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TECHNICAL STANDARD
MITS-34
REV. 6
01.09.2005
MITS-34
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1 SCOPE ......................................................................................................... 3
ATTACHMENTS
1. Coating Systems
2. Coating Specification
3. Helideck drawing ASECI-02-02617-0008
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1 SCOPE
This MITS-34 covers the requirements for protective coating of steel and
other surfaces. It contains additional Company requirements or specifies
requirements where the codes and standards allow alternatives.
MITS-34 is a part of the Maersk International Technical Standards (MITS).
MITS-0 is applicable to and contains general instructions for the application
of all MITS. MITS-0 furthermore contains definitions and abbreviations
applicable to all MITS.
In addition to the requirements of MITS, any applicable requirements of
Maersk International Documentation Standard (MIDS) shall apply.
Compliance is required with all applicable regulations and with the latest
edition of codes and standards listed below, unless otherwise stated.
Reference to other MIDS or MITS standards are for convenience only and
shall not limit the application of any relevant MITS or MIDS requirements.
All codes and standards referenced below shall apply in latest edition unless
otherwise stated.
Compliance is required with all applicable parts of the codes and standards
specified.
ASTM MEK-test (Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone) for testing of zinc Silicate
D4752-03 paint
SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council Visual Standards
ISO 1461 Hot Dip Galvanized Coatings on Fabricated Iron and Steel
articles.
ISO 2409 Cross-cut adherence test
ISO 2632-2 Roughness comparison specimens – part 2. (e.g. Rugo
test No 3.)
ISO 4625 Pull of Test for Adhesion
ISO 8501-1 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints
and related products – visual assessment of surface
cleanliness – part 1: Rust grades and preparation grades
of uncoated steel substrates and of steel substrates after
overall removal of previous coatings.
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3 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1 General
The applicable coating system shall be identified for all surfaces according
to Attachment 1.
All areas not specifically mentioned shall be coated to conform to surroun-
dings or comparable areas.
Contractor shall provide a coating manual. This manual shall describe all
activities in connection with the coating work, including repair, and for each
applicable area the surface preparation and the specific coating system,
sequence of colours, the selected product manufacturer, and the control
procedures. The manual shall comply with the recommendations of the
product manufacturer and shall be available for Company review before the
work is commenced.
3.1.3 Supervision
3.2 Materials
3.2.1 Coating
3.2.1.1 Systems
The surface treatment and topcoat colours shall comply with the
requirements in Attachment 2.
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3.2.1.2 Storage
3.2.2 Thinners
3.2.3 Abrasives
Abrasives for blasting shall be grit or a mixture of grit and shot and selected
in order to provide the required surface.
The abrasives shall be kept free from salt, moisture and other impurities in-
cluding silicone.
The compressed air supply for abrasive blasting shall be dry, clean and free
from water and oil. Adequate separators and trays shall be provided and
these shall be emptied regularly.
When resuming work after a break, a blast of air alone shall be directed
against a clean, white cotton rag for 15 seconds with fully opened valve. If
any droplets or other contamination is shown, the source shall be found and
eliminated, and the test repeated.
3.3 Application
3.3.1.1 Degreasing
All steel shall be cleaned for oil, grease and salt prior to blasting by steam
cleaning or with suitable emulsion cleaner followed by fresh water washing
and drying. Solvent swabbing shall be used only on minor areas, using clean
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3.3.1.2 Grinding
All sharp edges and welds, which do not have a smooth ripple finish, shall
be ground to give a smooth rounded contour to a minimum edged radius of
2 mm.
In areas where welding fumes have been in contact with the steel surface
alkaline deposits may have been left on the surface. The presence of these
deposits can be identified using pH paper. Where the pH value is found to
be above 9 the steel surface shall be washed off with diluted phosphoric
acid (5%) and subsequently rinsed with clean fresh water before any further
surface treatment takes place.
All steel shall be dry blasted to min. SA 2½ according to ISO 8501 and the
anchor profile of the surface shall be between:
Ra = 12.5 microns (Rugo test No. 3, BN 10a) and
Ra = 25 microns (Rugo test No. 3, BN 11)
unless the coating manufacturer specifically sets stricter requirements.
Inhibitive washing to prevent rusting after blast cleaning shall not be used.
Salt, oil, grease and other impurities shall be removed from any hot dip
galvanized steel surfaces before painting of these. Inclusions of zinc ash in
the coating as well as sharp edges, sags and runs must be removed by grin-
ding/polishing. The galvanized surface shall prior to painting have a light
sweep blasting to secure bonding of paint.
All stainless steel, duplex and SMO surfaces shall be painted according to
the following requirements:
- Surface pre-treatment shall be performed as per paint manufacturer’s
recommendation.
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When shop primer is applied, this shall be compatible with the welding and
approved by the paint manufacturer as compatible with the specified paint
system, or the surface shall be completely re-blasted.
3.3.2 Coating
3.3.2.1 General
The steel or preceding coating surfaces shall be free from dust, and clean
from impurities such as grease, oil, salt, dirt, and moisture before over
coating.
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No coating shall be applied when the relative humidity of the air exceeds the
limits given below.
a. Zinc Ethyl Silicate: 50% min.
90% max.
65% preferred
b. Other coatings: No coating shall be applied when the relative humidity
of the air is outside the limits given by paint manufacturer or above
85%, whichever is the lowest.
No coating shall be applied during fog, mist, rain, when the surrounding air
temperature is below the paint manufacturer's recommendations, or if the
area surface temperature is less than 3 degrees Celsius above the dew
point.
Edges of beams, all sharp edges, excessive irregular welds, etc. shall be
ground and brush striped before each full coat is applied.
3.3.2.5 Curing
Each coat shall be allowed to cure for the time specified by the paint
manufacturer. The maximum time interval between application of coats shall
be as specified in the manufacturer’s data sheets.
The materials and conditions for metal spraying shall be in accordance with
ISO 2063.
The composition of the coating materiel shall be thermally sprayed
aluminium: 100% aluminium or AlMg5: 95% Al, 5% Mg.
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All coating metals shall be supplied with product data sheets and quality
control certificates, and be marked with coating metal manufacturer’s name,
manufacturing standard, metal composition weight and date of manufacture.
3.3.4 Repair
All damage to the coating system shall be repaired. The specified cleaning
grade and type (number) of coatings shall be re-established as for original
coating system.
Surface preparation shall be carried out by blasting except for minor damage
where mechanical disc grinding to St 3 (ISO 8501-1) may be applied subject
to recommendation by the paint manufacturer.
All repair paint shall be applied in accordance with section 3.3.2. For
surfaces where System 2 has been applied onshore, offshore paint repair
shall be according to System 5 unless specified otherwise by Company.
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Scratches need not be repaired. Other damage e.g. areas along welds, shall
be repaired by the following procedure:
a. The damaged area shall be cleaned to bare steel by grit-blasting to
SA 2½.
b. The cleaned area shall be painted with two layers of zinc rich epoxy
to maximum 80 micron DFT.
3.4 Inspection
3.4.2 Coating
3.4.2.1 General
All coats of paint shall be inspected for coverage and general appearance.
Transparent areas and sags are not acceptable. Any coat layer shall be
completed before over coating.
3.4.2.2 Primer
Attention shall be given to zinc dust on surfaces after spraying with zinc rich
primer. If zinc dust is present on the surfaces, the dust shall be removed by
grinding and vacuum cleaning prior to measuring of coat thickness and
painting of next coat. Attention shall also be given to cracked zinc coats.
Cracked coats shall be repaired.
Before further coating is applied on top of zinc silicate, MEK-test (ASTM D
4752-03) shall be carried out and show adequate hardening.
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3.4.2.3 Intercoat
Visual inspection shall be made for pinholes in the second coat when zinc
rich primer is applied.
3.4.3.1 Scope
3.4.3.2 Equipment
For measuring of dry film thickness, electronic fixed probe gauges shall be
used.
Wet film gauges should be used only for guidance during the spraying
process.
If the measuring probe leaves marks on the surface, then these marks shall
be repaired.
3.5 Reporting
4 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Certification confirming that the painting and other surface protection has
been applied according to this standard, referenced codes and standards
and the coating manufacturers recommendations.
The coating manual for the specific work shall be appended to the Certificate
of Compliance.
MITS-34 Attachment 1
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COATING SYSTEMS
System Area Colour (RAL) Notes
All structural steel and appurtenances in the splash zone
Yellow (1023)
(-2.0 m to +6.0 m relative to LAT)
Notes
1 GRE piping can be without paint.
2 The maximum surface temperature shall be calculated based on both process conditions and the
exposure to sunlight.
3 The direction to the nearest muster area shall be indicated on the escape route by means of
black arrows painted on top of the escape route paint. Arrows shall as a minimum be located for
each 3 m of the escape routes.
4 Can be either System 2 or System 5.
5 Instrument tubing from ASTM N08904 material shall not be painted.
6 Helideck colours and typical text markings are shown in Attachment 3.
Helideck markings are subject to approval by the aviation authorities.
MITS-34 Attachment 2
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COATING SPECIFICATION
System Coating Specification Dry Film
Thickness
(µm)
Topcoat Polyurethane 50
Total 275
Flint Reinforced The paint shall be rolled with a structure roller to obtain a non-
System 3 3000
Epoxy skid surface (Colturiet 7490 or HempadurSpray-Guard 35490)