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Cure Check of Paint for Jackets, Piles & Associated

Items

03 1st November 2014 NH AF JA

02 4th September 2014 NH AF MN

01 10th July 2014 NH AF MN
00 2nd June 2014 NH AF MN

Revision Date Issued By Reviewed By Approved By

Revision History
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Rev. Ref.
Date Detailed Description of Change
No. Section
02-06-2014 00 Issued for review N/A
10-07-2014 01 Complete revision
04-09-2014 02 Reference to calibration removed 3.3
References to test plates removed 4
Remedial action included for test failure 4
Reference to applied standard included 5
01-11-2014 03 Reworded to include frequency of test. 4.0
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CONTENTS:
1. SCOPE 4
2. REFERENCES 4
2.1 PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 4
2.2 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS 4
3. PROCEDURE 4
3.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 4
3.2 INSTRUMENT/EQUIPMENT ISSUE 4
3.3 FAULTY OR DAMAGED EQUIPMENT 4
4. FREQUENCY OF TEST AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 5
5. TEST METHOD (ASTM D5402) 5
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1. SCOPE

The purpose of this procedure is to ensure compliance to Safety, Health and Environmental local and
International standards and to provide cure testing techniques in accordance with COMPANY specifications for
Shah Deniz Phase 2 Jackets and Piles.

Adherence to this procedure shall be mandatory.

2. REFERENCES

2.1 Project Specifications

Document Number Document Title

General Coating Specification for Fabrication
AD-CDZZZZ-MT-SPE-0006-000
Sites

2.2 International Standards

Document Number Document Title

Assessing the Solvent Resistance of Organic
ASTM D5402
Coatings Using Solvent Rubs

3. PROCEDURE

3.1 Responsibilities

The Deputy Site Manager is responsible for training personnel to perform cure checks and to ensure safe use of
the equipment.

It is the responsibility of the Paint Inspector to perform pre-use checks and safe use of the cure check
equipment in accordance with this procedure, COSHH assessment and any environmental regulations which
apply. Any faulty or damaged goods shall be reported to the Site Manager immediately.

Personnel shall hold one of the following as a minimum:

 Institute of Corrosion – Painting Inspector, minimum of level 2;

 BGAS/CSWIP – Painting Inspector, minimum of level 2;
 FROSIO, minimum level 2.

3.2 Instrument/Equipment Issue

All instruments/equipment shall be held within the Hertel store and can be signed out only by trained
inspection personnel (see section 3.1).

3.3 Faulty or Damaged Equipment

Care shall be taken to ensure that equipment is handled such, that accuracy and fitness for use is maintained.
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It is the responsibility of the user of the equipment to perform pre-use checks to identify any damage/defects
that may affect the accuracy of the test.
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4. FREQUENCY OF TEST AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Once per shift and once for each new batch of coating materials used all coated items shall be checked and
records compiled for cure in accordance with this procedure. Items shall achieve a resistance rating of 5 in
reference to the below table and as recommended by the material supplier.

The report shall include the following:

 Solvent used;
 Film thickness before rubbing and after rubbing;
 Number of double rubs;
 Results of visual examination of cloth for indication of coating removal.

Should the test fail to meet the requirements a secondary test shall be performed after a further 24 hours, if
additional testing is still deemed unacceptable affected components shall be quarantined the coating shall be
removed and the component in question re-coated. An investigation shall take place to understand the reason
for failure.

Resistance Description
Rating
5 No effect on surface; no coating on cloth after 25 double rubs
4 Burnished appearance in rubbed area; slight amount of coating on cloth after 25 double rubs
3 Some marring and apparent depression of the film after 25 double rubs
2 Heavy marring; obvious depression in the film after 25 double rubs
1 Heavy depression in the film but no actual penetration to the substrate after 25 double rubs
0 Penetration to the substrate in 25 double rubs or less

5. TEST METHOD (ASTM D5402)

Equipment:

 Solvent GTA 220;

 Cheesecloth, 100 % cotton mesh size grade 28 by 24, approximately 300 x 300 mm and contrasting in
colour to the coating being evaluated, or similar.

If test plates are to be used they shall follow the same curing cycle and environmental conditions as the related
structure.

After curing the paint as recommended by the material supplier, select areas on the coated surface at least
150mm long on which to run the tests. Clean the surface with tap water to remove any loose material and allow
to dry.

Measure the dry-film thickness of the coating in the selected areas in accordance with procedure HRT-AZ-TTPR-
COTH Mark a 150 x 25mm rectangular test area on the undamaged cleaned surface using a pencil or other
suitable solvent resistant marker.
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Fold the cotton cloth into a pad of double thickness and saturate it to a dripping wet condition with the GTA 220
solvent.
Do not allow more than 10 s to elapse before proceeding to the next steps.

Place the properly protected index finger into the center of the pad while holding excess cloth with the thumb
and remaining fingers of the same hand. With the index finger at a 45° angle to the test surface, rub the
rectangular test area with moderate pressure first away from the operator and then back towards the operator.

One forward and back motion is one double rub, and complete at the rate of approximately 1/s.

Continue rubbing the test area for a total of 25 double rubs. Take care to stay within the rectangular test area.

If additional solvent rubs are specified, reposition the finger on an unused clean portion of the cloth and
saturate the cloth again with the GTA 220 solvent to a dripping wet condition.

Do not allow more than 10 s to elapse before continuing the double rub procedure on the marked test area for
an additional 25 double rubs. Repeat this step until reaching the specified test criteria.

Immediately inspect the middle 125mm of the rubbed area, disregarding 13 mm at each end, for
fingernail hardness and visual changes in appearance, comparing the rubbed area with an adjacent unrubbed
area.

Gloss and hardness will tend to return to initial values as recovery time increases.

Evaluate the level of cure as referenced in section 4.