A combination of epoxy resins and tar, which if applied to paints gives a water resistant film. A curing agent must be added if curing is to take place.

A brittle, lustrous bituminous coal, also known as bituminous lignite.

The process of combining of small oil droplets into drops which will separate under gravity.

A device containing a material with the surface promoting coalescence.

A coal-fired power station or coal power plant is a thermal power station which burns coal to generate electricity.

The conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called coalification.

A protrusion formed around an opening. Its purpose is to prevent water from running into an opening or to compensate for the strength loss due to cutting the opening in the plating.

The peripheral drain for any water which may ingress through the seal.

Coastal reservoirs are fresh water storage reservoirs located on the sea coast near the river mouth to store the flood water of a river.

According to The Motor Ship June 1997 The double-hulled coastal tanker ASPERITY was built by Singmarine Dockyard and Engineering, Singapore.

Navigation area along the coast where freedom of course-setting to one side of the course line may be restricted, the other side of the course line...

Usually a small multi-purpose cargo ship used for short sea transport. Low-airdraught is often required in order to pass overhead obstacles on inland waters, such as bridges.

A ship that can monitor, patrol and protect coastal waters and also can carry out pollution control, salvage and firefighting tasks.

Built in 2014 at STX Rauma Shipyard the coastguard vessel TURVA is 95.9m long and 17.4m wide, making her the largest vessel ever commissioned by the Finnish Border Guard.

The paint applied to a surface in a single application to form a properly distributed film when dry. Each paint layer of a paint system.

GOOD – The condition with only minor spot rusting as defined in resolution A.744(18).

An assessment of the extent of damage registered in terms of coating breakdown area and/or rust scales in % of area under consideration, normally the complete tank, with additional information on coating damage to edges and weld connection.

The specification of coating systems which includes the type of coating system, steel preparation, surface preparation, surface cleanliness, environmental conditions, application procedure, acceptance criteria and inspection.

Protective film of thickness usually about 0.2-0.5mm, applied on steel surfaces to protect them from corrosion.

A tube in tube heat exchanger where water (or brine) is separated from refrigerant.