Corrosion in the Maritime Industry

Through near misses, incidents, forced shutdowns, outages, and accidents, the maritime industry has come to realize that lack of corrosion management can be very costly.

A Corrosion Management System (CMS) program addresses the threat of corrosion for existing and future assets across the complete lifecycle of the asset, from design to decommissioning. To achieve the full extent of savings offered through proper corrosion management, it is imperative that an organization’s management implement a Corrosion Management System (CMS).

AMPP is committed to providing solutions to the maritime industry that reduce costs, maximize asset availability, keep personnel safe, and preserve the environment. Our resources are solution providers designed to serve a wide range of maritime industry areas including crew training, waterfront facilities, fixed offshore platforms, navigational aids, movable bridges, ship design and construction, and ship operation and maintenance.

AMPP offers the only marine-specific certification recognized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) standard.

Maritime and Navy coatings

AMPP SP21494-2022 Technical Specification for Ship Coating Repair

NACE-EFC SP21416-2020 Application Process for Optimum Paint and Coating Systems' Performance for Navy Ships

AMPP SP21419-2025 Performance Requirements for Navy Ships Nonskid Coating Systems

AMPP SP21417-2023 Performance Requirements for Navy Ships Exterior Topside Coatings

AMPP MR21506-2025 Universal Ultra-High Solids (UHS) and Solvent-Free (SF) Coatings Definition for the Maritime Industry

AMPP TM21606-2024 Weight Percent Solids in High Solids Coatings for the Maritime Industry

SSPC-Guide 22-2022 Use and Retention of Pre-Construction Primers on Steel In Shipbuilding

NACE SP0111-2019 Coating Technical File in Accordance with the IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings

Ship hull maintenance and repair

NACE SP21421-2025 Pictorial Standard for Underwater Evaluation of Fouling Degree on Ship Hulls

AMPP SP21486-2023 Dry-Docking Hull Surface Maintenance and Repair Standard Practice

NACE SP0616-2022 Standard for Hull Roughness Measurements on Ship Hulls in Dry Dock

AMPP SP21487-2021 Inspecting and Reporting Biofouling and Antifouling Systems' Condition during Underwater Inspections on Ships

Maritime corrosion control

AMPP SP21485-2022 Citric Acid-Based Passivation of Maritime Stainless Steel Storage Tanks

NACE SP21412-2020-SSPC-CPC 1-2020 Corrosion Prevention and Control Planning

AMPP TR21448-2021 Corrosion Prevention and Control for Marine Scrubbers

AMPP SP21541-2023 Recommendations for Material Selection and Welding for Optimum Corrosion Resistance in Washwater Discharge Stub Pipe in Marine Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (Scrubbers)

NACE TM0112-2018 Test to Determine the Potential Corrosion Effects of Ballast Water Treatment Systems on Ballast Tanks Coating and Other Materials

Standards development committees

AMPP SC 19 Maritime

Develops and maintains standards, guides, and reports for corrosion prevention and control for ships, structures and equipment, and any assets that touch a body of water.

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Corrosion in the Maritime Industry

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