Overview The grey water tanks onboard a grand class cruise ship had severely corroded and required to be refurbished. Challenge The project had to be completed whilst the vessel was at sea. There could be no disruption to the normal operating services of the vessel. Grit blasting was therefore not permissible and a solvent-free solution had to be utilised. Solution The grey water tanks were water jetted to prepare the surface. One stripe coat and one full coat of solvent-free, wet & rust tolerant epoxy Epo-chemTM RS 500P was then applied. This was followed by one stripe coat and one full coat of Epo-chemTM RA 500M. Outcome Substantial time and cost savings were achieved by completing this project whilst the vessel was at sea. The downtime of the tanks

Join for free to read