Two crude oil tankers required to have their ballast tanks refurbished.
Two crude oil tankers required to have their ballast tanks refurbished.
2 PagesOverview Two crude oil tankers required to have their ballast tanks refurbished. The vessel owner’s were looking for a solution which could be utilised whilst the vessel was at sea by a riding squad; thus saving substantial time and cost by eliminating the requirement of dry-docking. Challenge There could be no disruption to vessel operations; therefore grit blasting and the use of solvent-based paints were prohibited. The only solution available would be to utilise water jetting and Chemco’s wet & rust tolerant coating system. Solution Water jetting was utilised as the surface preparation method. One stripe coat and primer coat of solvent- free, wet & rust tolerant epoxy Epo-chemTM RS 500P was then applied. This was followed by one topcoat of solvent-free,
