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Phase 2 Tank Far m I mpr ovement s ( P2002) N4425522F4025 FLCPS Manchest er , Washi ngt on PN 139588

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LOW VOC POLYSULFI DE I NTERI OR COATI NG OF WELDED STEEL PETROLEUM FUEL TANKS

02/ 15, CHG 2: 08/ 17

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.

AMERI CAN PETROLEUM I NSTI TUTE ( API )

API St d 653 ( 2014; Addendum 1 2018) Tank I nspect i on, Repai r , Al t er at i on, and Reconst r uct i on

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM D56 ( 2016a) St andar d Test Met hod f or Fl ash Poi nt by Tag Cl osed Cup Test er

ASTM D93 ( 2019) St andar d Test Met hods f or Fl ash- Poi nt by Pensky- Mar t ens Cl osed Cup Test er

ASTM D185 ( 2007; R 2012) St andar d Test f or Coar se Par t i c l es i n Pi gment s

ASTM D476 ( 2015) Dr y Pi gment ar y Ti t ani um Di oxi de Pi gment s

ASTM D523 ( 2014; R 2018) St andar d Test Met hod f or Specul ar Gl oss

ASTM D714 ( 2002; R 2017) St andar d Test Met hod f or Eval uat i ng Degr ee of Bl i st er i ng of Pai nt s

ASTM D1141 ( 1998; R 2013) St andar d Pr act i ce f or t he Pr epar at i on of Subst i t ut e Ocean Wat er

ASTM D1210 ( 2005; R 2014) Fi neness of Di sper si on of Pi gment - Vehi c l e Syst ems by Hegman- Type Gage

ASTM D1475 ( 2013) St andar d Test Met hod f or Densi t y of Li qui d Coat i ngs, I nks, and Rel at ed Pr oduct s

ASTM D1640 ( 2003; R 2009) Dr yi ng, Cur i ng, or Fi l m For mat i on of Or gani c Coat i ngs at Room Temper at ur e

ASTM D2196 ( 2010) St andar d Test Met hods f or Rheol ogi cal Pr oper t i es of Non- Newt oni an Mat er i al s by Rot at i onal ( Br ookf i el d t ype) Vi scomet er

ASTM D2240 ( 2015; E 2017) St andar d Test Met hod f or

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Rubber Pr oper t y - Dur omet er Har dness

ASTM D2369 ( 2010; R 2015; E 2015) Vol at i l e Cont ent of Coat i ngs

ASTM D2370 ( 1998; R 2010) Tensi l e Pr oper t i es of Or gani c Coat i ngs

ASTM D2698 ( 2005) St andar d Test Met hod f or Det er mi nat i on of t he Pi gment Cont ent of Sol vent - Reduci bl e Pai nt s by Hi gh- Speed Cent r i f ugi ng

ASTM D2794 ( 1993; R 2019) St andar d Test Met hod f or Resi st ance of Or gani c Coat i ngs t o t he Ef f ect s of Rapi d Def or mat i on ( I mpact )

ASTM D2805 ( 2011) St andar d Test Met hod f or Hi di ng Power of Pai nt s by Ref l ect omet r y

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 D3278 ( 1996; R 2011) Fl ash Poi nt of Li qui ds by Smal l Scal e Cl osed- Cup Appar at us

ASTM D3335 ( 1985a; R 2020) Low Concent r at i ons of Lead, Cadmi um, and Cobal t i n Pai nt by At omi c Absor pt i on Spect r oscopy

ASTM D3718 ( 1985a; R 2015) Low Concent r at i ons of Chr omi um i n Pai nt by At omi c Absor pt i on Spect r oscopy

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 D3960 ( 2005; R 2013) Det er mi ni ng Vol at i l e Or gani c Compound ( VOC) Cont ent of Pai nt s and Rel at ed Coat i ngs

ASTM D4285 ( 1983; R 2018) I ndi cat i ng Oi l or Wat er i n Compr essed Ai r

ASTM D4400 ( 1999; E 2012; R 2012) Sag Resi st ance of Pai nt s Usi ng a Mul t i not ch Appl i cat or

ASTM D4541 ( 2017) St andar d Test Met hod f or Pul l - Of f St r engt h of Coat i ngs Usi ng Por t abl e Adhesi on Test er s

ASTM D7334 ( 2008; R 2013) St andar d Pr act i ce f or Sur f ace Wet t abi l i t y of Coat i ngs, Subst r at es and Pi gment s by Advanci ng Cont act Angl e Measur ement

ASTM D7588 ( 2011) St andar d Gui de f or FT- I R Fi nger pr i nt i ng of a Non- Aqueous Li qui d Pai nt as Suppl i ed i n t he Manuf act ur er ’ s

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Cont ai ner

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

I SO 9001 ( 2015) Qual i t y Management Syst ems- Requi r ement s

NACE I NTERNATI ONAL ( NACE)

NACE SP0178 ( 2007) Desi gn, Fabr i cat i on, and Sur f ace Fi ni sh Pr act i ces f or Tanks and Vessel s t o be Li ned f or I mmer si on Ser vi ce

NACE SP0188 ( 1999; R 2006) Di scont i nui t y ( Hol i day) Test i ng of New Pr ot ect i ve Coat i ngs on Conduct i ve Subst r at es

NACE TM0174 ( 2002) Labor at or y Met hods f or t he Eval uat i on of Pr ot ect i ve Coat i ngs and Li ni ng Mat er i al s on Met al l i c Subst r at es i n I mmer si on Ser vi ce - I t em No: 21206

SOCI ETY FOR PROTECTI VE COATI NGS ( SSPC)

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

SSPC AB 1 ( 2015; E 2017) Mi ner al and Sl ag Abr asi ves

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

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

SSPC PA 2 ( 2015; E 2018) Pr ocedur e f or Det er mi ni ng Conf or mance t o Dr y Coat i ng Thi ckness Requi r ement s

SSPC PA 17 ( 2012; E 2012) Pr ocedur e f or Det er mi ni ng Conf or mance t o St eel Pr of i l e/ Sur f ace Roughness/ Peak Count Requi r ement s

SSPC QP 1 ( 2019) St andar d Pr ocedur e f or Eval uat i ng t he Qual i f i cat i ons of I ndust r i al / Mar i ne 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 St eel St r uct ur es and Ot her Met al Component s)

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

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Syst em

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 Subst r at es

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

SOCI ETY OF AUTOMOTI VE ENGI NEERS I NTERNATI ONAL ( SAE)

SAE AMS- STD- 595A ( 2017) 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- SUBPART Z Toxi c and Hazar dous Subst ances

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

29 CFR 1910. 1000 Ai r Cont ami nant s

29 CFR 1926. 59 Hazar d Communi cat i on

1. 2 DEFI NI TI ONS

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. The f ol l owi ng def i ni t i ons ar e used t hr oughout t hi s Sect i on:

a. CEI LI NG - i nt er i or t ank sur f aces t hat ext end f r om t he hor i zont al pl ane at t he desi gnat ed maxi mum f uel l i ne upwar d, i ncl udi ng t he upper por t i on of t he t ank shel l ( wal l s) , col umns, st r uct ur al st eel , t he under si de of t he r oof pl at es and ot her st eel component s i n t hi s ar ea.

b. SHELL - i nt er i or t ank sur f aces t hat ext end al ong t he ver t i cal t ank wal l s bet ween t he hor i zont al pl anes appr oxi mat el y 40 i nches above t he shel l t o bot t om j oi nt upwar d t o t he hor i zont al pl ane at t he desi gnat ed f uel l i ne, i ncl udi ng col umns, wal l pl at es, and ot her st eel component s i n t hi s ar ea.

c. FLOOR - i nt er i or t ank sur f aces bel ow t he hor i zont al pl ane appr oxi mat el y 40 i nches above t he shel l t o bot t om j oi nt , i ncl udi ng col umns, wal l pl at es, pi pi ng, pi pe suppor t s, bot t om pl at es, and ot her st eel component s i n t hi s ar ea.

1. 3 SUBMI TTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on. Submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on ar e f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval . 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

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Envi r onment al Cont r ol Syst em

Use of Door Sheet Access Way; G

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Coat i ngs Qual i f i cat i on I nspect i on Repor t s

Non- met al l i c Abr asi ve Qual i f i cat i on Test Repor t s; G

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

I mpl ement Cor r ect i ve Act i on

Coat i ng Wor k Pl an; G

Coat i ng Mat er i al s; G

Non- met al l i c Abr asi ve; G

Met al l i c Abr asi ve; G

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

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; G

Qual i f i cat i ons of I ndi v i dual s Appl y i ng Coat i ngs; G

Qual i f i cat i ons of I ndi v i dual s Oper at i ng Pl ur al Component Equi pment

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 st ( PCS) ; G

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

Qual i f i cat i ons of QC Speci al i st Coat i ng I nspect or ; G

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

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; G

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Roof Joi nt Seal ant Mat er i al s; G

Roof Joi nt Seal ant Compat i bi l i t y ; G

Pr ot ect i ve Coat i ng Speci al i st ( PCS) ; G

Pr e- Appl i cat i on Meet i ng

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

Roof Joi nt Seal ant I nst r uct i ons; G

Coat i ng Syst em I nst r uct i ons; G

SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s

Di sposal of Used Abr asi ve; G

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 o 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 must 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 must 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 must be i ncl uded i n t he Qual i t y Cont r ol Pl an.

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 must 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 must 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 must 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 must 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, must 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

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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 cl 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

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

b. 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.

c. 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 must 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.

d. 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 non- compl 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.

e. Pr ovi de pr ocedur es f or cor r ect i ng non- compl 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 cor r ect coat i ng t hi ckness non- compl i ance, any ot her ar eas of r epai r or r ewor k t hat mi ght be adver sel y af f ect ed by del ays i n pr epar i ng and appr ovi ng new pr ocedur es.

f . 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 must be r ef er enced. Changes t o pr ocedur es must 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 Envi r onment al Cont r ol Syst em

Submi t desi gn det ai l s of t he pr oposed envi r onment al cont r ol syst em t o i ncl ude vent i l at i on, humi di t y cont r ol , and t emper at ur e r egul at i on.

Pr ovi de cal cul at i ons f or humi di t y cont r ol dur i ng separ at e sur f ace pr epar at i on and coat i ng appl i cat i on pr ocedur es, vent i l at i on r equi r ement s dur i ng coat i ng appl i cat i on, and maxi mum al l owabl e coat i ng appl i cat i on

SECTI ON 09 97 13. 15 Page 7 r at es t o coi nci de wi t h vent i l at i on. I ncl ude basi s of desi gn dat a on l ocal condi t i ons. Pr ovi de equi pment l ayout sket ches and pr ocedur es showi ng f unct i on of each pi ece of equi pment and f ai l - saf e measur es. A Cer t i f i ed I ndust r i al Hygi eni st must appr ove cal cul at i ons, wor k pr ocedur es and per sonal pr ot ect i ve equi pment .

1. 4. 4. 2 Use of Door Sheet Access WayDel et ed

I f use of a door sheet access way i s desi r ed, submi t desi gn dr awi ngs and cal cul at i ons t hat addr ess al l aspect s of t he door sheet openi ng i n accor dance wi t h API St d 653 and API St d 650, i ncl udi ng cut t i ng of door sheet , t ank st abi l i zat i on, door sheet r epl acement , wel d t est i ng, and f i nal accept ance. A r egi st er ed engi neer must appr ove al l cal cul at i ons and pr ocedur es pr i or t o submi t t al f or gover nment appr oval .

1. 4. 5 Test Repor t s

1. 4. 5. 1 Coat i ngs Qual i f i cat i on I nspect i on Repor t s

Submi t t est r esul t s f r om i ndependent l abor at or y f or mat er i al r equi r ed i n par agr aph COATI NG MATERI ALS. Sampl es must have been t est ed wi t hi n t he l ast t wo 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 coat i ng mat er i al .

1. 4. 5. 2 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. 3 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.

1. 4. 5. 4 Non- 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 1. 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. 6 Qual i f i cat i ons

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.

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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 st ( 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 t he speci al i st 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 must 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 must 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 must 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 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. The coat i ng i nspect i on company submi t t ed and appr oved must r emai n and not changed t hr ough compl et i on of t he cont r act . 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 coat i ng wor k. 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. Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer of al l schedul ed and unannounced on si t e i nspect i ons f r om SSPC and f ur ni sh a copy of al l i nspect i on r epor t s.

1. 4. 6. 4 Qual i f i cat i ons of QC Speci al i st 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 t o 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 must 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. I n addi t i on t o t he handwr i t t en r ecor ds, t he i nspect or must empl oy t he el ect r oni c r epor t i ng pr ogr am Tr uQC or equi val ent as out l i ned i n Tabl e I I I . The Admi ni st r at or must be t he desi gnat ed Gover nment Repr esent at i ve f or t he pr oj ect .

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 CAS Coat i ng Appl i cat i on Speci al i st Level 2 Cer t i f i cat i on Pr ogr am ( I nt er i m St at us) . Each bl ast er must r emai n cer t 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 must be not i f i ed of any change i n qual i f i cat i on st at us. NOTE: I nt er i m st at us wi l l be accept abl e up t o 30 Sep 2017.

Af t er 30 Sep 2017 Ful l St at us i s r equi r ed.

1. 4. 6. 6 Qual i f i cat i ons of I ndi v i dual s Appl y i ng Coat i ngs

Submi t name, addr ess, and t el ephone number of each per son t hat wi l l be appl y i ng coat i ngs. Submi t document at i on t hat each appl i cat or i s qual i f i ed by SSPC t o t he SSPC CAS Coat i ng Appl i cat i on Speci al i st Level 2 Cer t i f i cat i on Pr ogr am ( I nt er i m St at us) . Each appl i cat or must r emai n

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Af t er 30 Sep 2017 Ful l St at us i s r equi r ed.

1. 4. 6. 7 Qual i f i cat i ons of I ndi v i dual s Oper at i ng Pl ur al Component Equi pment

Submi t name, addr ess, and t el ephone number of each per son t hat wi l l be oper at i ng pl ur al component equi pment . Submi t document at i on t hat each oper at or i s qual i f i ed by SSPC C 14 Mar i ne Pl ur al Component Pr ogr am ( MPCAC- C14) . Each oper at or must r emai n cer t i f i ed dur i ng t he ent i r e per i od of coat i ng appl i cat i on, and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer must be not i f i ed of any change i n qual i f i cat i on st at us.

1. 4. 6. 8 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 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 empl oyees per f or mi ng t est i ng ar e qual i f i ed.

1. 4. 6. 9 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 empl oyees per f or mi ng t est i ng ar e qual i f i ed.

1. 4. 6. 10 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 must be cer t i f i ed t o SSPC QP 1 and SSPC QS 1 pr i or t o cont r act awar d, and must 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. Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer of al l schedul ed and unannounced on si t e audi t s f r om SSPC and f ur ni sh a copy of al l audi t r epor t s.

1. 4. 6. 11 Roof 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 r equi r ement s.

1. 4. 6. 12 Roof Joi nt Seal ant Compat i bi l i t y

Pr ovi de manuf act ur er ' s cer t i f i cat i on t hat t he sel ect ed j oi nt seal ant i s compat i bl e wi t h t he coat i ng mat er i al s.

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1. 4. 6. 13 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 r equi r ement s.

1. 4. 6. 14 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 ( QPL) f or t he speci f i ed mat er i al s.

1. 4. 6. 15 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.

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

The PCS must be consi der ed a QC Speci al i st and must r epor t t o t he QC Manager , as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 01 01 45 00. 00 20 QUALI TY CONTROL. The PCS must 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 must 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 must 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 must 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 Roof 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 mi xi ng and 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 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 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 wi t h 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

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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.

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.

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 must 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 t ank cl 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 must appr ove wor k pr ocedur es and per sonal pr ot ect i ve equi pment .

1. 8 WORK SEQUENCE

Coat t ank i nt er i or f ol l owi ng t ank t i ght ness t est i ng.

1. 9 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 API St d 653, ASTM D3276, ASTM D3925, ASTM D4285, NACE SP0178 and compani on vi sual compar at or , NACE SP0188, SSPC SP COM, SSPC SP 1, SSPC 7/ NACE No. 4, SSPC SP 10/ NACE No. 2, SSPC PA 1, SSPC PA 2, SSPC PA 17, SSPC Gui de 12, SSPC VI S 1, SSPC CAS, SSPC C 14, 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 wher e appl i cabl e ( I SO 9001 wher e appl i cabl e) at t he j ob s i t e.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 ROOF JOI NT SEALANT

I ndust r i al gr ade, t wo component , mi ni mum 95 per cent sol i ds by vol ume, pol ysul f i de t ype caul k i ng mat er i al t hat has a mi ni mum hi st or y of 10 year s accept abl e ser vi ce i n f uel t anks. Seal ant must be compat i bl e wi t h t he coat i ng and sui t abl e f or di r ect appl i cat i on t o pr epar ed st eel sur f aces.

Seal ant must cont ai n no mor e t han 0. 06 per cent by dr y wei ght Lead, no mor e t han 0. 06 per cent by dr y wei ght Cadmi um, and no mor e t han 0. 00 per cent by dr y wei ght Chr omi um.

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 coat i ng mat er i al s must 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 . Upon compl et i on of f i el d f abr i cat i on, al l shop- appl i ed coat i ngs must be r emoved, sur f aces pr epar ed t o SSPC SP 10/ NACE No. 2, and t he speci f i ed coat i ng syst em appl i ed. Adj ust al l shop pr epar at i on t o

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2. 2. 1 Coat i ng Mat er i al s

Modi f i ed epoxy novol ac pol ysul f i de coat i ng mat er i al s compl yi ng wi t h Tabl e I and Tabl e I I . The f i r st and f i ni sh coat mat er i al s ar e i dent i cal except t hat t he coat s must be i n cont r ast i ng col or s t o al l ow i dent i f i cat i on.

Not e t hat t he qual i f i cat i on t est i ng r equi r es i mmer si on t est i ng f or s i x mont hs.

2. 3 COATI NG SAMPLE COLLECTI ON AND SHI PPI NG KI T

Pr ovi de 2 k i t s t hat cont ai ns one quar t can f or t he base and act i vat or of each SZC 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 si zed f or t he sampl es t o be shi pped, and packi ng mat er i al . Ext r act 2 sampl es of each component , mar k cans f or t he appr opr i at e component s i ncl udi ng manuf act ur er s name, addr ess, bat ch number s, bat ch si ze shi pped t o t he pr oj ect s i ght and dat e of manuf act ur e. St or e i n QC Manager ' s of f i ce unt i l compl et i on of pr oj ect . I f unf or eseen coat i ng i ssues ar i se shi p 1 compl et e sampl e ( i ncl udi ng base and act i vat or ) wi t h al l bat ch i nf or mat i on t o t he pr e- chosen appr oved I ndependent l abor at or y f or eval uat i on. I ncl ude al l per t i nent i nf or mat i on f r om t he pr oj ect . The QC Manager i s t o ar r ange pi ck- up and shi ppi ng t o t he appr oved coat i ng t est i ng l abor at or y.

2. 4 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. 5 TEST KI TS

2. 5. 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. chl or - r i d. com) or equal . An " equal " t est k i t must meet t he f ol l owi ng r equi r ement s:

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- si 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 f r i endl y;

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 ) 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, SECTI ON 09 97 13. 15 Page 13 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. 5. 2 Test Ki t f or Measur i ng Chl or i des i n Abr asi ves

Pr ovi de t est k i t s cal l ed CHLOR* TEST- A, as manuf act ur ed by CHLOR* RI D I nt er nat i onal I nc. of Chandl er , Ar i zona ( www. chl or - r i d. com) , or equal . To be consi der ed f or appr oval as an " equal " t est k i t , each pr oposed t est k i t must :

a. Be a compl et el y sel f - cont ai ned 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 t ake t est s and i dent i f y r esul t s;

b. Use i dent i f i abl e, consi st ent , f act or y pr e- measur ed t est ext r act sol ut i on;

c. Pr ovi de f or t est i ng equal vol umes of abr asi ve and t est sol ut i on;

d. Pr ovi de f or t aki ng di r ect measur ement s of t he chl or i de i on i n par t s per mi l l i on ( PPM) , wi t hout usi ng conver si on char t s or t abl es;

e. Pr ovi de al l new component s f or ext r act i on and t i t r at i on f or each t est ;

f . Pr ovi de a f act or y seal ed t i t r at i on devi ce f or each t est ;

g. Use t he ext r act sampl i ng cont ai ner as t he t i t r at i on cont ai ner .

2. 5. 3 Test Ki t f or I dent i f y i ng Ami ne Bl ush on Epoxy Sur f aces

Test k i t must 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. 6 ABRASI VE

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 cl 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.

I nt er pr et SSPC AB 1 t o i ncl ude t he meani ng t hat abr asi ve mat er i al cont ai ns a maxi mum one per cent by wei ght of any t oxi c subst ance l i s t ed i n ei t her

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Tabl e Z- 1, Z- 2, or Z- 3 or 29 CFR 1910- SUBPART Z, wi t h t he except i on of i ner t or nui sance dust mat er i al s, ar seni c, ber yl l i um, cadmi um, cobal t , l ead, mer cur y, r hodi um, s i l ver , t el l ur i um, t hal l i um, and ur ani um.

2. 6. 1 Non- met al l i c Abr asi ve

Conf or m t o SSPC AB 1, Cl ass A except t hat :

a. The gr oss gamma r adi oact i v i t y must not exceed 5 pi cocur i es per gr am.

b. The maxi mum al l owabl e chl or i de cont ent i s 7 par t s per mi l l i on ( ppm) as measur ed wi t h t he t est k i t descr i bed i n t he par agr aph TEST KI T FOR MEASURI NG CHLORI DES I N ABRASI VES. Modi f y t he r equi r ement s of SSPC AB 2 t o subst i t ut e r equi r ement f or one chl or i de t est f or each " WATER SOLUBLE CONTAMI NANTS" t est r equi r ed.

c. The maxi mum al l owabl e Chr omi um and Cadmi um cont ent of t he wor k mi x must be l ess t han 0. 1 per cent by wt . when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D3718 f or Chr omi um and ASTM D3335 f or Cadmi um. Modi f y t he r equi r ement s of SSPC AB 2 t o add r equi r ement f or one Chr omat e t est and one Cadmi um t est f or each " LEAD" t est r equi r ed.

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 must 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. 6. 2 Met al l i c Abr asi ve

2. 6. 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, except t hat t he gr oss gamma r adi oact i v i t y must not exceed 5 pi cocur i es per gr am. Cl ass 2 ( I r on) abr asi ve must 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 t o 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 must 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 must 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 r equi r ement s.

2. 6. 2. 2 Recycl ed St eel Gr i t

Abr asi ve medi a must conf or m t o t he chemi cal and physi cal pr oper t i es of SSPC AB 2 except t hat :

a. The maxi mum al l owabl e chl or i de cont ent i s 7 par t s per mi l l i on ( ppm) as measur ed wi t h t he t est k i t descr i bed i n ar t i c l e ent i t l ed " Test Ki t f or Measur i ng Chl or i des i n Abr asi ves. " Modi f y t he r equi r ement s of SSPC AB 2t o subst i t ut e r equi r ement f or one chl or i de t est f or each " WATER SOLUBLE CONTAMI NANTS" t est r equi r ed.

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b. The maxi mum al l owabl e Chr omi um and Cadmi um cont ent of t he wor k mi x must be 0. 1 per cent by wt . when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D3718 f or Chr omi um and ASTM D3335 f or Cadmi um. Modi f y t he r equi r ement s of SSPC AB 2 t o add r equi r ement f or one Chr omat e t est and one Cadmi um t est f or each " LEAD" t est r equi r ed.

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 DOOR SHEET ACCESS WAYDELETED

A door sheet may be cut out of a t ank t o f aci l i t at e per sonnel and equi pment access. The door sheet must be r emoved i n accor dance wi t h API St d 653 and API St d 650, i ncl udi ng al l st r uct ur al , wel di ng, t est i ng, and eval uat i on r equi r ement s. Af t er compl et i on of coat i ng CEI LI NG and SHELL and pr i or t o pr epar at i on and coat i ng of FLOOR, t he door sheet must be i nst al l ed, t est ed, and accept ed. The door sheet and sur r oundi ng ar eas must be sur f aced i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 4 of NACE SP0178, and accompanyi ng Vi sual Compar at or , t o t he condi t i on descr i bed and shown f or NACE Wel d Sur f ace Pr epar at i on Desi gnat i on " C" wel ds f or i nt er i or sur f aces and " D" Wel ds f or ext er i or sur f aces. The door sheet and t he f eat her ed ar eas of t he SHELL must be pr epar ed and coat ed wi t h t he FLOOR i n accor dance wi t h al l r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on. The Cont r act or i s r esponsi bl e f or cut t i ng out t he door sheet , st abi l i z i ng t he t ank or openi ngs whi l e t he door sheet i s out , r epl aci ng t he door sheet , and t est i ng t he r epl aced door sheet usi ng qual i f i ed engi neer i ng and t est i ng ser vi ces. Per f or m t ank t i ght ness t est i ng af t er coat i ng wher e a door sheet access way was i nst al l ed f or t hi s pr oj ect .

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 , must wi t ness al l sampl i ng.

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

Pr ovi de 2 sampl e col l ect i on k i t s 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 si 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 and hol d unt i l i nst r uct ed t o cont act a 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 par agr aph

COATI NG SAMPLE TEST REPORTS.

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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 must consi st of al l abr asi ve mat er i al s of t he same t ype f r om a si 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 t he r el evant SSPC AB st andar d r ef er ence. The addi t i on of any subst ance t o a bat ch must 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 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 coat i ng mat er i al f or compl i ance wi t h r equi r ement s of Tabl e I . Rej ect ent i r e bat ch 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 t o t he r equi r ement s of par agr aph REQUI REMENTS of SSPC AB 1. 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. 3 LI GHTI NG

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. 4 ENVI RONMENTAL CONDI TI ONS

3. 4. 1 Tank Cont ai nment

Mai nt ai n ext er i or t ank cont ai nment i n f ul l wor ki ng condi t i on dur i ng i nt er i or sur f ace pr epar at i on, coat i ng appl i cat i on, and i ni t i al cur i ng t o ai d i n mai nt ai ni ng i nt er i or envi r onment al condi t i ons.

3. 4. 2 Cont r ol Syst em Requi r ement s

Pr ovi de and ut i l i ze dehumi di f i cat i on and vent i l at i on equi pment t o cont r ol humi di t y, t emper at ur e, and vapor l evel s i n t ank f r om begi nni ng of abr asi ve bl ast i ng t hr ough coat i ng appl i cat i on and f or 16 hour s af t er t he l ast coat i ng i s appl i ed. Syst em must mai nt ai n vapor concent r at i ons at or bel ow 10 per cent of Lower Expl osi ve Li mi t ( LEL) . Syst em may i ncor por at e any combi nat i on of sol i d desi ccant and di r ect expansi on r ef r i ger at i on equi pment . No l i qui d, gr anul ar , cal c i um chl or i de, or l i t hi um chl or i de dr yi ng syst ems wi l l be accept ed. Use onl y el ect r i c, i ndi r ect f i r ed combust i on, i ndi r ect f r i c t i on, or st eam coi l auxi l i ar y heat er s. Syst em must be compat i bl e wi t h r emoval of dust and sol vent vapor s, and must have f ai l - saf e measur es t o ensur e r el i abi l i t y dur i ng oper at i ons.

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3. 4. 3 Aut omat ed Moni t or i ng Requi r ement s

Pr ovi de cont i nuous moni t or i ng of DH equi pment , and 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.