MSC.1-Circ.1330-Rev.1？-？Guidelines？For？Maintenance？And？Repair？Of？Protective？Coatings

INTERNATIONALEMARITIMEORGANIZATION4 ALBERT EMBANKMENTLONDON SE1 7SRTelephone:+44(02077357611Fax:+44(0)2075873210MSC.1/Circ.1330/Rev.128June2024GUIDELINES FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PROTECTIVE COATINGS1The Maritime Safety Committee,at its eighty-sixth session(27 May to 5 June 2009).having recognized the need for Guidelines for maintenance and repair of protective coatings,taking into account the Performance standard for protective coatings for dedicated seawaterballast tanks in all types of ships and double side skin spaces of bulk carriers and theamendments to SOLAS regulations ll-1/3-2 and Xll/6 and,adopted by resolutionsMSC.215(82)and MSC.216(82),respectively,considered the proposal by the Sub-Committeeon Ship Design and Equipment,at its fifty-second session,and approved Guidelines formaintenance and repair of protective coatings.2The Maritime Safety Committee,at its 108th session(15 to 24 May 2024),adoptedamendments to the Perfomance standard for protective coatings for dedicated seawaterballast tanks in all types of ships and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers (resolutionMSC.215(82))and the Performance standard for protective coatings for cargo oil tanks ofcrude oil tankers(resolution MSC.288(87)),by resolutions MSC.557(108)and MSC.558(108).respectively,replacing references to "NACE Coating Inspector Level 2"with "AMPP CertifiedCoatings Inspector"MSC 108 also agreed to update references in the Guidelines for maintenance andrepair of protective coatings (MSC.1/Circ.1330)by referring to "AMPP Certified CoatingsInspector",as set out in the annex.4Member Governments are invited to apply the annexed Guidelines during survey,assessment and repair of protective coatings in ballast tanks on or after 1 January 2011 andto bring them to the attention of shipowners,shipbuilders and other parties concemed.This circular revokes MSC.1/Circ.1330.I:CIRCMSC1MSC.1-Circ.1330-Rev.1.docxNAVIGATINGTHE FUTURE:SAFETY FIRST!