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Marine Inspection Kit - Standard Version

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulation for the Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) for Salt Water Ballast Tanks, resolutions MSC.215(82) and MSC.216(82), effective from 1st July 2008 for new ship builds, brings with it a number of challenges for the Marine Coatings Inspector.

The IMO regulation not only stipulates a rigorous dry film thickness verification regime, but also requires the inspection of surface profile and cleanliness, together with the recording of temperature, relative humidity and dewpoint at each stage of the build process.

Available in two versions, Standard and Top, the Elcometer Marine Inspection Kits have been specifically designed for this purpose and contain all the equipment required by the Marine Coatings Inspector to test and monitor all the parameters stipulated in the new IMO regulation.

An Elcometer 456 Digital Coating Thickness Gauge is supplied as standard with each kit. The Elcometer 456 is the world's first and only coating thickness gauge which can be used in accordance with the new PSPC 90/10 rule.

The rule states that "90% of all thickness measurements shall be greater than or equal to NDFT (Nominal Dry Film Thickness) and none of the remaining 10% measurements shall be below 0.9 x NDFT". This is one of the hardest standards to calculate and almost impossible without the aid of print outs, calculators or computers

The Elcometer 456 gives the user PSPC results for the 90/10 rule as a "Pass or Fail" as measurements are taken.

Each kit contains the following equipment:

  • Elcometer 128 Swedish Standard (ISO 8501, SIS 055900): For visual assessment of the surface, the Elcometer 128 shows the degree of cleanliness of four different levels of rusted steel cleaned by blasting, hand and power tools and flame.
  • Elcometer 144 Paint Safe Marker Pens: These permanent, paint safe black marker pens can be used to identify surface defects on ballast tanks. Five pens are supplied as standard with each kit.
  • Elcometer 138 Bresle Conductivity Kit: Comprising of a conductivity meter and Bresle Patches, this equipment is ideal for determining the salt levels on the surface prior to painting.
  • Elcometer 142 ISO 8502-3 Dust Tape Test Kit: An illuminated magnifier, adhesive tape and test record sheets which are used to assess the quantity and size of dust particles on surfaces prepared for painting..
  • Elcometer 124 Thickness Gauge and Testex Tape: The Elcometer 124 Thickness Gauge is used to measure the peak-to-valley height of a surface profile formed in the Elcometer 122 Testex Tape. Each kit is supplied with a roll of Coarse, X-Coarse and X-Coarse Plus Testex Tape.
  • Elcometer 224 Digital Surface Profile Gauge: A digital alternative to the Elcometer 124 and Testex Tape, ideal for quality checking the surface profile. The Elcometer 224 Model S supplied with the Standard Marine Inspection Kit, displays statistical values as readings are taken. The Top version of the kit contains the Elcometer 224 Model T which works in the same way as the Model S, but has the advantage of a large built-in memory to accurately record each measurement and offers Bluetooth® wireless technology for cable free data transfer. Data can be downloaded to a PC and, using ElcoMaster™ Software, detailed reports can be created in seconds.
  • Elcometer 319 Dewpoint Meter: The Elcometer 319 has been designed to incorporate all the features required for climate condition monitoring in a single gauge with memory and measurement options which make this one of the most versatile digital dewpoint meters available. The Top version of the kit contains the Elcometer 319 Top, which has a large inbuilt memory to accurately record each measurement, storing up to 25,000 sets of readings in 999 batches. It also offers USB data output and Bluetooth® wireless technology for cable free data transfer. Used in conjunction with ElcoMaster™ software readings can be stored and used to create professional reports.
  • Elcometer 3236 Hexagonal Wet Film: Precision formed in stainless steel to be long-lasting and reusable, with a measuring range of 20 - 370µm, this hexagonal wet film combs provides a quick and easy method of measuring wet film thickness.
  • Elcometer 456 Ferrous Top Coating Thickness Gauge with Ferrous Scale 1 2 Standard Probe: The only PSPC ready coating thickness gauge which can be used in accordance with the new IMO regulations IMO MSC.215 (82) & IMO MSC.216(82) Performance Standard for Protective Coatings in ballast tanks. With Bluetooth® wireless technology for cable free data transfer and supplied with a ferrous separate probe, with a measuring range of 0 - 5mm, ideal for measuring and recording the coating thickness on ballast tanks.
  • Elcometer 147 Weld Gauge: A simple, easy to use gauge which measures many aspects of welds in both metric and imperial units.

Marine Inspection Kit - Top Version