Preparing yacht and boat paints/coating materials for application
Overview
This standard identifies the competences you need to prepare yacht or boat paints for application by brush, roller or spray methods, in accordance with approved procedures. You will be required to obtain all information necessary to carry out the preparations of the paints/coating materials. You will be expected to use the appropriate preparation or mixing equipment and to ensure that it is fit for purpose. You will be expected to prepare a variety of coatings for a range of applications, which will include the painting of bare substrates and the overcoating of previously painted surfaces. You will be required to check that all paint has been prepared in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations for the application conditions.
Your responsibilities will require you to comply with organisational policy and procedures for the preparation of the paint/coating materials and to report any problems with the preparation activities, materials or equipment used, that you cannot personally resolve, or are outside your permitted authority, to the relevant people. You will be expected to work with either a high level of supervision or as a member of a team. You will take personal responsibility for your own actions and for the quality and accuracy of the work that you carry out. Where team working is involved you must demonstrate a significant personal contribution during the team activities in order to satisfy the requirements of the standard and competency in all the areas required by the standard must be demonstrated.
Your underpinning knowledge will be sufficient to provide a sound basis for your work and will provide an informed approach to the preparation of paints/coatings used on yachts or boats. You will understand the properties of the coatings and the applications for which they are intended. You will know about pot life, induction times, viscosity and temperature conditioning requirements, in sufficient depth to provide a sound basis for carrying out the activities and ensuring that the paint/coating materials are prepared to the required specification.
You will understand the safety precautions required when carrying out the preparatory operations. You will be required to demonstrate safe working practices throughout and will understand the responsibility you owe to yourself and others in the workplace.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations, directives and other relevant guidelines
- obtain the required materials and check them for quantity and quality
- determine how the materials need to be prepared
- carry out the preparations using suitable equipment
- report completion of preparations in line with organisational procedures
- deal promptly and effectively with problems within your control and report those that cannot be solved
- reinstate the work area on completion of activities in accordance with approved procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- the safe working practices and procedures to be observed when preparing yacht or boat paints/coating materials and using mixing equipment (such as general workshop and site safety, protecting other workers from the effects of the work, atmospheric controls)
- statutory requirements, risk assessment procedures and relevant requirements of HASAWA and COSHH
- the hazards associated with carrying out yacht or boat paints/coating material preparation activities and with the materials and equipment used (such as inhalation of fumes, fire and explosion, contact with solvents and other chemicals) and how they can be minimised
- the information to be found in manufacturers' data sheets and in Chemical Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply (CHIPS) data sheets
- the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- the environmental impact of the operations you are carrying out and with the materials you are using and the minimisation of this impact
- the characteristics of and applications for yacht and boat coating products
- product `life', stock control and the use of batch numbers
- the storage requirements, including environmental controls and containment arrangements, for the coating products and solvents (such as thinners, cleaners)
- the estimation of the product volume to be prepared for a defined usage (including estimation of areas to be covered, practical paint consumption and loss factors)
- the containers appropriate to defined products and usages
- the preparation requirements, including pot-life, induction times and temperature conditioning requirements
- the importance of stirring single pack paints and epoxy's (settling of pigment) and use of thinners, for coating products
- the importance of mixing ratios (such as use of whole packs) for two-pack products
- the need to reject paint mixed incorrectly
- the use of appropriate containers, hand tools and electro-mechanical/pneumatic equipment
- why tool/equipment control is critical and what to do if a tool or piece of equipment is unaccounted for on completion of the activities
- the disposal procedures for redundant materials
- the appropriate procedures for the disposal of, or the cleaning of, used containers
- the procedures to contain and to clear away spillages and the appropriate disposal of the arisings
- the quality control requirements and techniques to be followed
- the importance of the maintenance of records of paint and solvent consumption
- the extent of your own responsibility and to whom you should report if you have problems that you cannot resolve
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Carry out all of the following during the preparation of the paint/coating materials:
- ensure you have the necessary information to carry out the paint/coating preparation activities (such as job instructions, contractual specifications and coating manufacturer's specifications)
- adhere to procedures or systems in place for risk assessment, COSHH, CHIPS data, personal protective equipment and other relevant safety regulations
- use safe and approved preparation methods and techniques at all times
- clean and secure all tools and equipment on completion of the preparation activities
- leave the work area in a safe and clean condition on completion of the activities
Obtain an estimate of the volume of paint to be prepared for the complete coating of bare substrate or for the overcoating of previously painted substrate, by spray or by brush, to include four of the following surfaces:
- outer bottom
- topsides
- tanks
- beams and profiles
- hull bottom
- weather decks
- hatch covers
- simple shapes
- boot-top
- cabins/coach house
- pipes
- other specific items
Prepare two of the following two-pack (two component) products for application:
- water based epoxies
- solvent free epoxy
- solvent based epoxies
- glass flake polyester
- epoxy shop primer
- two-component coal tar epoxy paint
- non-skid deck paints
- zinc ethyl silicate paint
- two-component polyurethane paint
- wash primer
Prepare two of the following single pack products:
- conventional alkyd or silicone alkyd
- chlorinated rubber paint
- vinyl paints
- single pack blast primer
- anti-fouling paint
- vinyl tar paint
- bituminous paint
- acrylic paint
- mastics
Prepare paint/coatings for application, by carrying out all of the following activities:
- obtaining the correct type and quantities of materials
- ensuring that the correct mixing ratios are adhered to
- checking that the prepared coating material is of the correct viscosity
- ensuring that the prepared material has been in the container for the induction period (if applicable)
- ensuring that the prepared material is at the temperature recommended for application
Reinstate the work area on completion of the preparation activities, to include carrying out all of the following:
- disposing of excess or unused paint/coating material, in accordance with approved procedures
- cleaning containers to be reused and disposing of arisings and used solvents, in accordance with approved procedures
- disposing of non-reusable containers, in accordance with approved procedures
- cleaning and returning all tools and excess materials
- removing protection and exclusion arrangements (if no longer required)
- contributing to the completion of all required records (including consumption of paint and of solvents)
- leave the work area in a safe and tidy condition
Prepare yacht or boat coating materials in accordance with one of the following:
- BS, EN or ISO standards and procedures
- customer (contractual) standards and requirements
- company standards and procedures
- paint/covering manufacturer's recommendations
- recognised compliance agency/body's standards (such as Lloyds, Boat Safety Scheme, BMEA Code)
- other accepted international standards
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
You will be able to apply the appropriate behaviours required in the workplace to meet the job profile and overall company objectives, such as:
- strong work ethic
- positive attitude
- team player
- dependability
- responsibility
- honesty
- integrity
- motivation
- commitment