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Test Method for the Estimation of the IMO PSPC "Walk-On Time" for Ballast Tank Coatings

From JPCL, November 2009

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by Serafin Barreiro, Hempel A/S, Kgs.

The author reports on a laboratory study intended to devise an appropriate test method to determine the walk-on time for several ballast tank coatings. The study came in response to the International Maritime Organization's new Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for Dedicated Seawater Ballast Tanks, which now requires walk-on times to be included in job specifications.... (Login to read the full article)

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