ALOCIT SUBSEA REPAIRS
IN ARCTIC CONDITIONS
Alocit - doing the impossible - yet again!
For most coatings, underwater coating is already an unachievable dream but, even for Alocit, repairing coating damage underwater in arctic waters at one degree above freezing seems unbelievable ...



An illustration showing the deployment of the diver and cartridge system.
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​The spider buoy and flexible riser system is shown connected to the FPSO
This diagram shows the areas which were to be coated on each i-tube.
More detailed information on the application can be found in the presentation link below:
Yet, Alocit has been used to re-instate coating on 11 I-tubes under a spider buoy on a flexible riser system close to the Arctic with water temperatures as low as 33°F (1°C). The underside of the buoy is at a depth of 140 ft (42m).
Grit-blasting is used prior to inspection and coating. The surface area coated on each I-tube is about 9 sq ft (0.8m2), with a total combined surface area of around 100 sq ft (9m2). ​The divers use pre-mixed cartridges connected to airlines, delivering the coating under pressure through specially designed brushes. Feedback from the dive team showed application using Alocit via the cartridge system exceeded all expectations for productivity, with minimum spillage, no problems with pot life and fast application.
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Applications are ongoing, with trials recently undertaken to prove the coating's ability to be used in conjunction with NDT testing. See the video below for some insight into how test samples were coated for these tests.
Video shows application prior to NDT testing
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