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Following the popular festive quizzes of 2020 and 2021, Young ICorr continued this tradition into the holiday season of 2022. Taking advantage of the online forum, the meeting was widely attended with participants from across the world, and consisted of two parts, a talk entitled “A tour of my career and some of the most rewarding challenges” given by Stephen Tate, recently elected as the new ICorr President, and a quiz with a festive twist prepared by Young ICorr committee members, including Izabela Gajewska, Danny Burkle, Harry Wright, and the new Young ICorr chairman, James McGladdery, who also hosted the evening.
During his introductory talk, ICorr’s new President took the participants through various aspects of his career in energy, from the early days of North Sea operations, to his present experiences with both modern and mature assets, covering 42 years of practical experience in the energy sector. Stephen has worked many different roles, including Technical Author, Snr. Corrosion Engineer, Corrosion Technical Authority, and Engineering Manager. He inspired attendees with accounts of his learning opportunities over his long career, as well as its challenges. He emphasised that his present knowledge is built on a foundation of much practical experience from past events and experiences, but corrosion control has been a constant theme throughout.
Following the talk, teams were allocated to enable participants to meet other Young ICorr members, do some networking, and work together answering questions in the festive quiz, comprising multiple-choice questions as well as corrosion, materials, and electrochemistry rounds. The participants learnt what the Christmas tree in the oil and gas industry is, what corrosion mechanisms would affect Santa’s stainless-steel sleigh on the salt covered icy roads, and that “pigs” are not only to be wrapped in blankets but they are also widely used as inspection tools in the Oil and Gas industry to detect issues in pipelines, including corrosion!
In all this was a very successful event, which was well received by everyone. To become part of the Young ICorr community, or for more information
about what they do, and how they can help you, contact the chairman at,
James.McGladdery@uknnl.com
Follow Young ICorr on LinkedIn to ensure you do not miss out on future events:
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The Surface Treatment Governing Board (STGB) is one of two sub-committees that provide support and advice to the Professional Development and Training Committee (PDTC). The other sub-committee is the Cathodic Protection Governing Board (CPGB). STGB is specifically responsible for the Surface Treatment Training Courses, which include all the Coating Inspection courses and their content.
The main responsibility of STGB is to oversee the Requirements Documents (REQ-DOCs) for each of the Surface Treatment schemes, and which describe the training schemes for the Coating Inspection courses. There are currently three main REQ-DOCs for Surface Treatment Courses, one for courses that are normally delivered in the classroom and a separate REQ-DOC for the courses that are delivered on-line. The new Passive Fire Protection Coating Inspector Scheme has a separate REQ-DOC, as there are significant differences in this scheme, in that the Level 3 Inspectors are required to satisfy a Peer Review once they have successfully completed the examination stage. Currently, this is unique to the new PFP Coating Inspector scheme, and it also reflects that some of the training can be delivered on-line as well as in the classroom.
These REQ-DOCs contain all the guidance for operating the courses and the associated examinations and certification, and detail the syllabus for the specific courses. For example, the Protective Coating Inspector scheme, previous known as the Painting Inspector scheme, has three levels, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. The REQ-DOC describes the eligibility of potential candidates for the different courses and details the topics that are covered by the three levels. The Protective Coating Inspector scheme also includes the specific training required for Insulation Coating Inspectors (Level 2), Pipeline Coating Inspectors (Level 2) and Hot
Dip Galvanising Coating Inspectors (Level 2).
STGB keep the REQ-DOCs under review so that they can be updated and improved on a regular basis. Once a REQ-DOC has been edited and agreed by STGB, it is submitted to PDTC with a recommendation that the updated version of the REQ-DOC be approved
and published.
STGB is also responsible for reviewing any new Surface Treatment courses that are submitted to ICorr through PDTC, who refer such courses to STGB where a reviewer with the relevant experience is identified. The review is used to make a recommendation to PDTC with regard to the content and quality of the new course and, where appropriate, its conformance with an existing REC-DOC.
In addition to the REQ-DOCs, STGB review applications from the course providers for candidates who wish to become Course Tutors for the classroom courses, or Course Assessors for the on-line courses, and make recommendations to PDTC regarding approval or rejection of these applications. These applications mainly come from the overseas agents who market the ICorr courses in their countries or regions. In all cases Tutors and Assessors must hold the relevant ICorr certification to be eligible to be considered for these roles.
STGB is made up of about six ICorr members, who have knowledge and experience of coatings and coating related inspections, and STGB is chaired by a Level 3 Coating Inspector.
STGB is always looking for additional members and if you have an interest in joining STGB please contact Keith Wagner via the ICorr Office.
CPGB is a sub-committee of Professional Development and Training Committee (PDTC). Both CPGB and the Cathodic Protection Scheme Manager (CPSM), report to the PDTC Chairman, and work closely with one another to ensure an effective running and management of the Cathodic Protection courses and exams. These include CP levels 1 to 4. All members of CPGB are CP specialists in at least one of the four sectors of CP. The CP Scheme Manager is also a member of the CP Governing Board, which meets on a regular basis.
CPGB ensures as a minimum:
• Scheme is run in accordance with BS EN ISO 15257 – Cathodic protection. Competence levels and certification of cathodic protection personnel, and BS EN ISO/IEC 17024.
• the documents detailing the scheme, course material and exams, are up to date and fit for purpose.
• Document control to ensure latest versions are available for each course.
• Audit the syllabi, the course content, and the course delivery of CP courses.
• Audit both the technical content and process of the examinations.
The CPSM, additionally, coordinates course bookings, training centre availability and candidates, and ensures that the course work and examination material is delivered at the appropriate time and location, examinations are booked, completed, and marked, and the results are fed back to ensure that candidates then apply for their certification on time.
Nearly 20 CP courses were conducted, and 120 candidates attended these courses, in 2022.
The Scheme Manager also ensures that candidate feedback is regularly received by the CPGB as well as the tutors, as this is key to the success of CP courses.
The current CPGB Chair is Raju Narayan, and CP Scheme Managers, Eva and
Bill Whittaker.
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Welcome to the 193 new members, 2 Sustaining Company members, and 3 Corporate members, who joined in 2022.
TOGETHER WITH THE CONGRATULATIONS of the Institute to all the following members who have attained Professional status in 2021.
TECHNICIAN
Sadiq Alshehab, Grant
William Wright
PROFESSIONAL
Jamshed Ahamad, Mohsin Behzad Ahmed, Adeleke Akinola, Ali Ahmed Almulla Azri Aziz, Sumedh Dayal, Victor Ime Dickson, Stephen Edgar, Venkateswaran Elangovan, Ahmed Magdy Mohammed Elsayed,Rajkumar Ganapathi, Olesia Gautsel, Veysi Helvaci, Alaaeldin Hikail, Damian Humphreys, Abdul Hakkim Nandankizhaya Jabbar, Nitin Jain, Stephen Harry Jarvis, Kashif Javeed, Nitin Jayaprakash, Stephen Jones, Mohamed Kamoura, Chaitanya Kumar Kanukula, David Kerr, Muhammad Ahmad Khan, Shamsh Tabrez Khan, David Christopher Lawson, Ramesh Manimuthu, Michel Cesar Mbadinga, Mohamed Mohfouz, Ali Mukhtiar, James Richard McGladdery, Yusuf Nasidi, Kelechi Osuoji, Steven William Pennock, Vijay Ramakrishna Perumal, Muhammad Usman Ali Qureshi, Shaik Rafithulla, Vishav Preet Singh Rana, Kannan Sadasivam, Eng Peng Seng, Rabik Raja Sha, Maged Fawzy Ahmed Shams, Muhammad Usman Shouk, Naved Tanveer, Lee Taylor, Muhammed Touheed, Ian Robert Tuck, Doruk Yilmaz
FELLOW
Brian Goldie, Kenneth Paul Griffiths, John Charles Norris, Eugene Ogosi, Padmanabhan Pavithran, Nigel Peterson-White, James Alexander Phipps, Jonathan A Segynola, Devi Selvakkannu, Maqsood Uz Zaman Temuri, David Shaw, Keith Martin Wagner, Richard Weare, Jonathan Wells, Rengeesh M Vijayan, Wo Yu-You
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Welcome to the first issue of 2023, and as The President noted, my last issue as editor. It’s time to retire and relax in the sun, well south London anyway. I will work with the new editor, on the next issue, but it will be his decision as to what it contains.
This issue has the usual columns, with some very interesting articles in “Ask the Expert”, and “Fellow’s Corner” The technical articles cover maintenance painting in shipyards, with details of using a robot to increase productivity, and how the use of Big Data can improve pipeline integrity management. There is also a new column aimed at young engineers in our industry, and I would like to hear from readers if this should become a regular column.
I have enjoyed producing this magazine, and working in the industry, and wish all readers success in their careers.
Brian Goldie, Consulting Editor
Email: brianpce@aol.com
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Dear Members, firstly, may l add my own welcome and best wishes for the year ahead to all our membership, wherever you may be based. ICorr is expanding Internationally and will continually seek to find ways to serve you in your work, in a friendly and accessible manner.
I am deeply honoured to have been elected to serve you as your President for the next 2 years and to follow in the footsteps of Dr Bill Hedges, who has laid very solid foundations for the Institute going forwards and guided me diligently throughout my vice Presidency. I am also very appreciative of all the goodwill messages l have received from you in recent weeks.
Particular thanks are due to my colleagues of ICorr Aberdeen committee, who have supported me extremely well over the last 10 years in my various roles as Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. Dr Yunnan Gao, also a previous branch chair will join me as vice President along with Bill as our Immediate Past President, who have vast industry experience. This combined experience has been invaluable in preparing me for my new daily duties as your President and as a member of ICorr Council and its board of Trustees.
I expect by the time you receive this latest edition of the magazine, which sadly may be the very last by our current editor Brian Goldie, we shall be well into the first chapter of 2023 but many more Institute activities still await us through our YICorr organisation, across all our regional branches, and operating divisions.
Over the next few weeks and months, I’ll be meeting teams and visiting our branches to gain a deeper understanding of ICorr. I am really looking forward to spending time with you, learning more about our operating divisions, what is working well, and listening to your ideas and suggestions, around where we can make enhancements together.
We have already made a fantastic start to the year with the signing of our new 10year training agreement in January with IMechE to deliver ICorr developed courses globally along with Corrodere who continue to support us with our online training course delivery, plus Square One, and Eva Whittaker’s great work in modernising our CP course bookings system.
It was a great pleasure recently to meet with our branch members at the London Branch luncheon in December, a fantastic event as always. Also, to meet with committee members from our reactivated North-East branch in Newcastle, and to see both of these in-person events so well supported. The YICorr Xmas quiz was a great closer to a very active year which included a spectacular Young Engineer Programme final in Aberdeen. Many congratulations to Team 5 on their success.
Please do use all available opportunities to network with ICorr, to learn more about us, learn about each other, and the industries that we all work to serve.
Our Birmingham 1-Day conference on February 9th will bring together many of our award winners, several of our sustaining companies and training providers, in the splendid setting of the City Chambers. April 27th will take us to NPL, Teddington, for four Corrosion Engineering Division Working Day, and June 22nd and 23rd will feature our main 2-day Sustainability and Renewables Conference. August 29th will again see Aberdeen host its well-respected annual 1-day Corrosion Awareness event.
At ICorr HQ our staff – Denise Aldous, Becky Hurst, Patricia Bridge, Melanie Dunn, and Maureen Spittles, will be very active supporting you, and hosting several new ICorr training courses, ICATS seminars and examinations, throughout the year.
Our Hybrid technical programmes will continue over the coming months. Do please check regularly the ICorr Website, Upcoming Events – Institute of Corrosion (icorr.org) and ICorr News – Industry Updates – Institute of Corrosion (icorr.org).
Corrosion management and prevention remains a very specialised field with many sub disciplines, some of which we will strive to become operating experts in, and others that we require a sound understanding of their principles, to engage with others constructively for the preservation of our infrastructure.
ICorr through its activities, seeks to provide a sound and safe basis to all those following careers in corrosion, at all levels and to provide opportunities for advancement to all.
I sincerely hope that you will join me on my journey over the 2 years and l of course welcome any of your suggestions, do please contact me on any aspect of the Institute’s work at, president@icorr.org
With my very best wishes for the weeks and months ahead.
Stephen Tate
President: Institute of Corrosion
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Corrosion
President,
Stephen Tate.
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Sadly, Lee Wilson, who was the chair of the re-formed branch, passed away suddenly in October. Lee was passionate about the Industry, and in particular the Institute of Corrosion, and was the driving force behind the regeneration of the ICorr NE Branch. He used all his contacts and managed to put a technical programme together starting with a joint presentation at the Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineering in Newcastle, to be given by Britt Gavaert of ACOTEC.
Lee had a wide range of experience with coating inspection techniques and methods. This experience began when he was a blaster and coating applicator in the NE, before moving into supervision and inspection. He was keen to pass on his experience to others in the protective coatings industry, and has published two editions of a book for inspectors – The Paint Inspector’s Field Guide. He is recognised as an expert on fabric maintenance and corrosion control in the Oil and Gas industry, and recently was becoming involved in the offshore wind industry. He had just finished another book aimed at this industry, “The guide to corrosion protection of offshore wind turbine towers”, but sadly his untimely death occurred before he could see this published.
The Institute of Corrosion would like to express their condolences to Lee’s family, friends, and colleagues around the world.
The new chair of the branch will be Matt Fletcher, International Paint Ltd.
