MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND

MSC Paint Contract Overview

January 2020

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• MSC Paint Policies• Contract Requirements

–Shelf Life–Paint Locker

Returns–Service Calls–Paint Work Items for

Availabilities–Tech Rep Duties–Paint Warranty

–Delivery Locations–Delivery Timeframes–Order Lead Times–Products on

Contract–Contract Changes

• Points of Contact

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• COMSC Instruction 4750.2D - Preservation Instruction for MSC Ships

- N7 currently rewriting and converting to a series of Tier III documents

• COMSCINST 3540.6; Engineering Operations and Maintenance Manual (EOMM), Chapter 16, Section 16.4.

• COMSCINST 4700.16; General Technical Requirements

• N7 – Paint Approval and Approved Products List- Engineering Process Instruction: N712-006.02-F

MSC Paint Policies

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COMSC Instruction 3121.9B

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Standard of Appearance.

The hull, decks, deckhouses and all appurtenances shall be cleaned and preserved and painted as required. Every ship’s exterior will be presented in a manner that appropriately represents our Navy service. Drawings, murals, or designs that fall outside the boundaries of applicable documentation are not authorized.

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Regulatory Requirements

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

• International Maritime Organization

• Banned Substances

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Volatile Organic Compound• The Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) establishes VOC limitations by measuring ozone levels

• National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) control which coatings may be applied to a ship during repairs

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VOC Compliance

• On current contract all paints are VOC compliant to 40 CFR Part 63 - Table II “Volatile Organic HAP (VOHAP) Limits for Marine Coatings”

• Note that certain areas of USA have stricter standards (California most stringent) however all current contract paints also comply with these regulations.

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EPA -VOC Compliance

340 g/l

340 g/l340 g/l

These California VOC Standards differ from EPA’s

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IMO - Antifouling Certification

• Port Engineer is responsible for requesting an ABS Antifouling survey with other ABS survey requirements when underwater hull is to be painted.

• Paint Tech Rep will provide an AF certificate.• ABS Surveyor will review UWH coating and

provide ABS certificate to ship for their records.

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AF Certificate from Paint Manufacture

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MSC Outlawed Paints

The Following substances are not permitted on all MSCcoating systems:

• Organo-tin• Coal-tar• Zinc Chromate• Lead - “Lead free” paint is defined by the Consumer

Product Safety Commission’s Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint (16 CFR 1303) as containing .009 % (90 parts per million) or less lead by weight in the dry paint film. (Seen lead in Frank Cable and AKE 6-10)

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Shelf Life Requirement

Shelf Life• All products delivered to the ship for

ship orders must have a minimum of 50%shelf life at the time of delivery.

• PPG can request a waiver on paint shelf life requirements ahead of time to the COR. Typically requested for Availabilities

• All PPG paint will have a 3 year shelf life from date of manufacture.

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Determining Manufacture Date

Example of batch number: 9332123456

Break down into: 9 3 32

First digit = location of manufacture (US)

Next Character = year of manufacture (last number of the year (2013)

Next two digits = week of the year of manufacture

123456 indicates the sequential batch number

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Paint Locker Returns

• Once a year MSCHQ recommends conducting a paint locker inventory. Once paint locker inventory has been conducted the ship is to send in a excel spreadsheet with the following information to the comsc.n7.orders.fct@navy.mil orders mailbox:

type of paintbatch numberscan sizetotal amount of paintcan condition (open, sealed, damaged)state pick-up location, date, and POC

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Periodic Service Call

Periodic Service Calls:Available upon request from PE or Ship Force

At a minimum, the Contractor shall perform or provide thefollowing during the periodic Service Call:

1. Review Paint Handbook and CD and provide anyupdated materials and revisions

2. Provide shipboard training materials and training 3. Review inventory of onboard paint to ensure adequate

six (6) month supply and note expired paints4. Discuss any concerns from the ship’s crew5. Provide Service Call Report

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Paint Condition Survey Service Call

Port Engineers - Need help with creating and formulating your work items? Here is your answer.

Paint Condition Survey Service Call:• The Contractor shall provide technical evaluation and coating

condition survey in areas cited in the TDL. The goal is provide a paint condition survey service call eight to twelve months prior to a major ship availability to define painting requirements. As directed by the MSC Representative, the Field Service Technical Representative shall perform coating condition surveys and submit a Coating Inspection Report (i.e., Topside and Superstructure, Tanks and Voids, Underwater Hull and Boottop, Deck Machinery, etc.)]. Recommendations for maintenance, repair, and photographs of representative problem areas shall be included as part of the report.

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RFEs - Paint Work Items1. PEs are to submit all preservation work

items requiring paints or solvents prior to solicitation to allow PPG to review, provide comments,

and generate a request for estimate (RFE). The COR also reviews the work items.

2. COR will provide back to the PE comments on work items needed and identify appropriate paint products and quantities need to support the work item requirements. In addition, a paint order form will be populated with the paint products and quantities.

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RFEs - Paint Work Items3. Using the Order lead times for Availabilities, the PE

should submit a completed paint order form identifying paint and Tech Rep requirements needed to support the paint work items for the availability.

– a. Any paint work item changes from initial RFE submittal should be reflected in the paint order form when submitted

– b. If shipyard location is still unknown when submitting orders, still submit paint order form and follow up with an email with shipyard location when awarded.

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Technical Services for Availabilities

Technical Services for Availabilities:• The Contractor shall provide full time on-site

support to MSC Representatives (e.g. Port Engineer) in the Industrial Facility in the form of Field Service Technical Representatives. These reps will monitor paint application efforts and advise the MSC Representative accordingly, regardless of the manufacture type of paint being applied. The Field Service Technical Representative shall:

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Tech Rep Duties

1. On Site full time when paint related work is being performed2. Fill in Daily Paint Progress Report – Both the MSC

Representative and the Field Service Technical Representative shall sign the Daily Paint Progress Reports daily.

3. Provide an initial and final assessment on hull’s condition4. Provide verbal notice immediately to the MSC Representative

and COR of any deficiencies that would void the General Warranty or significant problem and within 24 hours of occurrence provide written notice. In addition, the Daily Paint Progress Report and the Summary Exception Report shall document the deficiency.

5. Verbally advise the MSC Representative and document in the Daily Paint Progress Report any areas not adequately protected from the effects of surface preparation and painting.

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Tech Rep Duties

6. Maintain daily inventory records regarding all paints/thinners.7. Perform inventories of coatings and coating-related products as

requested by the MSC Representative. 8. Insufficient paint quantities should be identified a minimum of

ten (10) calendar days prior to the anticipated date by which the additional products may be needed based on the Industrial Facilities’ production schedule

9. Inspect the surface preparation and application of each coat of paint applied

10. Take and record readings daily or as often as necessary to assurecompliance

11. Report all inspections to the MSC Representative and enter themin the Daily Paint Progress Report

12. Report and document in instances when an exterior spray loss exceeds 40% and when unnecessary paint waste occurs

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13. In Daily Paint Progress Report document reasons for high spray loss and unnecessary paint waste and any conversations with the MSC Representative

14. Take photographs15. The Field Service Technical Representative shall perform coating

condition surveys as directed by the MSC Representative16. Within 24 hours of completion of the painting job, the Field

Service Technical Representative shall inventory all remaining unopened quantities of paints, solvents, and other products not used by the Industrial Facility or assigned aboard ship and prepare and submit a Final Job Inventory Report

17. The Field Service Technical Representative shall perform the requirements of a Service Call

18. The Field Service Technical Representative supporting a drydocking availability shall provide the MSC Representative a certificate certifying the paint used for the underwater hull systems are in compliance with the International Maritime Organization

Tech Rep Duties

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Tech Rep Duties

19. The Field Service Technical Representative shall submit the Final Availability Report. The Final Availability Report is a compilation of daily, summary, and individual reports on specific aspects of the job. The Contractor shall provide the Final Availability Report which contains the following:

• Final Availability Cover Sheet • Summary Exception Reports • Surface Preparation Report • Application Data Summary Report• Hull Condition Report• Photographs• Final Job Inventory Report• Coating Inspection Report• Service Call Report• Daily Paint Progress Report• IMO Antifouling Paint Certificate

THIS REPORT WILL BE POSTED ON THE VIRTUAL TECH LIBRARY

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Warranty of Marine CoatingsThe warranty shall apply to both the following:

- Warrant paint is useable up to the expiration date- Warrant that paint is applied in a correct manner so that it will last two (2) years after date of application.

(1) This warranty shall not be voided by improper application efforts or procedures by the shipyard unless the Contractor’s on-site technical representative provides timely notice of such misapplication to the Government representative. Notice given more than eight hours after the fact shall be untimely; verbal notice may be given immediately, but it is acceptable only if it is followed by written notice within 24 hours. The notice shall clearly describe the affected areas (time, location, square footages, coatings involved), the nature of the misapplication and remedial action that must be taken to correct the problem.

(2) The remedy for coating failures within the warranty period shall be for the Contractor to furnish, at no cost to the Government, all quantities of materials and technical representative services necessary to recoat the failed area.

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Main Ports

• For Main Ports, the contractor is responsible for delivering the full range and depth of all products at the main port listed or any port within a 50 mile radius of the main port.

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Main Ports for Availabilities

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Main Ports for Ship stores

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Contractual Delivery Timeframes

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Recommended Lead Times• 13 days for main ports for ship stores orders• 15 days for Gaeta, Rota, Yokohama, Sasebo ship stores • 15 days for ports that are not a main port for ship stores• 35 days for main shipyard ports• 40 days for shipyard orders to Guam, Yokohama,

Sasebo, Gaeta, Rota• 40 days for other shipyard ports

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Paint Products on Contract

AntifoulingAnticorrosive – Amercoat 240Antifouling (3 yr. system) – ABC 4Antifouling (5 yr. system) – ABC 3Antifouling (5 yr. copper free system) – Nexeon 610Marking Paint –Amercoat 5450 White

Compromised Surfaces (Cofferdam/Voids)Amercoat 240

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Products on Paint Contract

• DecksPedestrian nonskid Primer – Amercoat 240Pedestrian nonskid Top Coat – Amercoat 385ASAAggregate small size (16-30 wires per inch range) - Amercoat 886Aggregate larger size (35 to 100 wires per inch range) - Amercoat 888

Non Nonskid Inorganic Zinc – Dimetcote 9HNon Nonskid Epoxy Midcoat – Amercoat 240Non Nonskid Epoxy Topcoat – Amercoat 240

Helo Deck Primer – Amercoat 137Helo Deck Non-skid – Amercoat 138GHelo Deck Color Topping – Amercoat 229T

Membrane Primer – Amercoat 240Membrane – Polyspec FLEX FR BasecoatMembrane Nonskid – Polyspec 2515 NS

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Products on Paint Contract

• InteriorPrimer – Amercoat 5105Fire Retardant Non-water Based – Amercoat 5450

Amercoat 5105 and 5450 create a SOLAS Approved System

Fire Retardant Water based Enamel – NCP Non-Flame LatexGeneral purpose Interior and Marking – Amercoat 5450Acid Resisting – Amercoat 240Heat Resisting – Amercoat 3279

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• TanksBallast, Sanitary, Cargo Petroleum, andFeedwater/Freshwater Ballast Tanks1st and 2nd Coat – Amercoat 240(Coating meets PSPC IMO Ballast tank Requirements)

Potable/Cargo water 1st and 2nd coat:Amercoat 133 (CONUS)Sigma 585 (OCONUS)

Products on Paint Contract

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MSC Points of Contact

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Points of Contact (Cont.)

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Questions