Dry docking is the scheduled time when the fouling control coating is assessed, the hull refurbished and new coatings applied. The decisions made during this period will affect the performance of the ship for several years. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has funded research at the Florida Institute of Technology to develop a strategy to improve their selection, application and management of ship hull coatings. The purpose of the research was threefold: establish an in-house baseline of performance to improve selection, maintenance and life cycle costs of the different commercially available coatings; improve quality control of dry dock procedures to include surface preparation and coating application; and insure that the ships are operating in compliance with both local and international regulations. The paper will present the methods that have been developed to measure specific aspects of the dry dock process and how this data may be used for quality control and coating selection.
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SNAME Maritime Convention and 5th World Maritime Technology Conference
November 4–6, 2015
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Dry Dock Inspection Methods for Improved Fouling Control Coating Performance
Geoffrey Swain;
Geoffrey Swain
Florida Institute of Technology
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Geir Lund
Geir Lund
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
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Paper presented at the SNAME Maritime Convention and 5th World Maritime Technology Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, November 2015.
Paper Number:
SNAME-WMTC-2015-203
Published:
November 04 2015
Citation
Swain, Geoffrey, and Geir Lund. "Dry Dock Inspection Methods for Improved Fouling Control Coating Performance." Paper presented at the SNAME Maritime Convention and 5th World Maritime Technology Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, November 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.5957/WMTC-2015-203
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