Amendment 0002 - PPI Attachment Q50 - Attachment 3.1 - Updated Coating Spec 09 97 13.27.pdf

At t achment 3. 1

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EXTERI OR COATI NG OF STEEL STRUCTURES

10/16

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM C920 ( 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or El ast omer i c Joi nt Seal ant s

ASTM D1200 ( 2010; R 2014) Vi scosi t y by For d Vi scosi t y Cup

ASTM D1640/ D1640M ( 2014) St andar d Test Met hods f or Dr yi ng, Cur i ng, or Fi l m For mat i on of Or gani c Coatings

ASTM D3276 ( 2015; E 2016) St andar d Gui de f or Pai nt i ng I nspect or s ( Met al Subst r at es)

ASTM D3925 ( 2002; R 2015) Sampl i ng Li qui d Pai nt s and Rel at ed Pi gment ed Coat i ngs

ASTM D4285 ( 1983; R 2012) I ndi cat i ng Oi l or Wat er i n Compr essed Ai r

ASTM D7127 ( 2017) St andar d Test Met hod f or Measur ement of Sur f ace Roughness of Abr asi ve Bl ast Cl eaned Met al Sur f aces usi ng a Por t abl e St y l us I nst r ument

ASTM E11 ( 2016) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Woven Wi r e Test Si eve Cl ot h and Test Si eves

I NTERNATI ONAL ORGANI ZATI ON FOR STANDARDI ZATI ON ( I SO)

I SO 9001 ( 2008; Cor r 1 2009) Qual i t y Management Syst ems- Requi r ement s

SOCI ETY FOR PROTECTI VE COATI NGS ( SSPC)

SSPC 7/ NACE No. 4 ( 2007; E 2004) Br ush- Of f Bl ast Cl eani ng

SSPC AB 2 ( 2015; E 2016) Cl eanl i ness of Recycl ed Fer r ous Met al l i c Abr asi ve

SSPC AB 3 ( 2003; E 2004) Fer r ous Met al l i c Abr asi ve

SSPC Gui de 12 ( 1998; E 2004) Gui de f or I l l umi nat i on of

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I ndust r i al Pai nt i ng Pr oj ect s

SSPC Gui de 6 ( 2015) Gui de f or Cont ai ni ng Sur f ace Pr epar at i on Debr i s Gener at ed Dur i ng Pai nt Removal Oper at i ons

SSPC PA 1 ( 2016) Shop, Fi el d, and Mai nt enance Coat i ng of Met al s

SSPC PA 2 ( 2015; E 2017) Pr ocedur e f or Det er mi ni ng Conf or mance t o Dr y Coat i ng Thi ckness Requirements

SSPC QP 1 ( 2012; E 2012) St andar d Pr ocedur e f or Eval uat i ng Pai nt i ng Cont r act or s ( Fi el d Appl i cat i on t o Compl ex I ndust r i al Structures)

SSPC QP 5 ( 2012) St andar d Pr ocedur e f or Eval uat i ng t he Qual i f i cat i ons of Coat i ng and Li ni ng I nspect i on Compani es

SSPC QS 1 ( 2015) St andar d Pr ocedur e f or Eval uat i ng a Cont r act or ' s Advanced Qual i t y Management System

SSPC SP 1 ( 2015) Sol vent Cl eani ng

SSPC SP 10/ NACE No. 2 ( 2007) Near - Whi t e Bl ast Cl eani ng

SSPC SP COM ( 2016; E 2017) Sur f ace Pr epar at i on Comment ar y f or St eel and Concr et e Substrates

SSPC VI S 1 ( 2002; E 2004) Gui de and Ref er ence Phot ogr aphs f or St eel Sur f aces Pr epar ed by Dr y Abr asi ve Bl ast Cl eani ng

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( DOD)

MIL-A-22262 ( 1993; Rev B; Am 2 1996) Abr asi ve Bl ast i ng Medi a Shi p Hul l Bl ast Cl eani ng

MIL-DTL-24441 ( 2009; Rev D) Pai nt , Epoxy- Pol yami de, Gener al Speci f i cat i on f or

MIL-DTL-24441/19 ( 2009; Rev C) Pai nt , Epoxy- Pol yami de, Zi nc Pr i mer , For mul a 159, Type I I I

MIL-DTL-24441/31 ( 2009; Rev B) Pai nt , Epoxy- Pol yami de, Whi t e, For mul a 152, Type I V

MIL-PRF-85285 ( 2012; Rev E; Not i ce 1 2016) Coat i ng:

Pol yur et hane Ai r cr af t and Suppor t Equi pment

MIL-STD-161 ( 2005; Rev G; Not i ce 1 2010) I dent i f i cat i on Met hods f or Bul k Pet r ol eum Pr oduct s Syst ems I ncl udi ng Hydr ocar bon Mi ssi l e Fuel s

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U. S. GENERAL SERVI CES ADMI NI STRATI ON ( GSA)

FED-STD-595 ( Rev C; Not i ce 1) Col or s Used i n Gover nment Pr ocur ement

U. S. NATI ONAL ARCHI VES AND RECORDS ADMI NI STRATI ON ( NARA)

29 CFR 1910. 1000 Ai r Cont ami nant s

29 CFR 1910. 134 Respi r at or y Pr ot ect i on

29 CFR 1926. 59 Hazar d Communi cat i on

1. 2 DEFINITIONS

Def i ni t i ons ar e pr ovi ded t hr oughout t hi s Sect i on, gener al l y i n t he par agr aph wher e used, and denot ed by capi t al l et t er s.

1. 3 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval . Submi t t al s wi t h an " S" ar e f or i ncl usi on i n t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook, i n conf or mance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG.

Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL

PROCEDURES:

SD- 05, Desi gn Dat a

Cont ai nment Syst em

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Joi nt Seal ant Qual i f i cat i on Test Repor t s

Coat i ngs Qual i f i cat i on Test Repor t s

Met al l i c Abr asi ve Qual i f i cat i on Test Repor t s

Coat i ng Sampl e Test Repor t s

Abr asi ve Sampl e Test Repor t s

I nspect i on Repor t For ms

Dai l y I nspect i on Repor t s

Recycl ed Met al l i c Abr asi ve Fi el d Test Repor t s ( Dai l y and Weekl y)

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Cont r act Er r or s, Omi ssi ons, and Ot her Di scr epanci es

Cor r ect i ve Act i on Pr ocedur es

Coat i ng Wor k Pl an

Qual i f i cat i ons of Cer t i f i ed I ndust r i al Hygi eni st ( CI H)

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Qual i f i cat i ons Of I ndi v i dual s Per f or mi ng Abr asi ve Bl ast i ng

Qual i f i cat i ons of Cer t i f i ed Pr ot ect i ve Coat i ngs Speci al i s t ( PCS)

Qual i f i cat i ons of Coat i ng I nspect i on Company

Qual i f i cat i ons of QC Speci al i s t Coat i ng I nspect or

Qual i f i cat i ons of Test i ng Labor at or y f or Coat i ngs

Qual i f i cat i ons of Test i ng Labor at or y f or Abr asi ve

Qual i f i cat i ons of Coat i ng Cont r act or s

Joi nt Seal ant Mat er i al s

Coat i ng Mat er i al s

Coat i ng Syst em Component Compat i bi l i t y

Non- met al l i c Abr asi ve

Met al l i c Abr asi ve

SD- 08 Manuf act ur er ' s I nst r uct i ons

Joi nt Seal ant I nst r uct i ons

Coat i ng Syst em I nst r uct i ons

SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s

Di sposal of Used Abr asi ve

I nspect i on Logbook; G

1. 4 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 4. 1 Cont r act Er r or s, Omi ssi ons, and Ot her Di scr epanci es

Submi t al l er r or s, omi ssi ons, and ot her di scr epanci es i n cont r act document s t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi t hi n 30 days of cont r act awar d f or al l wor k cover ed i n t hi s Sect i on, ot her t han t he wor k t hat wi l l not be uncover ed unt i l a l at er dat e. Al l such di scr epanci es shal l be addr essed and r esol ved, and t he Coat i ng Wor k Pl an modi f i ed, pr i or t o begi nni ng t he I ni t i al and Fol l ow- Up phases of wor k. Di scr epanci es t hat become appar ent onl y af t er wor k i s uncover ed shal l be i dent i f i ed at t he ear l i est di scover abl e t i me and submi t t ed f or r esol ut i on. Schedul e t i me ( Fl oat ) shoul d be bui l t i nt o t he pr oj ect schedul e at t hose poi nt s wher e ol d wor k i s t o be uncover ed or wher e access i s not avai l abl e dur i ng t he f i r st 30 days af t er awar d, t o al l ow f or r esol ut i on of cont r act di scr epanci es.

1. 4. 2 Cor r ect i ve Act i on ( CA)

CA shal l be i ncl uded i n t he Qual i t y Cont r ol Pl an.

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1. 4. 2. 1 Cor r ect i ve Act i on Pr ocedur es

Devel op pr ocedur es f or det er mi ni ng t he r oot cause of each non- compl i ance, devel opi ng a pl an t o el i mi nat e t he r oot cause so t hat t he non- compl i ance does not r ecur , and f ol l owi ng up t o ensur e t hat t he r oot cause was el i mi nat ed. Devel op Cor r ect i ve Act i on Request ( CAR) f or ms f or i ni t i at i ng CA, and f or t r acki ng and document i ng each st ep.

1. 4. 2. 2 I mpl ement Cor r ect i ve Act i on

The Cont r act or shal l t ake act i on t o i dent i f y and el i mi nat e t he r oot cause of each non- compl i ance so as t o pr event r ecur r ence. These pr ocedur es shal l appl y t o non- compl i ance i n t he wor k, and t o non- compl i ance i n t he QC Syst em. Cor r ect i ve act i ons shal l be appr opr i at e t o t he ef f ect s of t he non- compl i ance encount er ed. Each CAR shal l be ser i al i zed, t r acked i n a Log t o compl et i on and accept ance by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , and r et ai ned i n pr oj ect r ecor ds. The Cor r ect i ve Act i on Log, showi ng st at us of each CAR, shal l be submi t t ed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer mont hl y. A CAR may be i ni t i at ed by ei t her t he Cont r act or or t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer must appr ove each CAR at t he r oot cause i dent i f i cat i on st age, t he pl an f or el i mi nat i on st age, and t he c l ose out st age af t er ver i f i cat i on t hat t he r oot cause has been el i mi nat ed.

1. 4. 3 Coat i ng Wor k Pl an

Thi s wor k pl an shal l be consi der ed as par t of t he Qual i t y Cont r ol Pl an.

Pr ovi de pr ocedur es f or r evi ewi ng cont r act document s i mmedi at el y af t er awar d t o i dent i f y er r or s, omi ssi ons, and di scr epanci es so t hat any such i ssues can be r esol ved pr i or t o pr oj ect pl anni ng and devel opment of det ai l ed pr ocedur es.

Pr ovi de pr ocedur es f or ver i f i cat i on of key pr ocesses dur i ng I ni t i al Phase t o ensur e t hat cont r act r equi r ement s can be met . Key pr ocesses shal l i ncl ude sur f ace pr epar at i on, coat i ng appl i cat i on and cur i ng, i nspect i on, and document at i on, and any ot her pr ocess t hat mi ght adver sel y i mpact or der l y pr ogr essi on of wor k.

Pr ovi de pr ocedur es f or al l phases of coat i ng oper at i ons, i ncl udi ng pl anned wor k, r ewor k, r epai r , i nspect i on, and document at i on. Addr ess mobi l i zat i on and set up, sur f ace pr epar at i on, coat i ng appl i cat i on, coat i ng i ni t i al cur e, t r acki ng and cor r ect i on of noncompl i ant wor k, and demobi l i zat i on.

Coor di nat e wor k pr ocesses wi t h heal t h and saf et y pl ans and conf i ned space ent r y pl ans. For each pr ocess, pr ovi de pr ocedur es t hat i ncl ude appr opr i at e wor k i nst r uct i ons, mat er i al and equi pment r equi r ement s, per sonnel qual i f i cat i ons, cont r ol s, and pr ocess ver i f i cat i on pr ocedur es. Pr ovi de pr ocedur es f or i nspect i ng wor k t o ver i f y and document compl i ance wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s, i ncl udi ng i nspect i on f or ms and checkl i st s, and accept ance and r ej ect i on cr i t er i a.

Pr ovi de pr ocedur es f or det er mi ni ng t he exi st i ng sur f ace pr of i l e under pai nt , and pr ocedur es f or ensur i ng t hat t he pr of i l e i s not i ncr eased beyond t he maxi mum pr of i l e speci f i ed her ei n.

Pr ovi de pr ocedur es f or cor r ect i ng noncompl i ant wor k. Det ai l ed pr ocedur es ar e r equi r ed i n advance t o avoi d del ays i n meet i ng over coat wi ndows as wel l as t o avoi d del ays i n pr oduct i on. Pr ovi de pr ocedur es f or r epai r i ng def ect s i n t he coat i ng f i l m, such as r uns, dr i ps, sags, hol i days, over spr ay, as wel l as how t o handl e cor r ect coat i ng t hi ckness noncompl i ance, any ot her

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I f a pr ocedur e i s based on a pr oposed or appr oved r equest f or devi at i on, t he devi at i on shal l be r ef er enced. Changes t o pr ocedur es shal l be not ed by submi t t al number and dat e appr oved, c l ear l y del i neat i ng ol d r equi r ement s and new r equi r ement s, so t hat t he r ecor ds pr ovi de a cont i nuous l og of r equi r ement s and pr ocedur es.

1. 4. 4 Desi gn Dat a

1. 4. 4. 1 Cont ai nment Syst em

Submi t compl et e desi gn dr awi ngs and cal cul at i ons f or t he scaf f ol di ng and cont ai nment syst em, i ncl udi ng an anal ysi s of t he l oads whi ch wi l l be added t o t he st r uct ur e by t he cont ai nment syst em and wast e mat er i al s. A r egi st er ed engi neer shal l appr ove cal cul at i ons and scaf f ol d syst em desi gn.

1. 4. 5 Test Repor t s

1. 4. 5. 1 Joi nt Seal ant Qual i f i cat i on Test Repor t s

Submi t t est r esul t s f r om i ndependent l abor at or y of r epr esent at i ve sampl es of j oi nt seal ant mat er i al . Sampl es must have been t est ed wi t hi n t he l ast t hr ee year s. Submi t r esul t s as r equi r ed i n par agr aph QUALI TY ASSURANCE PROVI SI ONS of ASTM C920. Not e t hat t est i ng i n accor dance wi t h QUALI TY ASSURANCE PROVI SI ONS i s a pr e- qual i f i cat i on r equi r ement .

1. 4. 5. 2 Coat i ngs Qual i f i cat i on Test Repor t s

Submi t t est r esul t s f r om i ndependent l abor at or y of r epr esent at i ve sampl es of each coat i ng mat er i al . U. S. Depar t ment of Def ense l abor at or i es ar e consi der ed t o be i ndependent l abor at or i es f or pur poses of compl i ance wi t h " QUALI FI CATI ON I NSPECTI ON" r equi r ement s her ei n. Sampl es must have been t est ed wi t hi n t he l ast t hr ee year s. Submi t r esul t s f or epoxy mat er i al s as r equi r ed i n par agr aph QUALI FI CATI ON I NSPECTI ON of MIL-DTL-24441 , and as r evi sed by par agr aph COATI NG SYSTEM her ei n. Submi t r esul t s f or pol yur et hane mat er i al s as r equi r ed i n par agr aph QUALI FI CATI ON I NSPECTI ON of MIL-PRF-85285 , and as r evi sed by par agr aph COATI NG SYSTEM her ei n. Not e t hat r equi r ement f or QUALI FI CATI ON I NSPECTI ON i s a pr e- qual i f i cat i on r equi r ement , and i nvol ves t he same t est i ng r equi r ed f or l i s t i ng i n t he Qual i f i ed Pr oduct s Li st of t he r espect i ve mat er i al . See appr opr i at e Mi l i t ar y Speci f i cat i on f or speci f i c t est r equi r ement s.

1. 4. 5. 3 Met al l i c Abr asi ve Qual i f i cat i on Test Repor t s

Submi t r esul t s f or abr asi ve as r equi r ed i n par agr aph 4 REQUI REMENTS of SSPC AB 3. Submi t t est r esul t s f r om i ndependent l abor at or y of r epr esent at i ve sampl es of each abr asi ve t o be used on t he j obsi t e. Sampl es must have been t est ed wi t hi n t he l ast t hr ee year s. Not e t hat t hi s t est i ng i s f or t he pur pose of pr equal i f y i ng t he abr asi ve.

1. 4. 5. 4 Recycl ed Met al l i c Abr asi ve Fi el d Test Repor t s ( Dai l y and Weekl y)

Submi t t est r esul t s f r om i ndependent l abor at or y of dai l y and weekl y Qual i t y Cont r ol t est i ng r equi r ed by SSPC AB 2, as modi f i ed i n par agr aph ABRASI VE.

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1. 4. 6 Qualifications

1. 4. 6. 1 Qual i f i cat i ons of Cer t i f i ed I ndust r i al Hygi eni st ( CI H)

Submi t name, addr ess, t el ephone number , FAX number , and e- mai l addr ess of t he i ndependent t hi r d par t y CI H. Submi t document at i on t hat hygi eni st i s cer t i f i ed by t he Amer i can Boar d of I ndust r i al Hygi ene i n compr ehensi ve pr act i ce, i ncl udi ng cer t i f i cat i on number and dat e of cer t i f i cat i on/ r ecer t i f i cat i on. Pr ovi de evi dence of exper i ence wi t h hazar ds i nvol ved i n i ndust r i al coat i ng appl i cat i on wor k.

1. 4. 6. 2 Qual i f i cat i ons of Cer t i f i ed Pr ot ect i ve Coat i ngs Speci al i s t ( PCS)

Submi t name, addr ess, t el ephone number , FAX number , and e- mai l addr ess of t he i ndependent t hi r d par t y PCS. Submi t document at i on t hat speci al i s t i s cer t i f i ed by SSPC: The Soci et y f or Pr ot ect i ve Coat i ngs ( SSPC) as a PCS, i ncl udi ng cer t i f i cat i on number and dat e of cer t i f i cat i on/ r ecer t i f i cat i on.

I f t he PCS i s empl oyed by t he same coat i ng i nspect i on company t o whi ch t he coat i ng i nspect or i s empl oyed, t hi s does not v i ol at e t he i ndependent t hi r d- par t y r equi r ement s. The PCS shal l r emai n cer t i f i ed dur i ng t he ent i r e pr oj ect , and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer shal l be not i f i ed of any change i n cer t i f i cat i on st at us wi t hi n 10 days of t he change. The PCS shal l not be t he desi gnat ed coat i ng i nspect or .

1. 4. 6. 3 Qual i f i cat i ons of Coat i ng I nspect i on Company

Submi t document at i on t hat t he coat i ng i nspect i on company t hat wi l l be per f or mi ng al l coat i ng i nspect i on f unct i ons i s cer t i f i ed by SSPC t o t he r equi r ement s of SSPC QP 5 pr i or t o cont r act awar d, and shal l r emai n cer t i f i ed whi l e accompl i shi ng any coat i ng i nspect i on f unct i ons. The coat i ng i nspect i on company must r emai n so cer t i f i ed f or t he dur at i on of t he pr oj ect . I f a coat i ng i nspect i on company' s cer t i f i cat i on expi r es, t he f i r m wi l l not be al l owed t o per f or m any i nspect i on f unct i ons, and al l sur f ace pr epar at i on and coat i ng appl i cat i on wor k must st op, unt i l t he cer t i f i cat i on i s r ei ssued. Request s f or ext ensi on of t i me f or any del ay t o t he compl et i on of t he pr oj ect due t o an i nact i ve cer t i f i cat i on wi l l not be consi der ed and l i qui dat ed damages wi l l appl y. Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer of any change i n coat i ng i nspect i on company cer t i f i cat i on st at us.

1. 4. 6. 4 Qual i f i cat i ons of QC Speci al i s t Coat i ng I nspect or

Submi t document at i on t hat each coat i ng i nspect or i s empl oyed, and qual i f i ed to SSPC QP 5, Level I I I , by t he sel ect ed coat i ng i nspect i on company. Each i nspect or shal l r emai n empl oyed by t he coat i ng i nspect i on company whi l e per f or mi ng any coat i ng i nspect i on f unct i ons.

1. 4. 6. 5 Qual i f i cat i ons Of I ndi v i dual s Per f or mi ng Abr asi ve Bl ast i ng

Submi t name, addr ess, and t el ephone number of each per son t hat wi l l be per f or mi ng abr asi ve bl ast i ng. Submi t document at i on t hat each bl ast er i s qual i f i ed by SSPC t o t he SSPC C- 7 Dr y Abr asi ve Bl ast er Qual i f i cat i on Pr ogr am. Each bl ast er shal l r emai n qual i f i ed dur i ng t he ent i r e per i od of abr asi ve bl ast i ng, and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer shal l be not i f i ed of any change i n qual i f i cat i on st at us.

1. 4. 6. 6 Qual i f i cat i ons of Test i ng Labor at or y f or Coat i ngs

Submi t name, addr ess, t el ephone number , FAX number , and e- mai l addr ess of t he i ndependent t hi r d par t y l abor at or y sel ect ed t o per f or m t est i ng of

SECTI ON 09 97 13. 27 Page 7 coat i ng sampl es f or compl i ance wi t h speci f i cat i on r equi r ement s. Submi t document at i on t hat l abor at or y i s r egul ar l y engaged i n t est i ng of pai nt sampl es f or conf or mance wi t h speci f i cat i ons, and t hat per sons per f or mi ng anal yses ar e qual i f i ed.

1. 4. 6. 7 Qual i f i cat i ons of Test i ng Labor at or y f or Abr asi ve

Submi t name, addr ess, t el ephone number , FAX number , and e- mai l addr ess of t he i ndependent t hi r d par t y l abor at or y sel ect ed t o per f or m t est i ng of abr asi ve f or compl i ance wi t h speci f i cat i on r equi r ement s. Submi t document at i on t hat l abor at or y has exper i ence i n t est i ng sampl es of abr asi ve f or conf or mance wi t h speci f i cat i ons, and t hat per sons per f or mi ng anal yses ar e qual i f i ed.

1. 4. 6. 8 Qual i f i cat i ons of Coat i ng Cont r act or s

Al l Cont r act or s and Subcont r act or s t hat per f or m sur f ace pr epar at i on or coat i ng appl i cat i on shal l be cer t i f i ed t o ei t her I SO 9001 or SSPC QP 1 and SSPC QS 1 pr i or t o cont r act awar d, and shal l r emai n cer t i f i ed whi l e accompl i shi ng any sur f ace pr epar at i on or coat i ng appl i cat i on. The pai nt i ng Cont r act or s and pai nt i ng Subcont r act or s must r emai n so cer t i f i ed f or t he dur at i on of t he pr oj ect . I f a Cont r act or ' s or Subcont r act or ' s cer t i f i cat i on expi r es, t he f i r m wi l l not be al l owed t o per f or m any wor k unt i l t he cer t i f i cat i on i s r ei ssued. Request s f or ext ensi on of t i me f or any del ay t o t he compl et i on of t he pr oj ect due t o an i nact i ve cer t i f i cat i on wi l l not be consi der ed and l i qui dat ed damages wi l l appl y. Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer of any change i n Cont r act or cer t i f i cat i on st at us.

1. 4. 6. 9 Joi nt Seal ant Mat er i al s

Pr ovi de manuf act ur er ' s cer t i f i cat i on of conf or mance t o cont r act requirements.

1. 4. 6. 10 Coat i ng Mat er i al s

Pr ovi de manuf act ur er ' s cer t i f i cat i on of conf or mance t o cont r act requirements.

1. 4. 6. 11 Coat i ng Syst em Component Compat i bi l i t y

Pr ovi de cer t i f i cat i on f r om each manuf act ur er of component s of t he coat i ng syst em, epoxy pr i mer , epoxy i nt er medi at e, and pol yur et hane t opcoat , t hat t he suppl i ed coat i ng mat er i al i s sui t abl e f or use i n t he speci f i ed coat i ng syst em. Each manuf act ur er shal l i dent i f y t he speci f i c pr oduct s, i ncl udi ng manuf act ur er ' s name, whi ch t hei r pr oduct may be used wi t h. The cer t i f i cat i on shal l pr ovi de t he name of t he manuf act ur er t hat wi l l pr ovi de t echni cal suppor t f or t he ent i r e syst em. When al l coat i ng mat er i al s ar e manuf act ur ed by one manuf act ur er , t hi s cer t i f i cat i on i s not r equi r ed.

1. 4. 6. 12 Non- met al l i c Abr asi ve

Pr ovi de manuf act ur er ' s cer t i f i cat i on t hat t he mat er i al s ar e cur r ent l y appr oved by t he Naval Sea Syst ems Command and l i s t ed on t he Qual i f i ed Pr oduct s Li st s ( QPL) f or t he speci f i ed mat er i al s.

1. 4. 6. 13 Met al l i c Abr asi ve

Pr ovi de manuf act ur er ' s cer t i f i cat i on of conf or mance t o cont r act r equi r ement s and pr ovi de copi es of t est r esul t s.

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1. 4. 7 Pr ot ect i ve Coat i ng Speci al i s t ( PCS)

The PCS shal l be consi der ed a QC Speci al i s t and shal l r epor t t o t he QC Manager , as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 20 QUALI TY CONTROL. The PCS shal l appr ove al l submi t t al s pr i or t o submi ssi on t o t he QC Manager f or appr oval or submi ssi on t o t he gover nment f or appr oval .

1. 4. 8 Pr e- Appl i cat i on Meet i ng

Af t er appr oval of submi t t al s but pr i or t o t he i ni t i at i on of coat i ng wor k, Cont r act or r epr esent at i ves, i ncl udi ng at a mi ni mum, pr oj ect super i nt endent and QC manager , pai nt f or eman, coat i ng i nspect or , and PCS shal l have a pr e- appl i cat i on coat i ng pr epar at or y meet i ng. Thi s meet i ng shal l be i n addi t i on t o t he pr e- const r uct i on conf er ence. Speci f i c i t ems addr essed shal l i ncl ude: cor r ect i ve act i on r equi r ement s and pr ocedur es, coat i ng wor k pl an, saf et y pl an, coor di nat i on wi t h ot her Sect i ons, i nspect i on st andar ds, i nspect i on r equi r ement s and t ool s, t est pr ocedur es, envi r onment al cont r ol syst em, saf et y pl an, and t est l ogs. Not i f y Cont r act i ng Of f i cer at l east t en days pr i or t o meet i ng.

1. 5 PRODUCT DATA

1. 5. 1 Joi nt Seal ant I nst r uct i ons

Submi t manuf act ur er ' s pr i nt ed i nst r uct i ons i ncl udi ng det ai l ed appl i cat i on pr ocedur es, mi ni mum and maxi mum appl i cat i on t emper at ur es, and cur i ng pr ocedur es. I nc l ude Saf et y Dat a Sheet s ( SDS) f or mat er i al s t o be used at t he j ob s i t e i n accor dance wi t h 29 CFR 1926. 59.

1. 5. 2 Coat i ng Syst em I nst r uct i ons

Submi t manuf act ur er ' s pr i nt ed i nst r uct i ons i ncl udi ng det ai l ed mi xi ng and appl i cat i on pr ocedur es, number and t ypes of coat s r equi r ed, mi ni mum and maxi mum appl i cat i on t emper at ur es, and cur i ng pr ocedur es. I ncl ude Saf et y Dat a Sheet s ( SDS) f or mat er i al s t o be used at t he j ob s i t e i n accor dance with 29 CFR 1926. 59.

1. 6 DELI VERY AND STORAGE

Shi p, st or e, and handl e mat er i al s i n accor dance wi t h SSPC PA 1, and as modi f i ed i n t hi s Sect i on. Mai nt ai n t emper at ur e i n st or age spaces bet ween 40 and 85 degr ees F, and ai r t emper at ur e mor e t han 5 degr ees F above t he dew- poi nt at al l t i mes. I nspect mat er i al s f or damage pr i or t o use and r et ur n non- compl i ant mat er i al s t o manuf act ur er . Remove mat er i al s wi t h expi r ed shel f l i f e f r om gover nment pr oper t y i mmedi at el y and not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

I f mat er i al s ar e appr oachi ng shel f l i f e expi r at i on and an ext ensi on i s desi r ed, sampl es may be sent t o t he manuf act ur er , al ong wi t h compl et e r ecor ds of st or age condi t i ons, wi t h a r equest f or shel f l i f e ext ensi on. I f t he manuf act ur er f i nds t he sampl es and st or age dat a sui t abl e f or shel f l i f e ext ensi on, t he manuf act ur er may i ssue an ext ensi on, r ef er enci ng t he pr oduct eval uat i on and t he r evi ew of st or age r ecor ds. Pr oduct s may not be ext ended l onger t han al l owed i n t he pr oduct speci f i cat i on.

1. 7 COATI NG HAZARDS

Ensur e t hat empl oyees ar e t r ai ned i n al l aspect s of t he saf et y pl an.

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Speci f i ed coat i ngs may have pot ent i al heal t h hazar ds i f i ngest ed or i mpr oper l y handl ed. The coat i ng manuf act ur er ' s wr i t t en saf et y pr ecaut i ons shal l be f ol l owed t hr oughout mi xi ng, appl i cat i on, and cur i ng of t he coat i ngs. Dur i ng al l c l eani ng, c l eanup, sur f ace pr epar at i on, and pai nt appl i cat i on phases, ensur e t hat empl oyees ar e pr ot ect ed f r om t oxi c and hazar dous chemi cal agent s whi ch exceed concent r at i ons i n 29 CFR 1910. 1000.

Compl y wi t h r espi r at or y pr ot ect i on r equi r ement s i n 29 CFR 1910. 134. The CI H shal l appr ove wor k pr ocedur es and per sonal pr ot ect i ve equi pment .

1. 8 JOB SI TE REFERENCES

Make avai l abl e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer at l east one copy each of

ASTM D3276, ASTM D3925, ASTM D4285, ASTM D7127, SSPC SP COM, SSPC SP 1,

SSPC 7/ NACE No. 4, SSPC SP 10/ NACE No. 2, SSPC PA 1, SSPC PA 2, SSPC Gui de 6, SSPC VI S 1, SSPC QP 1, SSPC QS 1, and an SSPC Cer t i f i ed Cont r act or Eval uat i on For m at t he j ob s i t e.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 JOI NT SEALANT

TT- S- 00230, Type I I , Cl ass B

2. 2 COATI NG SYSTEM

Al t er nat e syst ems or pr oduct s wi l l not be consi der ed. Al l pr i mer , i nt er medi at e coat and t opcoat mat er i al s shal l be suppl i ed by one suppl i er .

The ent i r e coat i ng syst em i s i nt ended t o be appl i ed i n t he f i el d.

Al t er nat i vel y, sur f ace pr epar at i on may be accompl i shed i n t he shop, f ol l owi ng al l t emper at ur e, humi di t y, and t est i ng r equi r ement s l i s t ed her ei n, f ol l owed by an appl i cat i on of a hol d- pr i mer . Remove al l shop- appl i ed pr i mer pr i or t o f i nal f i el d sur f ace pr epar at i on and coat i ng syst em appl i cat i on. Adj ust al l shop pr epar at i on t o avoi d conf l i c t s wi t h f i nal sur f ace pr epar at i on r equi r ement s.

The Mi l i t ar y speci f i cat i on epoxy and pol yur et hane pr oduct s speci f i ed i n t hi s Sect i on do not r equi r e appr oval f or l i s t i ng on t he QPL pr i or t o cont r act awar d, as i ndi cat ed i n par agr aph 3. 2 of MIL-DTL-24441 and par agr aph 3. 1 of MIL-PRF-85285 . Test i ng of pr oduct s by an i ndependent l abor at or y t o t he QUALI FI CATI ON I NSPECTI ON r equi r ement s of MIL-DTL-24441 and MIL-PRF-85285 pr i or t o cont r act awar d i s r equi r ed. See speci f i c submi t t al r equi r ement s i n par agr aph QUALI TY ASSURANCE.

2. 2. 1 Zi nc- Ri ch Epoxy Pr i mer Coat

Epoxy pol yami de, MIL-DTL-24441/19 ( For mul a 159, Type I I I ) .

2. 2. 2 Epoxy I nt er medi at e Coat

Epoxy pol yami de, MIL-DTL-24441/31 ( For mul a 152, Type I V, Whi t e ( Ti nt ed) ) .

Ti nt t o appr oxi mat el y FED-STD-595 col or number 27778 par chment usi ng pi gment di sper si ons pr epar ed f or epoxy pai nt t i nt i ng. Manuf act ur er shal l t i nt mat er i al and appr opr i at el y l abel . Al l ot her r equi r ement s of t hi s Mi l i t ar y Speci f i cat i on appl y.

2. 2. 3 Pol yur et hane Topcoat

Pol yur et hane coat i ng t opcoat of MIL-PRF-85285 , Type I I , Whi t e FED-STD-595 col or number 17925.

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Modi f y par agr aph 3. 6. 4 of MIL-PRF-85285 , Vi scosi t y and Pot Li f e, as f ol l ows:

The vi scosi t y of t he admi xed coat i ng, when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D1200 t hr ough a No. 4 For d cup, shal l be as f ol l ows:

Ti me f r om mi x ( mi ni mum) Maxi mum t i me t hr ough a No. 4 For d cup

Initially 30 seconds

2 hour s 60 seconds

4 hour s No gel

Modi f y par agr aph 3. 7. 1 of MIL-PRF-85285 , Dr yi ng Ti me, as f ol l ows:

When appl i ed by spr ay t echni ques and when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D1640/ D1640M, t he coat i ng shal l be set - t o- t ouch wi t hi n f our hour s and dr y- har d wi t hi n ei ght hour s ( see 4. 6 and t abl e I ) .

2. 3 COLOR I DENTI FI CATI ON OF FUEL HANDLI NG AND STORAGE FACI LI TI ES

Pi pi ng, condui t , and t ank i dent i f i cat i on shal l be i n accor dance wi t h MIL-STD-161 . Mar k di r ect i on of f l ui ds i n accor dance wi t h MIL-STD-161 . The NATO symbol f or JP- 8 i s F- 34.

2. 4 COATI NG SAMPLE COLLECTI ON AND SHI PPI NG KI T

Pr ovi de a k i t t hat cont ai ns one quar t can f or t he base of each coat i ng mat er i al , an appr opr i at el y s i zed can f or each act i vat or , di ppi ng cups f or each component t o be sampl ed, a shi ppi ng box s i zed f or t he sampl es t o t o be shi pped, and packi ng mat er i al . Mar k cans f or t he appr opr i at e component .

Pr ovi de shi ppi ng document s, i ncl udi ng ei t her pr e- pai d shi ppi ng or a shi pper number t hat can be used by t he QC Manager t o ar r ange pi ckup, addr essed t o t he appr oved coat i ng t est i ng l abor at or y.

2. 5 ABRASI VE SAMPLE COLLECTI ON AND SHI PPI NG KI T

Pr ovi de a k i t t hat cont ai ns one sui t abl e pl ast i c bag or cont ai ner f or each sampl e t o be col l ect ed. Mar k cont ai ner s f or t he appr opr i at e component .

Pr ovi de shi ppi ng document s, i ncl udi ng ei t her pr e- pai d shi ppi ng or a shi pper number t hat can be used by t he QC Manager t o ar r ange pi ckup, addr essed t o t he appr oved coat i ng t est i ng l abor at or y.

2. 6 TEST KI TS

2. 6. 1 Test Ki t f or Measur i ng Chl or i de, Sul f at e and Ni t r at e I ons on St eel and Coat ed Sur f aces

Pr ovi de t est k i t s cal l ed CHLOR* TEST CSN Sal t s, as manuf act ur ed by CHLOR* RI D I nt er nat i onal I nc. of Chandl er , Ar i zona ( www.chlor-rid.com ) or equal . An " equal " t est k i t shal l meet t he f ol l owi ng r equi r ement s:

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a. Ki t cont ai ns al l mat er i al s, suppl i es, t ool s and i nst r uct i ons f or f i el d t est i ng and on- s i t e quant i t at i ve eval uat i on of chl or i de, sul f at e and ni t r at e i ons;

b. Ki t ext r act sol ut i on i s aci di c, f act or y pr e- measur ed, pr e- packaged, and of uni f or m concent r at i on;

c. Ki t component s and sol ut i ons ar e mer cur y f r ee and envi r onment al l y friendly;

d. Ki t cont ai ns new mat er i al s and sol ut i ons f or each t est ext r act i on;

e. Ext r act i on t est cont ai ner ( vessel , s l eeve, cel l . et c. ) cr eat es a seal ed, encapsul at ed envi r onment dur i ng sal t i on ext r act i on;

f . Test ext r act cont ai ner i s sui t abl e f or t est i ng t he f ol l owi ng st eel sur f aces: hor i zont al ( up/ down conf i gur at i on) , ver t i cal , f l at , cur ved, smoot h, pi t t ed, and r ough;

g. Al l sal t i on concent r at i ons ar e di r ect l y measur ed i n mi cr ogr ams per squar e cent i met er .

2. 6. 2 Test Ki t f or I dent i f y i ng Ami ne Bl ush on Epoxy Sur f aces

Af t er coat i ng and/ or pr i mer has har dened and pr i or t o appl y i ng t he next coat , t est f or unr eact ed ami nes usi ng t he AMI NE BLUSH CHECK, manuf act ur ed by El comet er , Rochest er Hi l l s , Mi chi gan, or equal . To be consi der ed f or appr oval as an " equal " t est k i t i t shal l meet t he f ol l owi ng r equi r ement s:

a. Be a compl et el y sel f - cont ai ned f i el d t est k i t wi t h al l mat er i al s , suppl i es, t ool s and i nst r uct i ons t o per f or m t est s and i ndi cat e t he pr esence of unr eact ed ami nes;

b. Use an i dent i f i abl e, consi st ent , uni f or m, pr e- packaged, f act or y pr e- measur ed i ndi cat i ng sol ut i on;

c. Ki t cont ai ns no mer cur y or l ead and i s envi r onment al l y f r i endl y;

d. Ki t cont ai ns a sol ut i on of an unr eact ed ami ne f or t he pur pose of " sel f checki ng" t he i ndi cat or sol ut i on;

2. 7 ABRASIVE

The r ef er enced abr asi ve speci f i cat i ons have maxi mum l i mi t s f or sol ubl e sal t s cont ami nat i on, however , t hi s maxi mum l evel of cont ami nat i on does not guar ant ee t hat cont ami nat i on wi l l not be t r ansf er r ed t o t he st eel sur f ace dur i ng abr asi ve bl ast i ng. Ot her f act or s such as on- si t e handl i ng and r ecycl i ng can al l ow cont ami nat i on of abr asi ve. Cont r act or s ar e caut i oned t o ver i f y t hat t he chosen abr asi ve, al ong wi t h wor k and st or age pr ocesses, al l ow t he f i nal sur f ace c l eanl i ness r equi r ement s t o be achi eved.

Successf ul t est i ng of chl or i des i n abr asi ve does not negat e t he f i nal accept ance t est i ng of st eel sur f aces.

2. 7. 1 Non- met al l i c Abr asi ve

Conf or m t o MIL-A-22262 , Type I ( I nor gani c mat er i al s) . Abr asi ve shal l be appr oved by t he Naval Sea Syst ems Command and l i s t ed on t he appr opr i at e Qual i f i ed Pr oduct s Li st ( QPL) f or t he speci f i ed mat er i al s. Use sampl i ng

SECTI ON 09 97 13. 27 Page 12 pr ocedur es and t est i ng f r equenci es as pr escr i bed i n MIL-A-22262 . Use abr asi ve t hat i s speci f i cal l y sel ect ed and gr aded t o pr ovi de a shar p, angul ar pr of i l e t o t he speci f i ed dept h. Do not use ungr aded abr asi ve.

Make adj ust ment s t o pr ocesses or abr asi ve gr adat i on t o achi eve speci f i ed sur f ace pr of i l e. Recycl ed non- met al l i c abr asi ve shal l meet al l r equi r ement s of t he speci f i cat i on each t i me t hat i t i s pl aced i n t he bl ast pot.

2. 7. 2 Met al l i c Abr asi ve

2. 7. 2. 1 New and Remanuf act ur ed St eel Gr i t

Conf or m t o t he chemi cal and physi cal pr oper t i es of SSPC AB 3 Cl ass 1 ( St eel ) onl y. Cl ass 2 ( I r on) abr asi ve shal l not be used.

To devel op a sui t abl e wor k mi x f r om new st eel abr asi ve, a mi ni mum of 200 - 400 r ecycl es i s r equi r ed, t her ef or e, i t i s advant ageous f or a Cont r act or t o use r emanuf act ur ed st eel gr i t or gr i t r ecl ai med f r om a pr evi ous pr oj ect .

Such gr i t shal l be consi der ed t o conf or m i f i t can be t r aced t o new gr i t conf or mi ng t o SSPC AB 3 Cl ass 1 and i t meet s al l c l eanl i ness r equi r ement s of SSPC AB 3 Cl ass 1 when br ought t o t he cur r ent j obsi t e. Submi t one r epr esent at i ve sampl e of t hi s wor k mi x t o t he l abor at or y f or t est i ng, al ong wi t h sampl es of new mat er i al . Accept ance and use of t hi s wor k mi x shal l not be used t o j ust i f y any devi at i on f r om sur f ace pr epar at i on requirements.

2. 7. 2. 2 Recycl ed St eel Gr i t

Conf or m t o t he chemi cal and physi cal pr oper t i es of SSPC AB 2

2. 8 WHI TE ALUMI NUM OXI DE NON- SKI D GRI T

Si ze #60, dust f r ee ( washed and dr y) , mi ni mum 99 per cent pur e, havi ng t he f ol l owi ng s i eve anal ysi s when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM E11 usi ng a

2. 2 poundsample:

Si eve # Per cent Ret ai ned

40 0

50 15-40

60 60-85

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

Per f or m al l wor k, r ewor k, and r epai r i n accor dance wi t h appr oved pr ocedur es i n t he Coat i ng Wor k Pl an.

3. 1 REMOVAL OF COATI NGS CONTAI NI NG HAZARDOUS MATERI ALS

Coat i ngs cont ai ni ng hazar dous mat er i al s and i dent i f i ed f or di st ur bance dur i ng sur f ace pr epar at i on, i ncl udi ng r emoval , shal l be handl ed i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 02 83 00 LEAD REMEDI ATI ON. Coor di nat e sur f ace pr epar at i on r equi r ement s f r om Sect i on 02 83 00 LEAD REMEDI ATI ON wi t h t hi s Section.

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3. 2 COATI NG AND ABRASI VE SAMPLE COLLECTI ON AND TESTI NG

Sampl e and t est mat er i al s del i ver ed t o t he j obsi t e. Not i f y Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t hr ee days i n advance of sampl i ng. The QC Manager and ei t her t he PCS or coat i ng i nspect or shal l wi t ness al l sampl i ng.

3. 2. 1 Coat i ng Sampl e Col l ect i on

Pr ovi de a sampl e col l ect i on k i t as r equi r ed i n par agr aph COATI NG SAMPLE COLLECTI ON AND SHI PPI NG KI T. Fr om each l ot , obt ai n a one quar t sampl e of each base mat er i al , and pr opor t i onal sampl es of each act i vat or based on mi x r at i o, by r andom sel ect i on f r om seal ed cont ai ner s i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D3925. Pr i or t o sampl i ng, mi x cont ent s of each seal ed cont ai ner t o ensur e uni f or mi t y. As an al t er nat i ve t o col l ect i ng smal l sampl es f r om ki t s, ent i r e k i t s may be r andoml y sel ect ed and shi pped t o l abor at or y, obser vi ng al l r equi r ement s f or wi t nessi ng and t r aceabi l i t y . For pur poses of qual i t y conf or mance i nspect i on, a l ot i s def i ned as t hat quant i t y of mat er i al s f r om a s i ngl e, uni f or m bat ch pr oduced and of f er ed f or del i ver y at one t i me. A bat ch i s def i ned as t hat quant i t y of mat er i al pr ocessed by t he manuf act ur er at one t i me and i dent i f i ed by number on t he l abel . I dent i f y sampl es by desi gnat ed name, speci f i cat i on number , bat ch number , pr oj ect cont r act number , sampl e dat e, i nt ended use, and quant i t y i nvol ved. The QC manager wi l l t ake possessi on of t he packaged sampl es, cont act t he shi ppi ng company t o ar r ange f or pi ckup, and r el i nqui sh t he sampl es onl y t o t he shi ppi ng r epr esent at i ve f or shi pment t o t he appr oved l abor at or y f or t est i ng as r equi r ed by t he par agr aph COATI NG SAMPLE TEST REPORTS.

3. 2. 2 Abr asi ve Sampl e Col l ect i on

Pr ovi de a sampl e col l ect i on k i t as r equi r ed i n par agr aph ABRASI VE SAMPLE COLLECTI ON AND SHI PPI NG KI T. For pur poses of qual i t y conf or mance i nspect i on, a l ot shal l consi st of al l abr asi ve mat er i al s of t he same t ype f r om a s i ngl e, uni f or m bat ch pr oduced and of f er ed f or del i ver y at one t i me. Obt ai n sampl es of each abr asi ve l ot usi ng t he sampl i ng t echni ques and schedul e of MIL-A-22262 . The addi t i on of any subst ance t o a bat ch shal l const i t ut e a new l ot . I dent i f y sampl es by desi gnat ed name, speci f i cat i on number , l ot number , pr oj ect cont r act number , sampl e dat e, i nt ended use, and quant i t y i nvol ved. The QC manager wi l l t ake possessi on of t he packaged sampl es, cont act t he shi ppi ng company t o ar r ange f or pi ckup, and r el i nqui sh t he sampl es onl y t o t he shi ppi ng r epr esent at i ve f or shi pment t o t he appr oved l abor at or y f or t est i ng as r equi r ed by t he par agr aph ABRASI VE SAMPLE TEST REPORTS.

3. 2. 3 Coat i ng Sampl e Test Repor t s

Submi t t est r esul t s f or each l ot of coat i ng mat er i al del i ver ed t o t he j obsi t e. Test sampl es of pr i mer , i nt er medi at e, and t opcoat mat er i al s f or compl i ance wi t h r equi r ement s of Tabl e I . Rej ect ent i r e l ot r epr esent ed by sampl es t hat f ai l one or mor e t est s, sel ect new l ot s, and t est sampl es.

3. 2. 4 Abr asi ve Sampl e Test Repor t s

Submi t t est r esul t s f or each l ot of abr asi ve del i ver ed t o t he j obsi t e.

Test sampl es of met al l i c abr asi ve t o t he r equi r ement s of par agr aph REQUI REMENTS of SSPC AB 3, except par agr aph 4. 1. 5 DURABI LI TY. Test sampl es of non- met al l i c abr asi ve as r equi r ed i n par agr aph QUALI TY CONFORMANCE I NSPECTI ON of MIL-A-22262 . Rej ect ent i r e l ot r epr esent ed by sampl es t hat f ai l one or mor e t est s, sel ect new l ot s, and t est sampl es.

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3. 3 SURFACES TO BE COATED

Coat ext er i or sur f aces of t ank i ncl udi ng st eel r oof , shel l , l egs, st ai r , r ai l i ng, and ot her ext er i or appur t enances.

3. 4 LIGHTING

Pr ovi de l i ght i ng f or al l wor k ar eas as pr escr i bed i n SSPC Gui de 12.

3. 5 ENVI RONMENTAL CONDI TI ONS

3. 5. 1 Containment

Desi gn and pr ovi de a cont ai nment syst em f or t he capt ur e, cont ai nment , col l ect i on, st or age and di sposal of t he wast e mat er i al s gener at ed by t he wor k under t hi s Sect i on, t o meet t he r equi r ement s of SSPC Gui de 6, Cl ass 2.

Vapor concent r at i ons shal l be kept at or bel ow 10 per cent of Lower Expl osi ve Li mi t ( LEL) at al l t i mes. Cont ai nment may be desi gned as f i xed cont ai nment f or compl et e st r uct ur e or por t abl e cont ai nment f or sect i ons of st r uct ur e, however , cont ai nment shal l r emai n i n any one pl ace f r om begi nni ng of abr asi ve bl ast i ng t hr ough i ni t i al cur e of coat i ng. Wast e mat er i al s cover ed by t hi s par agr aph shal l not i ncl ude any mat er i al or r esi due f r om r emoval of coat i ngs cont ai ni ng l ead, chr omi um, cadmi um, PCB, or any ot her hazar dous mat er i al .

I t i s t he Cont r act or s r esponsi bi l i t y t o i nsur e t he f easi bi l i t y and wor kabi l i t y of t he cont ai nment syst em. The Cont r act or shal l per f or m hi s oper at i ons and wor k schedul e i n a manner as t o mi ni mi ze l eakage of t he cont ai nment syst em. The cont ai nment syst em shal l be pr oper l y mai nt ai ned and shal l not devi at e f r om t he appr oved dr awi ngs. I f t he cont ai nment syst em f ai l s t o f unct i on sat i sf act or i l y , t he Cont r act or shal l suspend al l oper at i ons, except t hose r equi r ed t o mi ni mi ze adver se i mpact on t he envi r onment or gover nment pr oper t y. Oper at i ons shal l not r esume unt i l modi f i cat i ons have been made t o cor r ect t he cause of t he f ai l ur e.

3. 5. 2 Aut omat ed Moni t or i ng Requi r ement s

Pr ovi de cont i nuous moni t or i ng of t emper at ur e, r el at i ve humi di t y, and dew poi nt dat a at per t i nent poi nt s on t he st r uct ur e, dur i ng sur f ace pr epar at i on, coat i ng appl i cat i on, and i ni t i al cur e. Locat e sensor s t o pr ovi de per t i nent dat a f or t he sur f ace pr epar at i on and coat appl i cat i on bei ng per f or med. Moni t or any heat i ng, cool i ng, or dehumi di f i cat i on equi pment used. Make dat a avai l abl e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t hr ough I nt er net access. Pr ovi de moni t or i ng equi pment t o per f or m as f ol l ows:

a. Dat a i s col l ect ed i n t he f i el d uni t i n one mi nut e i ncr ement s, and avai l abl e f or downl oad ( on- si t e) i n a st andar d f or mat . Cont r act or shal l col l ect t hi s dat a and make avai l abl e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ;

b. Moni t or i ng equi pment shal l have backup power such t hat dat a col l ect i on and t r ansmi ssi on t o web ser ver wi l l be uni nt er r upt ed dur i ng t he ent i r e per i od of t he dehumi di f i cat i on r equi r ement ;

c. Moni t or i ng equi pment shal l have capabi l i t y t o measur e sur f ace t emper at ur es at a mi ni mum of f our l ocat i ons anywher e on a 150 f oot di amet er by 50 f oot hi gh t ank;

d. Moni t or i ng equi pment shal l have capabi l i t y t o measur e i nt er i or and ext er i or dr y bul b t emper at ur e ( DB) , r el at i ve humi di t y ( RH) , and

SECTI ON 09 97 13. 27 Page 15 dewpoi nt t emper at ur e ( DP) ;

e. Dat a shal l be avai l abl e cont i nuousl y t hr ough secur e I nt er net connect i on, usi ng wi del y avai l abl e web br owser s;

f . I nt er net accessi bl e dat a shal l be col l ect ed and st or ed i n maxi mum 15 mi nut e i ncr ement s, and l ag t i me bet ween dat a col l ect i on and onl i ne avai l abi l i t y shal l be no gr eat er t han 70 mi nut es;

g. I nt er net accessi bl e dat a shal l be avai l abl e f or v i ewi ng onl i ne i n t abul ar f or mat , and gr aphi cal f or mat usi ng sel ect ed dat a;

h. I nt er net accessi bl e dat a shal l be avai l abl e f or downl oad i n user - def i ned segment s, or ent i r e pr oj ect t o dat e, i n a st andar d f or mat usabl e by Mi cr osof t Excel and ot her spr eadsheet pr ogr ams.

i . I nt er net - based cont r ol s shal l pr ovi de al er t s t o pr e- desi gnat ed par t i es t hr ough emai l messagi ng;

j . I nt er net - based cont r ol s shal l moni t or dat a upl oads f r om f i el d uni t and i ssue al er t i f dat a not i ni t i at ed wi t hi n 60 mi nut es of l ast upl oad;

k. I nt er net - based cont r ol s shal l moni t or oper at i on of DH equi pment and i ssues al er t when power r emai ns of f f or mor e t han 15 seconds, or i f pr e- det er mi ned t emper at ur e, RH, or DP condi t i ons ar e exceeded;

The r equi r ement s l i s t ed her e wer e devel oped ar ound t he Munt er s Exact ai r e Moni t or i ng Syst em, as t hi s was t he onl y moni t or i ng syst em havi ng I nt er net connect i v i t y known t o be commer ci al l y avai l abl e. Ther e i s no r equi r ement f or connect i v i t y of t he moni t or i ng syst em t o cont r ol t he DH equi pment , t her ef or e, any combi nat i on of equi pment havi ng t he r equi r ed f unct i onal i t y wi l l be accept ed.

3. 6 SURFACE PREPARATI ON

3. 6. 1 Abr asi ve Bl ast i ng Equi pment

Use abr asi ve bl ast i ng equi pment of convent i onal ai r , f or ce- f eed, or pr essur e t ype. Mai nt ai n a mi ni mum pr essur e of 95 psi g at nozzl e. Conf i r m t hat ai r suppl y f or abr asi ve bl ast i ng i s f r ee of oi l and moi st ur e when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D4285. Test ai r qual i t y at each st ar t up, but i n no case l ess of t en t han ever y f i ve oper at i ng hour s.

3. 6. 2 Oper at i onal Eval uat i on of Abr asi ve

Test abr asi ve f or sal t cont ami nat i on and oi l cont ami nat i on as r equi r ed by t he appr opr i at e abr asi ve speci f i cat i on dai l y at st ar t up and ever y f i ve oper at i ng hour s t her eaf t er .

3. 6. 3 Sur f ace St andar d

I nspect sur f aces t o be coat ed, and sel ect pl at e wi t h s i mi l ar pr oper t i es and sur f ace char act er i st i cs f or use as a sur f ace st andar d. Bl ast c l ean one or more 1 f oot squar e st eel panel s as speci f i ed i n par agr aph SURFACE PREPARATI ON. Recor d bl ast nozzl e t ype and si ze, ai r pr essur e at nozzl e and compr essor , di st ance of nozzl e f r om panel , and angl e of bl ast t o est abl i sh pr ocedur es f or bl ast c l eani ng. Measur e sur f ace pr of i l e i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D7127. When t he sur f ace st andar d compl i es wi t h al l speci f i ed r equi r ement s, seal wi t h a c l ear coat pr ot ect ant . Use t he sur f ace st andar d

SECTI ON 09 97 13. 27 Page 16 f or compar i son t o abr asi ve bl ast ed sur f aces t hr oughout t he cour se of wor k.

3. 6. 4 Pr e- Pr epar at i on Test i ng f or Sur f ace Cont ami nat i on

Per f or m t est i ng, abr asi ve bl ast i ng, and t est i ng i n t he pr escr i bed or der .

3. 6. 4. 1 Pr e- Pr epar at i on Test i ng f or Oi l and Gr ease Cont ami nat i on

I nspect al l sur f aces f or oi l and/ or gr ease cont ami nat i on usi ng t wo or mor e of t he f ol l owi ng i nspect i on t echni ques: 1) Vi sual i nspect i on, 2) WATER BREAK TEST, 3) CLOTH RUB TEST. Rej ect oi l and/ or gr ease cont ami nat ed sur f aces, c l ean usi ng a wat er based pH neut r al degr easer i n accor dance wi t h SSPC SP 1, and r echeck f or cont ami nat i on unt i l sur f aces ar e f r ee of oi l and grease.

WATER BREAK TEST - Spr ay at omi zed mi st of di st i l l ed wat er ont o sur f ace, and obser ve f or wat er beadi ng. I f wat er " wet s" sur f ace r at her t han beadi ng up, sur f ace can be consi der ed f r ee of oi l or gr ease cont ami nat i on. Beadi ng of wat er ( wat er f or ms dr opl et s) i s evi dence of oi l or gr ease cont ami nat i on.

CLOTH RUB TEST - Rub a c l ean, whi t e, l i nt f r ee, cot t on c l ot h ont o sur f ace and obser ve f or di scol or at i on. To conf i r m oi l or gr ease cont ami nat i on i n l i ght l y st ai ned ar eas, a non- st ai ni ng sol vent may be used t o ai d i n oi l or gr ease ext r act i on. Any v i s i bl e di scol or at i on i s evi dence of oi l or gr ease contamination.

3. 6. 4. 2 Pr e- Pr epar at i on Test i ng f or Sol ubl e Sal t s Cont ami nat i on

Test sur f aces f or sol ubl e sal t s, and wash as r equi r ed, pr i or t o abr asi ve bl ast i ng. Sol ubl e sal t t est i ng i s al so r equi r ed i n par agr aph PRE- APPLI CATI ON TESTI NG FOR SOLUBLE SALTS CONTAMI NATI ON as a f i nal accept ance t est of pr epar ed sur f aces af t er abr asi ve bl ast i ng, and successf ul compl et i on of t hi s phase does not negat e t hat r equi r ement . Thi s phase i s r ecommended si nce pr e- pr epar at i on t est i ng and washi ng ar e gener al l y mor e advant ageous t han at t empt i ng t o r emove sol ubl e sal t cont ami nat i on af t er abr asi ve bl ast i ng. Ef f ect i ve r emoval of sol ubl e sal t s wi l l r equi r e r emoval of any bar r i er t o t he st eel sur f ace, i ncl udi ng r ust .

Thi s pr ocedur e may necessi t at e combi nat i ons of wet abr asi ve bl ast i ng, hi gh pr essur e wat er r i nsi ng, and cl eani ng usi ng a sol ut i on of wat er washi ng and sol ubl e sal t s r emover . The sol ubl e sal t s r emover shal l be aci di c, bi odegr adabl e, nont oxi c, noncor r osi ve, and af t er appl i cat i on, wi l l not i nt er f er e wi t h pr i mer adhesi on. Del ays bet ween t est i ng and pr epar at i on, or t est i ng and coat i ng appl i cat i on, may al l ow f or t he f or mat i on of new cont ami nat i on. Use pot abl e wat er , or pot abl e wat er modi f i ed wi t h sol ubl e sal t r emover , f or al l washi ng or wet abr asi ve bl ast i ng.