Course Description

• This course gives the participants a good theoretical understanding of corrosion, as well as the practical tools needed for carrying out inspections of steel structures in the ‘battle against corrosion.

Course Objectives

• Learning how to design Metal coatings.
• Understanding surface preparation standards.
• Being familiar with specified coating conditions.
• Being able to troubleshoot coating faults systems.

Who should attend?

• Petroleum engineers.
• Technicians.
• Production and reservoir staff.
• Quality control staff.
• Those who are involved in coating inspection.

Course Schedule

Day 1

• Rusting on metals.
• Surface preparation methods & standards.
• Surface contaminants and tests for detection.
• Duties of an inspector.

Day 2

• Solutions and dispersions.
• Drying and curing of paint films.
• Paint constituents and basic technology.
• Colors.

Day 3

• Paint systems.
• Water borne coatings.
• Paint manufacture.
• Health and safety.

Day 4

• Testing of paints for properties and performance.
• Film thicknesses.
• Specified coating conditions.
• Cathodic protection.

Day 5

• Holiday/Pinhole detection.
• Paint application.
• Metal coatings.
• Coating faults.