32nd WEGEMT School

Marine Coatings

10-14 July 2000

This event was hosted by the University of Plymouth, Institute of Marine Studies

Marine Coatings, their function, application and performance, are central to any engineering project in the marine environment. The choice of coating in any area will have a major impact on initial and life-cycle costs of a construction, and will affect, and be affected by, environmental issues both local and global. The coatings industry has seen major changes in recent years. Materials that were effective in years past may have become ineffective, as organisms have developed a resistance to an anti-fouling toxin perhaps, component chemicals that have been found to be toxic to human life have been banned. In other instances, coating application and removal methods have become unacceptable or expensive. In response to these material, economic and legislative changes there has been intensive research to find viable alternatives and methods, it is considered timely for an event to bring together the results of recent work, to examine the problems remaining and to consider the way ahead.

The structure of such an event is outlined below and the presentations call upon those researchers, both academic and industrial, who are active in the field. The course content will address a number of relevant areas with course material and documents forming an integrated up-to-date reference for use in both graduate and undergraduate programmes in universities, and for use by practising or research engineers.

Event Programme

Day	Area	Topic	Discussion points
Day 1	COATINGS	Purpose	Anti-corrosion, Anti-fouling, Decoration, Low-friction, Containment/Sealing, Fire protection
		Nature	Physical & Chemical properties
		Types	Polymers, Oils, Emulsions, Powders, Electro-deposited, Smooth Self-polishing, Ribbed, Cathodic Protection, Edible/ Potable tanks, Ablative
		Environment	Toxicity, Humidity, Cleanliness (physical, chemical), Codes & Regulations, Impact assessments
Day 2 am	APPLICATION	Preparation	Methods, Standards, First coat or repair, Removal, Waste disposal
		Application I	Methods (Brush, roller, spray, electro-deposition, anodising, manual, automated), Shop, Dock, Sub-sea
		Application II	Surface penetration, applications in practise - marine and offshore
Day 2 pm	QUALITY CONTROL	Parameters	Thickness, Cure, Appearance
		Assessment	Methods and Tools, Standards
		Integration	With steel production, fitout and finishing work
Day 3 am	MAINTENANCE	Preparation	Washing, Jetting, Laser cleaning, Standards
		Compatibility	Previous coatings, Subsequent coatings
Day 3 pm	INDUSTRIAL VISIT	Production processes	Visit to Imperial Paint Company Newton Ferrers near Plymouth
Day 4	SPECIAL AREAS	Applications I	Ballast tanks, Offshore pipelines and templates, Underwater repair
		Applications II	Highly reactive environments, High temperature and fire situations
Day 5	CASE STUDIES	Open forum	Hands on tools and problem solving exercises

Event Presenters
The event will be presented by an International team of presenters which will include the following:
• Dr R Townsin, Consultant
• Dr Ian Buxton UN/T
• Mr A Milne, Consultant
• Mr R Towers, Sigma Coatings
• Mr D Jones, UMC Southampton
• Dr R Kattan, IPCo
• Dr C Anderson, IPCo

The event is aimed at Engineers from:
• shipbuilders and ship repairers involved in the application of marine coatings
• paint company personnel involved in research of coatings classification societies
• graduate students and staff in academic or research establishments

School Organisation And Venue
The host for the School is the University of Plymouth who should be contacted for further information.
This may be obtained from :

Mr. Mike Munson
32nd School Event Secretary
University of Plymouth
Institute of Marine Studies
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AA
Fax: +44 1752 232406
Tel: +44 1752 232407
E-mail: Mike Munson

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