The decks onboard an offshore jack-up rig were suffering from heavy corrosion and wear & tear damage and required to be refurbished
The decks onboard an offshore jack-up rig were suffering from heavy corrosion and wear & tear damage and required to be refurbished
2 PagesOverview The decks onboard an offshore jack-up rig were suffering from heavy corrosion and wear & tear damage and required to be refurbished. Challenge There could be no disruption to the live working jack-up rig and strict safety regulations had to be adhered to. Grit blasting was therefore not permissible; leaving water jetting and a solvent-free coating system as the only feasible option. The project also had to be carried out in high humidity. Solution Water jetting was utilised as the surface preparation method. This was followed by one primer coat of solvent-free, wet & rust tolerant Epo-chemTM RS 500P and one topcoat of solvent-free, wet tolerant Epo-chemTM RA 500M. Outcome The work programme was completed on time, with no delays due to the envi
