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With TBT banned and legislation restricting the use of copper and other biocides tightening up, the best approach is a hard, inert long-lasting coating combined with routine in water cleaning.
The role of a Coating Inspector has evolved considerably over the past few decades, and the responsibilities have increased over what used to be a rather straightforward job: to verify that surface preparation and coating application meet the project specification requirements. Today there are week-long or multi-week basic and advanced coating inspection courses, specialty courses that are industry-specific (e.g., bridge, nuclear), courses that are substrate-specific (e.g., concrete coatings inspection) and even coating-specific (e.g., inspection of thermal spray coatings).
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Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), often referred to as inspection, is critical to the success of a protective coating or lining project. Several parties can and do get involved in inspection including the owner, specifier, third party inspector, general contractor, painting contractor, equipment supplier, and coating manufacturer.
Antifouling coatings are a benefit to the environment because they reduce vessel drag which can increase fuel usage by as much as 86% and reduce the hull transport of nonindigenous species which may account for up to 70% of invertebrate invasive species in coastal waters. Copper-based antifouling coatings are used on over 90% of vessels in the world that have biofouling control coatings on their hulls.