Procedure for verification of block pitting condition and actions

Applicable rules of IACS

1.Regulations UR_W-item W13.3.2 ,

stating that minus tolerance of thickness of steel rolled products is 0.3 mm,irrespective of
nominal thickness.

Procedure steps.

1. Yard CQ ,under the monitoring of Engineering department ,measures the reduction of

plating in the area of pitting and registers the area of pitting and the total area of the structure
concerned.Then CQ makes a report with photos,thickness measurements drawings as
necessary.

2. CQ submits to Engineering Department for Evaluation and definition of actions to be taken.

3. The Engineering department determines the pitting area percentage and the thickness loss
for the pitted area and refers to above checks them according to the below, applicable IACS
Rules ,as follows.

3.1 All areas found within accepted standards,if uncoated,should be treated to ST 2 minimum
surface standard and coated with modified epoxy high built coating (or equivalent) to min
thickness 600 microns.

3.2 The areas presenting pitting area without plate thickness loss and with scattered pitting of
max 0,3 mm depth,will be accepted without futher actions,except - if uncoated - of the
treatment to ST 2 minimum surface standard and coating with modified epoxy high built
coating (or equivalent), to min thickness 600 microns.

3.3 In the case that the pitting area plate thickness loss is above the applicable rules
tolerances,remedial measures should be taken and approved by both ABS and Owners.

An explanatory Flowchart has been also created as part of these procedures and is included
herebelow.
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Legend of Symbols used in the Pitting remedial measures procedure

Flowchart
For each area of significant pitting found in the construction blocks,the following patameters
should be determined :

tN = Nominal plate thickness ,as in the construction drawings

tP = Minimum acceptable plate thickness by the Project,if less than tN

tR = Remaining plate thickness in way of pitting ,calculated as the arithmetic

mean of ultrasonically measured thicknesses, of a sufficient number of

points ,covering the affected area .

d = Remaining pitting depth,estimated after removal of scale and paint from the

affected area surface,by grinding.

COATING CONDITION = Condition of Coating of affected areas ,in the

conclusion of remedial actions.It can be

either COATED or UNCOATED

P% = Percentage of pitted area as a ratio of the total pitted area divided by the total
area of the plating concerned

Written 30/06/2015

Eng.Spiridon Gianniotis
 PROCEDURE OF PITTING TREATMENT
START

BLOCK INSPECTION AND DETERMINATION OF

FOLLOWING PARAMETER FOR EACH PITTING AREA

%
COATING PITTING
N P R= i (mm) CONDITION AREA
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) PHOTOS

YES (ACC URW13)

P- R ≤ 0.3

NO APPLICATION OF MODIFIED EPOXY PAINT

COATING IN AREA REMANING WITH
START PITTING COATING THICKNESS TO BE
EXAMINATION OF REMEDIAL MINIMUM 600 MICRONS
MEASURES BY ERG (QC+ENGINEERING)
i

REMEDIAL MEASURES
NECESSARY BY INSERTING YES

NEW PLATING IN WAY OF

PITTING
PITTED AREA
PAINTED AS PER
PROJECT?
ABS + OWNERS APPROVAL OF
REMEDIAL MEASURES
NO

EXECUTION OF REMEDIAL
MEASURES ACTIONS

APPLICATION OF COATING MIN 150 MICRONS

ST2 MINIMUM OF HYDROBLASTING

PREPARATION OF UNCOATED AREAS
AFTER REMEDIAL ACTIONS