TRINING MODULE FOR COATING AND CREW SUPERVISOR.

1 WHAT ARE RULES AND RESPONSIBILILITIES OF COATING CREW SUPERVISOR.

1 The coating crew supervisor is responsible for entire abrasive Blasting and
Painting activities as per the approved procedure.
2 Responsible for set up maintain and troubleshot Blasting and Coating
Equipment’s.
3 Responsible for Materials section as per approved APCS and use of proper
materials mixing techniques.
4 Responsible to check weather condition before start of any coating and
blasting Activity.
5 Responsible for coordinate with Construction Representative or ( Construction
Manager) to site related issues.
6 Responsible for ensure that material being applied is as per approved procedure.
7 Responsible for Maintain all paper works and documentation on daily basis.
8 Responsible for coordination with Q/c or any Quality inspection department for
Complete work inspection on daily basis and day after day.
9 Work permit available.
10 Responsible to ensure that working is being proceed according to Approved
procedure.
11 Responsible to ensure that all painters and Blasters are Approved according to
saep-316.
12 Responsible for to ensure that all Blasting and Painting Equipment’s are
properly Grounded. AWG.4 Thickness 5.19MM.
WHAT IS ABRISVE BLASTING.?
Roughness and cleanness or for provide of Adhesion to a substrate before ever
coating system.

BLASTING EQUIMENTS.
1 Air Compressor.
2 After Cooler. ( If required) Normally use for remove of oil and Moisture from
Compressed Air and moisture Separator.
3 Air Receiver Tank. ( used for safety and storage purpose.)
4 Blasting Pot ( One name is Garnet Pot.)( Air and Gerent mixing.)
5 Blasting Hose. ( Size is 2 inches and should be Anti static.)
6 Blasting Nozzle. ( 3/4 inches and half inches. Type State bore.
7 Blaster hood helmet.( Used for Blaster Safety and Air Breathing during Blasting.)
8 Dead man handle.( Automatically switch off Operation at the event of any
Emergency.)
FOR BREATHING LINE.
One line used breathing Air from Air Receiver tank to Air Filter.
1 Air Filter. ( Used for Filtration of Breathing Air for Blasters)
2 Co Monitor. ( Used for Monitoring of Carbon monoxide. Only 10PPM is allowed.)
TEST REQUIR PRIOR TO START OF BLASTING.
1 The Compressed Air pressure to be check before starting of any blasting related
activity ( With hypodermic needle gage.)
2 Blotter Test.
WHAT IS BLOTTER TEST.?
The Blotter test is conducted to check the Air Quality of Compressor.
PROCESS OF BLOTTER TEST.
Attached a piece of blotter paper on a clip board and then hold it approximately
45 to 60 CM in from of blast Nozzle with the Air pressure of 50 PSI during Air
following only approximately one minutes.
The satisfactory result is that there is no found any contaminations of Oil and
water on Blotter paper.
With this result we can proceed further operation.
If the Result is not satisfactory, then again equipments deficiency will be checked.
TEST AFTER BLASTING TEST.
1 Surface profile test.( For check the roughness or adhesion level.)( Testing
Equipment is Dial Micrometer with testex tape or Press-o-Film. Two types. One is
Coarse and other one is X Coarse. = Coarse can measure 20um to 64 um and X-
Coarse can measure. 38 to 115um
2 Salt contamination Test. ( For check the Salt contamination on Spool surface.
The testing equipment is salt detector and acceptable ration is 1.8um.
3 Dust Test. ( Dust test is conducted to check that blasted spool is free from dust
contamination.)
GRADES OR TYPES OF BLASTING.
S1 Light Blast Cleaning. With the Air Pressure of 90 PSI to remove Grass Oil and
Mill Scale contamination ETC. The white metal 33%.
S2 Through Blasting Cleaning. With the Pressure of 90 PSI and the white metal
66%.
S2.5 Very Through Blast Cleaning. With the Air Pressure of 90 PSI and the White
metal is 95% .
S3 Blast Clean to Visually Clean Steel. With the Air Pressure of 90 PSI 100% white
metal.
WHAT IS SWEEP BLASTING.
A fast pass of non-metallic abrasive blasting pattern at low pressure 40PSI.
The sweep blasting will apply in following conditions.
If the Pipes are galvanized.
If after blasting paint can not start within four hours.
FBE coated spool. If require any other coating.
In case the blasting profile is more then require profile then we will do sweep
blasting with 45 Angle of blast Nozzle.
What is Mill Scale.?
The mill scale is a type of iron oxide is formed on the surface of steel during hot
rolling process. The thickness of Mill scale is varies from 25 to 100 UM. When it
has been removed during surface preparation. It never can re-cur again
TYPES OF RUST GRADES.
There are four type of Rust grades.
A. Mill Scale.
B. When scale start to convert into Rust.
C. when little pitting starting.
D. when proper pitting starting.
SPOOLS HANDLING AFTER BLASTING.
There is need to make sure that during shifting and setting the Quality of blasted
spools should be remain maintained.
PROCESS OF COATRING & PAINTINNG.
Before start of any process of Coating and painting the following things need to
be check.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The temperature shall be within limit which is mentioned in ARAMCO standard
Data sheets as per APCS.
The relative Humidity shall be within Minimum and Maximum Limit. The
Minimum Limit of Relative humidity is 10% Maximum is 85%According to Aramco
Standard.
The temperature of Substrate shall be within Limit . The Limits are also define in
ARAMCO DATA Sheets as per APCS.
The Substrate temperature shall be minimum 10% and Maximum as per Data
sheet.
The Difference of Substrate temperature and Dew point shall be above to 3%. In
case this is Loss then 3% then work cannot be started.
WHAT IS DATA SHEET.?
It is printed document contain the information about product that how this
product will be used.
WHAT IS DEW POINT.
This is a temperature at which water vapor in the air will condense.
WHAT IS RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
The relative humidity is the amount of water vapour in the air will express as
percentages of the amount of water vapour which could be in the air at that same
temperature.
WHAT IS POT LIFE.?
The period of time after mixing the paint in which the paint must be used.
WHAT IS INDUCTION TIME.?
The period of time after mixing the paint when the component chemically co-
react or settle down.
WHAT IS SHELF LIFE.
The period of time that paint can be used from date of manufactured.
WHAT IS FLASH POINT.?
The minimum temperature of solvent at which vapor given off are flammable. If
the source of ignition is produced. ( The flash point indicates how A chemical
easily will burn.
PREPARATION OF COATING MATERIAL BEFORE APPLICATION.
All Coating Material for each coating system shall be supplied by the same
manufacturers unless otherwise approved by consulting services department
(CSD).
The coating Material shall be mixed homogeneously.
Qty more than 5 letter shall be mixed with Power Mixer.
Partial mixing in two component and multi component coating is prohibited.
( Partial mixing not allowed.)
Mixing ratio shall be as per data sheet.
WHAT IS PAINT.
The paint is any liquid and Liquefiable or solid mastic composition that after
application to Substrate in a thin Layer converts to a solid film. It is most
commonly used to protect color or provide texture to substrate.
WHAT IS COATING.
The application of an epoxy on a substrate to provide protection from Corrosion
and other atmospheric issue called coating.
WHAT IS TIE COAT.
Paint formulated for specific situation and condition to provide a transition from
a undercoat to a finish coat. The tie coat are used to seal the surface of a Zinc Rich
primer to bond generically different type of coating or to improve the adhesion of
a succeeding coating.
WHAT IS MIST COAT.?
The mist coat is an incomplete coat applied with a very fast gun motion to avoid
the pinholes and bubbles accruing in the intermediate coat of epoxy a mist coat
thinned 10 to 20% should be applied on Inorganic Zinc Primer.
WHAT IS STRIP COAT?.
A separate coating that will be applied with Brush on Edges welds joint and other
Inaccessible areas to obtain minimum DFT with brush. The Brush size shall be
allow is 125MM.
WHAT IS WET - ON -WET COATING.'
Technique of coating application where additional coating passes are employed
over a coating that is still wet to obtain Require DFT in one time.
WHAT IS INTERVALS TIME COATING.
The time pried in which recoating or second coating can be applied called
intervals time.
PRECAUTION BEFORE COATING APPLICATION.
To be familiar with specification coating system and painting Material
Identification.
The Surface temperature must be recorded before starting of coating.
If the Humidity surface temperature and dew shall not be in Limit then Coating
cannot be start.
Coating shall not be applied when wind is strong enough to blow sand, salt spray,
or other foreign matter onto the surface being coated.
Only Saudi Aramco approved products shall be allowed for Used.
PRECAUTIONS DURING COATING APPLICATIONS.
The gun pressure should be as per advised in Data sheet.
The gun should be hold perpendicular to the substrate.
The gun tip shall be used as per data sheet.
The Distance of the Gun from substrate should be 6 to 8 inches.
Checking WFT as per data sheet,

AFTER APPLICATION.
The DFT thickness shall be within the Minimum and Maximum Limits allowed in
the applicable APCS.
The repair and touch-up shall be according to Repairing policy.
In case of Brush application the maximum Brush size allow for application is
125mm.
WHAT IS THICK FILM CAOTING.?
The coating with an average dry film thickness more then. ( 500 microns)
WHAT IS THIN FILM COATING.
The coating with an average dry film thickness less then ( 500 Microns.)
WHAT IS CUT BACK.?
The length of pipe left uncoated at each end for joining Purposes.
WHAT IS MAINTENANCE COATING/ PAINTING.?
Application of coating to preserve the useful state of an existing Coating.

REPAIR APPROVED PROCEDURE.

Repair procedure of coatings shall be issued in accordance with the surface
preparation and application requirements stated in the applicable APCS SAES-H-
101V, and SAES-H-002V,
All defects shall be identified and marked for repairs.
1 Cover areas adjacent to defects with heavy duty textile or fabric adhesive tape
before commencing repair or patch up.
2 Clean defective area by solvent or detergent Wash.
3 For area less then 0.1 m2,grind to a rough metal surface using at least an 80 grit
dice sander. Alternatively spot blast or power tool cleaning to bare steel. Feather
edges of coating at least 25 mm beyond bare metal. For area more then 0.1m2,
blast clean to obtain the metal surface pre-treatment originally specified. Feather
edge the coating at least 50 MM beyond bare metal.
4 Remove dust and debris by brush or vacuum.
5 Apply coating by brush for areas less than 0.1m2 and by spray for areas greater
than 0.1 m2.
NAME OF SOME COATING DEFECTS AND REASONS OF DEFECTS.
1 Running / Sagging/ Curtaining.( Following or Dripping of Paint from upper
vertical surface to lower part forming a tear- Like or wavy appearance)
POSSIBLE CAUSE. ( Painting Excessively thick film layer at one time. Application of
Gloss paint on existing paints or surface without sanding.)
2 Lifting. ( Attacking by successive coating on existing Paint.
POSSIBLE CAUSE. ( Lack of observance of the stated over coating time)
3 Blistering. ( This is a moisture related phenomenon. The amount of moisture
and flexibility of the paint film determine the size of the blister.)
POSSIBLE CAUSE.( Painting on a warm surface. Moisture Migration through
painted surface.)
4 Crating: ( Formation of small bowl -shaped depressions.
POSSIBALE CAUSE. ( The painting over surface that are not prepared, sand dirt
and dust on the surface.
5 Rust Stains.
POSSIBLE. ( Corrosion of metal elements.
6 Orange peel. ( ( Rough Surface that resembles the surface profile of an Orange.)
POSSIBLE. ( Paint applied at high viscosity or under conditions deleterious to
proper flow and leveling.
7 Skips / Holidays: ( Incomplete paint coverage).
POSSIBLE CAUSE. ( Paint applied too thin. Inaccessible area of substrate surface of
low surface tension causing inadequate film flow and coverage.)
NAME OF SOME ADHESION TESTS.
1 Cross cut.
2 X cut.
3 V Cut.
PROCESS OF ADHESION TEST PROFORMING.
If we have thick coating and if we have thin coating we used dolly test. But we will
do it as per approved procedure from Clint.
( 13MM Cross 2 cut in X form and in intersection. Then we try to peel off if it peel
off or Cube form then it will be rejected. And if it’s breaks into small pieces. Or if it
could not peel off then it will be passed.
WHAT IS VISCO ELESTIC COATING.?
APCS 113C Non curing ( Visio- Elastic) mastic Based Coating System with a backing
tape for renovation of buried pipelines II. The Primarily used as an external
protective Coating system in the shape of wrapping. It can be used as corrosion
protection for field girth weld on both new and old pipeline.
WHAT IS HOLIDAY TEST AND WHY IT CONDUCTED,?
The holiday test is conducted to check discontinuity, pinholes and low DFT of
pipe.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF HOLIDAY TEST.?
The piping to be buried shall be 100% holiday tested prior to burial.
100 % externally coated surface area of the pipe shall be with a hot spark, Pulse-
type DC Holiday detector employing an audible signaling device.
Defective location shall be clearly marked with a crayon immediately up
discovery.
The holiday detector shall be grounded directly to the equipment being inspected.
The ground connection shall be made by removing a small area of coating. If the
equipment itself is grounded it is permissible to ground the holiday detector
directly to the earth.
The travel rate of the detector electrode shall not exceed 300MM/S nor shall it be
allowed to remain stationary while the power is on.
The calibration of the holiday detector shall be checked at at least twice per 8
hour shift against a calibrated voltmeter and adjusted as necessary.
Holiday detection shall not be conducted if the surface temperature of the coated
area exceeds 80c.
All holidays shall be repaired and the repairs shall all be checked with a holiday
detector to verify that they are adequate.
WHAT IS PAINT DRYING.?
When the solvents evaporate from the paint leaving the paint feeling dry to
touch even though it is not 100% dry.
WHAT IS PAINT CURRING.?
When paint completely hardened and fused to the substrate.
WHAT ARE FERROUS AND NON FERROUS.?
The ferrous metal has contain of iron and non-ferrous do not contain of iron.
SAFETY PRECAUTION DURING , BEFORE AND DURING APPLICATION.
All equipment’s shall be properly Grounded.
The Applicator, Blasters and Painting blasting Helpers.
Shall be worn proper PPE.
Maintaining of Proper Housekeeping.
Obtain to work permit before start of any work.
WHAT IS ABBREVIATIONS OF FOLLOWING.
APCS, Approved protective coating system.
DFT, Dry film thickness.
WFT. Wet film thickness.
PPE. Personal protective Equipment.
PSI. Pound per Square inch.
SAES. Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards.
SAMSS. Saudi Aramco Material System Specification.
JSA. Job Safety Analysis. OSHA. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
MSDS. Material Safety Data sheet.