which are laid or which are at a
similar stage of construction on or after 1st July
2013,
Or the delivery of which is on or after 1st
January 2016.
What areas are affected by the new regulations?
The following areas are the minimum areas that shall be protected according to the standard:
Key coating requirements of IMO PSPC COT
Coating target useful life of 15 years for which it is
intended to be in GOOD condition
Epoxy coatings, to be applied as a multi-coat
system with a light top colour to aid inspection
The nominal dry flm thickness judged according
to the 90/10 rule to be 320 m
Zinc silicate shop primer inhibitor free, or
equivalent accepted
A Type Approval Certifcate (TAC) demonstrating
the expected coating performance and quality is
to be issued by a third party, independent of the
coating manufacturer
Surface preparation and coating application
throughout the coating process is to be inspected
to ensure compliance with this standard
Inspection results to be recorded in the ships
coating technical le.
Protecting your assets
For the foreseeable future, crude oil tankers will be
exposed to a corrosive environment. However, in
conjunction with the existing compulsory requirement
to coat ballast tanks, the new PSPC requirement
to coat the crude oil cargo tanks on new tankers
means that the basis for a long service life with limited
corrosion of essential structures should now be
possible.

For todays tanker operators, high quality protective
coatings offer a real cost-effective and practical route
to protection of crude oil cargo tanks from corrosion.

The choice of anticorrosive can have a major impact
on shipyard production and on-board operating
costs. Choose carefully; coatings must provide the
correct balance of properties to optimise the return
on investment for tanker owners / operators and
shipyards.
Deckhead with complete internal structure,
including brackets connecting to longitudinal and
transverse bulkheads.
Longitudinal and transverse bulkheads to be
coated to the uppermost means of access level.
On cargo tank bulkheads without an uppermost
means of access the coating to extend to 10% of
the tanks height at centreline but need not extend
more than 3 m down from the deck.
Flat inner bottom and all structure to height of
0.3 m above inner bottom to be coated.
KEY
W.B. TKS = Water ballast tanks
OUTER LONGL BHD =
Outer longitudinal bulkhead
INNER LONGL BHD =
Inner longitudinal bulkhead
C.O. TANK = Cargo oil tank
Detail (typ.) for BHD =
Detail (typical) for bulkhead
Trans. Web. = Transverse web frame
PMA = Permanent Means of Access
Shaded areas only to be painted