4.4 Area of application
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.288(87) – Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for Cargo Oil Tanks of Crude Oil Tankers – (Adopted on 14 May 2010) - Annex – Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for Cargo Oil Tanks of Crude Oil Tankers - 4 Coating Standard - 4.4 Area of application

4.4 Area of application

 The following areas are the minimum areas that shall be protected according to this Standard:

  • .1 Deckhead with complete internal structure, including brackets connecting to longitudinal and transverse bulkheads. In tanks with ring frame girder construction the underdeck transverse framing to be coated down to level of the first tripping bracket below the upper faceplate.

  • .2 Longitudinal and transverse bulkheads to be coated to the uppermost means of access level. The uppermost means of access and its supporting brackets to be fully coated.

  • .3 On cargo tank bulkheads without an uppermost means of access the coating to extend to 10% of the tank's height at centreline but need not extend more than 3 m down from the deck.

  • .4 Flat inner bottom and all structure to height of 0.3 m above inner bottom to be coated.

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Parent topic: 4 Coating Standard
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