Bodycote says its simulator can select best coatings option
THE International Maritime Organization resolution MSC82/84 Ship Design and Equipment Specification was introduced to provide a 15-year life for ballast tank coatings to be considered in good condition — resolution A.744(18) — where previously compromises were made between performance, cost and productivity, said John Carter, coatings director at Bodycote Testing’s Materials Testing, Engineering and Technology division.