🎯 Course Description:
This intensive 5-day course provides engineers, inspectors, and corrosion specialists with a deep understanding of integrating cathodic protection (CP) with protective coatings to extend the life of buried and submerged metallic structures.
Participants will learn the scientific principles, practical implementation, design considerations, testing protocols, troubleshooting techniques, and international standards governing CP and coating systems. Through a mix of theory, case studies, and hands-on simulations, the course will build the ability to design, monitor, and optimize CP systems in synergy with coatings to reduce corrosion risk and lifecycle costs.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Corrosion engineers and specialists
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Pipeline and facilities engineers
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Coating inspectors and applicators
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Cathodic protection technicians
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Asset integrity and maintenance professionals
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QA/QC and inspection personnel in oil & gas, marine, and infrastructure sectors
🗓️ Day 1: Fundamentals of Corrosion and Protection Methods
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Overview, Participant Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Introduction to Corrosion Mechanisms – Types and causes |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Protective Coatings vs Cathodic Protection – Comparative overview |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Electrochemical Basis of Cathodic Protection |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Environmental and Design Factors Affecting Corrosion Rates |
🗓️ Day 2: Coating Systems and Their Role in CP
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Types of Protective Coatings – Fusion bonded epoxy, urethane, etc |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Coating Selection Criteria – Surface, environment, application |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Interaction Between Coatings and CP Currents |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Pipeline coating failures and CP response |
🗓️ Day 3: Cathodic Protection Systems – Design and Integration
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Types of CP Systems – Galvanic (sacrificial) vs Impressed current |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Designing CP Systems for Coated Structures |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Current Demand Calculation and coating breakdown factor |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | CP Design Software and Modeling Tools Overview |
🗓️ Day 4: Inspection, Monitoring & Troubleshooting
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Testing CP Systems – Potential surveys, IR drop, close-interval |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Coating Defect Detection and Holiday Testing |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Stray Current, Shielding, and CP Interference Issues |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Field Case Study: CP failure diagnosis in coated pipeline |
🗓️ Day 5: Standards, Integration, and Best Practices
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | International Standards & Guidelines – NACE, ISO, DNV, ASME |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Integrating CP into Asset Integrity Programs |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Group Exercise: Design and simulate a CP system for a coated asset |
| 03:00 – 03:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:15 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Feedback, Wrap-Up & Certificates |
📂 Materials Provided:
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CP Design and Monitoring Handbook
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Coating-CP Integration Flowcharts
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Case Study Pack (Pipelines, Marine, Storage Tanks)
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NACE and ISO standards summary sheets
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CP system calculation templates (Excel-based)
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Field troubleshooting checklist for CP and coatings
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Access to CP design software demo (optional)
