COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course on shipboard painting and surface preparation covers the comprehensive competencies required or expected from the seafarer specifically deck and engine ratings working on board commercial vessels serving the international trade.

The modules enumerated below shall be given appropriate time allocation both for lecture or theoretical preparation and for practical application of the competencies.

The module will touch on ship’s maintenance such as Safety and Hazards; Introduction to corrosion; Types of Paints and their Properties, Mixing Paints.  It will also deal on how to prepare the surface of the metal.  In addition to that, the course teaches proper procedure on applying paint and how to evaluate the paint jobs.