BGAS TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
- BGAS PAINTING INSPECTOR GRADE 3/2
- BGAS SITE COATING INSPECTOR
BGAS PAINTING INSPECTOR GRADE 3/2
Suitable for:
Candidates with or without experience in the Painting Inspection Industry. Candidates will be assessed during the course and advised on either grade 3 or 2 exam route dependent on their progress during training.
Course Content:
Corrosion theory; surface preparation; surface contaminants and tests; paint constituents and technology; solutions and dispersions; drying and curing properties and performance; specified painting conditions; cathodic protection; holiday/pinhole detection; paint-application methods; paint/paint film testing; paint identification; metal coatings; paint faults; colour; inspection methods; specification requirements; health and safety and working practices.
Course Objectives:
- To understand the principles of pipeline coatings
- To understand the importance of surface preparation
- To appreciate the difficulties associated with pipeline site coating
- To understand the practical methods of testing and inspection
- To interpret the requirements of standards
- To meet the syllabus requirements for the BGAS-CSWIP Site Coatings Inspector examination
Additional Information:
Candidates MUST bring:
- 2 passport sized photographs
- a valid eyesight certificate from a doctor or an optician showing satisfactory eyesight for near vision, permitting reading a minimum of Times Roman N4, or equivalent type and size letters, at not less than 300mm on a standard test chart for near vision, in at least one eye, corrected or uncorrected. Candidates for the painting inspector will be required to have had a colour perception assessment by the Ishihara 24 plate test or an equivalent.
- a completed application form and full examination fee
NOTE:
Renewal can only be made within three months of the expiry date. Any application received after three months of the expiry cannot be considered and can only be renewed by re-examination.
If the applicant is a holder of BGAS-CSWIP Paint Inspector Approval, it should be noted that day 1 of the syllabus will cover items which the applicant may be already conversant in and therefore attendance on these days (although strongly recommended) is entirely at their discretion. Course duration may then be only 4 days. However, should the applicant decide against attendance on this day, there will be no reduction in course fee.
Four day training course with examinations on day 5, or for less experienced candidates there is the opportunity to take the examination the following week.
If the applicant is a holder of BGAS-CSWIP Paint Inspector Approval, it should be noted that day 1 of the syllabus will cover items which the applicant may be already conversant in and therefore attendance on these days (although strongly recommended) is entirely at their discretion. Course duration may then be only 4 days. However, should the applicant decide against attendance on this day, there will be no reduction in course fee.
Four day training course with examinations on day 5, or for less experienced candidates there is the opportunity to take the examination the following week.