BASIC PAINTING
The course has been developed to improve the competence of ship personnel in surface maintenance. It encompasses both theoretical and practical components, with a particular focus on adeptly operating contemporary grit-blasting and spray-painting equipment. Hands-on training is conducted in a purpose-built workshop to provide participants with practical experience.
What You'll Learn
- Recognize suitable paint and coating types for different purposes.
- Comprehend the significance of surface preparation and the techniques to achieve it.
- Adequately prepare surfaces for painting in accordance with globally accepted standards.
- Apply paint based on provided paint data sheets, utilizing airless spray-painting equipment.
- Conduct regular maintenance and repairs on spray-painting and grit-blasting equipment.
Curriculum
– Safety measures before surface preparation and painting.
– Familiarity with vessel paint schemes.
– Surface preparation standards.
– Utilizing grit-blasting equipment for surface preparation (CLEMCO).
– Characteristics and applications of different paint grades.
– Paint storage, handling, and mixing.
– Application methods using airless paint-spraying equipment (WIWA).
– Measuring wet/dry paint film thickness and maintaining records.
– Maintenance and repair of grit-blasting and paint-spraying equipment.
– Resolving common challenges encountered during surface preparation and painting.
