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B GAS

Suitable for:
Candidates with or without experience in the Painting Inspection Industry.

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.

Certification/Awarding Body:
Course Objectives:
» To recognise and identify the benefits/disadvantages of paint systems
» To understand the importance of surface preparation
» To understand methods of application and testing
» To understand paint system inspections
» To interpret requirements of standards
» To meet the syllabus requirements for the BGAS-CSWIP Painting inspector examination.

Additional Information:
Candidates MUST bring:
1. Two passport sized photographs

2. 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

3. A completed application form and full examination fee.