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NACE SP0111-2019
Item No. 21153
Reaffirmed 2019-01-18
Approved Date 2011-08-22

Coating Technical File in Accordance with

the IMO Performance Standard
for Protective Coatings
This NACE International standard represents a consensus of those individual mem- ABSTRACT
bers who have reviewed this document, its scope, and provisions. Its acceptance The coating technical file (CTF) contains
does not in any respect preclude anyone, whether he or she has adopted the stan- documentation relevant to the selection,
dard or not, from manufacturing, marketing, purchasing, or using products, process- specification, installation, and inspection
es, or procedures not in conformance with this standard. Nothing contained in this of coatings applied to a ship’s seawater
NACE International standard is to be construed as granting any right, by implication ballast tanks and double-skin spaces. It
or otherwise, to manufacture, sell, or use in connection with any method, apparatus, also contains documentation of in-service
or product covered by Letters Patent, or as indemnifying or protecting anyone against maintenance and repair of coating sys-
tem(s). These requirements originate in
liability for infringement of Letters Patent. This standard represents minimum re-
the International Maritime Organization
quirements and should in no way be interpreted as a restriction on the use of better
(IMO)’s(1) “Performance Standard for Pro-
procedures or materials. Neither is this standard intended to apply in all cases relat- tective Coatings for Dedicated Seawater
ing to the subject. Unpredictable circumstances may negate the usefulness of this Ballast Tanks in All Types of Ships and
standard in specific instances. NACE International assumes no responsibility for the Double-Side Skin Spaces of Bulk Carri-
interpretation or use of this standard by other parties and accepts responsibility for ers” (PSPC),1 Paragraph 3.4, Coating
only those official NACE International interpretations issued by NACE International Technical File (CTF).
in accordance with its governing procedures and policies which preclude the issu-
ance of interpretations by individual volunteers. KEYWORDS
Marine, Ballast, IMO, MEPC 59/2/16,
Users of this NACE International standard are responsible for reviewing appropriate BWTS, Coating, Ships, Technical File,
health, safety, environmental, and regulatory documents and for determining their CTF, MSC.215(82), PSPC, TG 402, STG
applicability in relation to this standard prior to its use. This NACE International stan- 44.
dard may not necessarily address all potential health and safety problems or envi-
ronmental hazards associated with the use of materials, equipment, and/or opera-
tions detailed or referred to within this standard. Users of this NACE International
standard are also responsible for establishing appropriate health, safety, and envi-
ronmental protection practices, in consultation with appropriate regulatory authori-
ties if necessary, to achieve compliance with any existing applicable regulatory re-
quirements prior to the use of this standard.

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Foreword
The coating technical file (CTF) contains documentation relevant to the selection, specification, installation, and inspection of
coatings applied to a ship’s seawater ballast tanks and double-skin spaces. It also contains documentation of in-service mainte-
nance and repair of coating system(s). These requirements originate in the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s(1) “Per-
formance Standard for Protective Coatings for Dedicated Seawater Ballast Tanks in All Types of Ships and Double-Side Skin
Spaces of Bulk Carriers” (PSPC),1 Paragraph 3.4, Coating Technical File (CTF).

This standard is intended for use by parties responsible for the construction of ships in compliance with IMO Resolution
MSC.215(82).2

The benefits of the extensive documentation process requirements are twofold. The first is to ensure the coating system(s) is
properly installed; the documentation serves as a quality control (QC)/quality assurance (QA) process. The second is to provide
important historical data on the new-build’s coating system(s) installation for future reference and provide a documentation sys-
tem for ongoing maintenance and repair of coating system(s). The coating system(s) historical information is best collected and
presented with an efficient information access system during the lifetime of the ship.

This standard was prepared by NACE Task Group 402, “PSPC Coating Technical File Standard Practice,” which is administered
by Specific Technology Group (STG) 44, “Marine Corrosion: Ships and Structures.” It is cosponsored by STG 02, “Coatings and
Linings, Protective—Atmospheric,” STG 03, “Coatings and Linings, Protective—Immersion and Buried Service,” and STG 04,
“Coatings and Linings, Protective—Surface Preparation.” This standard is published by NACE under the auspices of STG 44.

In NACE standards, the terms shall, must, should, and may are used in accordance with the definitions of these terms in
the NACE Publications Style Manual. The terms shall and must are used to state a requirement, and are considered
mandatory. The term should is used to state something good and is recommended, but is not considered mandatory. The
term may is used to state something considered optional.

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NACE International Standard Practice (SP0111-2019)

Coating Technical File in Accordance with the

IMO Performance Standard for Protective
Coatings
1. General............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Definitions........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3. Coating Technical File Formats........................................................................................................................................... 5
References........................................................................................................................................................................ 12

FIGURES
Figure 1: Coating Technical File Requirements.................................................................................................................. 7
Figure 2: Work and Inspection Records Comparison....................................................................................................... 10
Figure 3: Work and Inspection Records.............................................................................................................................11
Figure 4: In-Service Maintenance Coating Technical File Requirements.......................................................................... 12

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Section 1: General
1.1 This standard describes a “best practices” approach to satisfying the CTF requirements of the IMO PSPC for seawater
ballast tanks and double-side skin spaces. The guidelines provided are for use with implementation of hard-copy data
collection systems as well as flat file electronic and relational database systems.

1.1.1 Best practices can also be defined as the most efficient (least amount of effort) and effective (best results) way
of accomplishing a task, based on repeatable procedures that have proved themselves over time for large
numbers of people. A given best practice is only applicable to a particular condition or circumstance and may
have to be modified or adapted for similar circumstances. In addition, a “best” practice can evolve to become
better as improvements are discovered.

1.2 The primary goal of this standard is to provide an efficient and accurate methodology for the collection, management,
and presentation of the data required by the PSPC and to facilitate the ongoing corrosion management of seawater
ballast tanks and double-side skin spaces to reach the intended 15-year service life of installed coating systems.

1.2.1 The preconstruction phase documents, including selection of the coating system, inspection procedures, coat-
ing process, coating inspector qualification, and repair procedures for the coating during construction (areas
that may become damaged during construction efforts or nonconforming installed coatings), establish an en-
gineered path for the installation of the coatings on seawater ballast tanks or double-side skin spaces. This first
step ends with the tripartite agreement, which shall be agreed on and signed by the shipyard or builder, coating
manufacturer, and ship owner.

1.2.2 The second step is to ensure that the coatings are installed as specified. This shall be accomplished through
extensive inspection and verification that the coating system is installed as specified in the tripartite agree-
ment. This portion of the process could potentially generate thousands of sheets of documentation in support
of the work effort and subsequent inspections. The requirements as noted in PSPC Paragraphs 3.4.2.3 and
3.4.2.5 overlap significantly in the data point collection. This duplication of effort can be identified as a quality
control (QC)/quality assurance (QA) set of processes.

1.3 The CTF supplied to the ship should be in a standardized language format; English is currently the language used for
the balance of IMO documentation. Therefore, the logical decision is to deliver the CTF to be kept shipboard in English.
However, to remain practicable during the execution of the work, the majority of work and inspection records pertaining
to the installation of the cited coatings should be collected in the native language. The required reports shall be trans-
lated into English for inclusion in the CTF.

1.4 Whereas completely electronic data acquisition and management systems have the ability to collect, manage, and
present all the project data and require minimal space to store, this technology solution may not be employed by all
shipyards, or effectively utilized by ships’ personnel. Therefore, this standard addresses methods from hard-copy, hand-
written forms through relational database-type systems.

1.5 The amount of data gathered during the application of ballast tank coatings when a ship is constructed as required by
the IMO PSPC is significant. The requirements as noted in PSPC Paragraphs 3.4.2.3 and 3.4.2.5 overlap significantly
in the data point collection. This standard strives to prioritize the value of the collected data for process verification
during construction and management and presentation of said data for effective engineering use during the lifetime of
the ship.

1.5.1 The familiarity and accuracy of data collection is significant with regard to performance of inspections. The goal
of this process is to ensure the coatings are properly installed with appropriate documentation. A practical
solution is to require the CTF deliverable to be summary sheets of the coating work and inspection results by
tank/space identifier. The summary sheets provide the pertinent information and note traceability to the original
documents, which are not necessarily a physical part of the onboard CTF.

1.5.2 Some data are useful on board and serve to validate compliance, and some are collected specific data points
and measured values that are not useful to the ship or to validating organizations. Hence, the data are sepa-
rated into two parts: data included in the CTF and available on board for validation, and data that are boxed up
as drawings and stored (possibly off the ship) and presented only when and if needed.

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