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BLASTING & PAINTING INSPECTION FOR

ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE FABRICATION
PROCEDURE
PSP NO. 06

FOR

PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD

VASTALUX SDN.BHD. PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN.BHD

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Blasting and painting inspection for fabrication of onshore and offshore fabrication shall be
done in accordance with the general fabrication specification, steel structures painting
council, relevant codes and standards, and other customer’s specification.

1.0 MATERIAL INSPECTION

1.1 Assures that all materials to be blasted and painted shall have passed through
material inspection or QC process inspection in the section where the materials are fabricated.

1.2 Only materials or fabricated items with QC clearance shall be blasted and painted.

2.0 INSPECTION TOOLS / EQUIPMENT

All testing and inspection tools/equipment to be used must be properly calibrated and in
good condition. Listed below are the tools/equipment to be used in inspection.

2.1 Contact Metal Thermometer. For measuring steel surface temperature

2.2 Surface Profile Comparator/Surface Profile Gauge. For measuring surface profile
height.

2.3 Sling Paychrometer with tables, charts, etc. For determining relative humidity and
dew point.

2.4 Wet Film Thickness Gauge. For measuring the full range of wet film coatings.

2.5 Dry Film Thickness Gauge / Optical Dry Film Thickness Gauge. For measuring
dry film coating.

2.6 Holiday Detector. For detecting porosities / pinholes on coated surfaces.

3.0 SURFACE PREPARATION

The QC Inspector shall see to it that the prevailing weather condition permits
operation prior to dry blast cleaning.

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3.1 Checks that proper make-up of abrasives, (shot/grit) are in order to hold reasonably
a constant abrasive size and shape.

3.2 Must see to it that the abrasive (slag) used shall be dry and free from contamination.

3.3 QC Inspector shall see to it that only those slag which have passed through
materials inspection shall be used.

3.4 Checks at random the pressure of supplied air directly to the gun through the
pressure gauge attached to the equipment.

3.5 Assures that air blast from air receivers shall be freed of detrimental amounts of
moisture and oil. Equipment performing this shall be regularly checked to see if they are in good
working condition.

3.6 Visual inspection on the blasted surface shall be conducted to check if surface
preparation conforms to specification.

3.7 Measure anchor profile pattern depth with the use of a surface PROFILE
comparator.

3.8 If blasting is performed during the night and paint to be performed the following
morning, the surface shall have a light re-blasting to clean the surface.

3.9 All spent abrasives shall be removed from the deck and skids daily and shall be
packed for disposal. Silica free and minimum dusting abrasives shall be used.

3.10 Blasting abrasive types to be are Copper Slag (16 – 30 or 14 – 30) or Garnet (30 –
60). The application for both abrasives are open blast or wet blast at open or confine space. Copper
slag used for open blast shall not be reused or recycle.

3.11 The surface blast profile (anchor pattern) shall be 30 – 60 microns for SP5 blast
standard.

3.12 Multicoat system designations refer to codes as shown in Table 1 and 2 (GS 19-1-
2). Individual coats are labeled in order of application and must be clearly distinguishable in color
from successive coat in the multicoat system.

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4.0 PAINTING

Prior to painting, materials to be painted must have passed dry blasting inspection.
Materials e.g. paint, thinner, etc., must have passed material inspection prior to application.

4.1 Mixing, thinning, application method and equipment use shall be strictly followed.
Inspectors assigned shall see to it that procedures are always followed and specifications met.

4.2 The painting inspector must see to it that dew point and relative humidity readings
permit painting applications.

4.3 Random checking of metal surface temperature and relative humidity. The
temperature should not be less 5°F above dew point and the relative humidity should not be greater
than 85 percent.

4.4 The inspector shall see to it that the required number of coats are applied.

4.5 Conduct random measuring of wet film thickness with the use of the wet film
thickness (WFT) gauge.

4.6 Dry film thickness for every coating application must be checked. Under coated
portions must be repainted prior to application of next coating. The dry film thickness can be
measured with the use of the dry film thickness (DFT) gauge (Elcometer).

4.7 Visual inspection must be conducted on every coated surface. Any defects such as
blistering, runs, sags, drips, “orange peeling”, or other flaws shall be rejected and rectified.

4.8 After application of topcoat, coated surfaces must be inspect by the QC inspector to
confirm the final DFT.

4.9 Curing time must be attained before applications of next coating and before
transferring of painted materials to prevent damage.

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4.10 All piping is to be marked in accordance with specification. Striping and flow
arrows shall be applied at module incoming and outgoing points, entering and leaving vessels and
equipment, at all branch intersection and at 6 meters spacing along the run of all piping. The piping
color codes are stated in the specification GS-19-1-2.

4.11 Upon erection completion, all piping in the modules shall be marked its line
identification numbers at prominent positions.

5.0 HANDLING

5.1 Padded slings, soft lifting gear, bags or other suitable packing shall be used to
prevent damage to painted items during loading, unloading, handling and transport.

5.2 Production shall repair any damage incurred during handling, loading, unloading
and transport to the full satisfaction of the customer’s representative as per standards and specification.

5.3 Only materials that have been signified by the QC Inspector shall be moved out
from the painting area.

6.0 DISPOSITION OF INSPECTED MATERIALS

6.1 All accepted blasted/painted materials shall be marked “QC ACCEPTED”.

6.2 All discrepancies or deviations observed during inspection shall be recorded and
reported for proper disposition and rectification.

6.3 Inspection reports shall be made and submitted daily, copy furnished to Project
Manager, Project Representative for proper disposition.

6.4 Any condition not covered by this procedure shall be discussed with the Customer’s
Authorised Representative for proper disposition.

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7.0 DAMAGED COATING SYSTEM

7.1 All major damaged coating system shall be repaired spot or sweep blast and shall be
applied original with full coat beginning with primer coat.

7.2 If the damaged area is minor less than 2 sq. m, repair with powertool cleaning (SP3/SP11)
than apply HS Epoxy Mastic and Finish coat sequence.

8.0 TEST PANEL PAINT TRIAL

8.1 The test panel paint trial are conducted to demonstrate that the coating procedures,
equipment and craftsmanship satisfy with the specification and meet coatings manufacturer
requirement. The test shall be witness by a client and coating manufacturer.

8.2 All observation, data and test results of the paint trial shall be documented which shall
include information of coating contractor, type of cleaning and surface standard, generic coatings
materials, manufacturers and product brand, batch number, test results and etc.

8.3 All coated test panels shall be retained at the site office and shall be used as visual guide to
the cleaning and coating standard.(refer to GS-19-1-2 appendix H)

9.0 ATTACHMENT

1.0 Attachment 1 - Blasting painting report