Course Description
Protective coatings are one of the most effective methods of corrosion control in industrial facilities, oil and gas operations, infrastructure projects, and manufacturing environments. This course provides participants with practical and theoretical expertise in industrial protective coatings, surface preparation, coating failure analysis, inspection methodologies, and asset integrity management.
Aligned with internationally recognised standards from AMPP (the merged NACE/SSPC body), ISO and ASTM, the course develops the ability to identify coating defects, verify surface preparation, and document inspection results effectively. These capabilities contribute directly to asset integrity, cost efficiency, and operational reliability by reducing rework and preventing premature coating failure across high-value assets.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of corrosion and protective coating systems
- Recognise coating types, modes of protection, and curing mechanisms
- Explain the importance and methods of surface preparation (SSPC/NACE standards)
- Differentiate coating application methods: brush, roller, airless, conventional, and plural component spray
- Perform non-destructive inspection: environmental conditions, surface profile, film thickness, and holiday detection
- Use coating inspection instruments: dry film thickness gauges and surface profile tools
- Identify common coating defects and their root causes
- Apply coating specifications and inspection documentation to verify compliance
How the course is delivered
The course combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on inspection practice. Participants gain practical experience with dry film thickness gauges, surface profile measurement tools, and environmental monitoring equipment used during protective coating inspections.
Learning is reinforced with real-world coating failure case studies, defect identification exercises, and inspection documentation practice aligned to AMPP/NACE CIP Level 1 competencies.
Designed for
This training course is ideal for:
- Asset integrity and corrosion engineers
- Coating inspectors and QA/QC personnel
- Maintenance and inspection supervisors
- Engineers in oil and gas, marine, infrastructure, and manufacturing
- Professionals preparing for AMPP/NACE coating inspector certification
Daily programme
- Fundamentals of corrosion and its mechanisms
- The role of protective coatings in corrosion control
- Coating types, modes of protection, and curing
- Coating systems for different environments
- Importance of surface preparation
- Surface preparation standards (SSPC-SP / NACE)
- Abrasive blasting and cleanliness grades
- Surface profile measurement
- Coating application methods
- Environmental conditions during application
- Dew point and climatic monitoring
- Application defects and their prevention
- Non-destructive inspection procedures
- Dry film thickness measurement
- Holiday and pinhole detection
- Adhesion and destructive testing
- Coating defect and failure identification
- Root cause analysis of coating failures
- Inspection documentation and compliance
- Coating within asset integrity management
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
