SSPC-PA 2 : 2015 : R2016

1. SCOPE
2. REFERENCED STANDARDS
3. DEFINITIONS
4. DESCRIPTION OF GAGES
5. Calibration, Verification of Accuracy and Adjustment
6. MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE - TYPE 1 GAGES
7. MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE - TYPE 2 GAGES
8. REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEASUREMENTS FOR
    CONFORMANCE TO A THICKNESS SPECIFICATION
9. CONFORMANCE TO SPECIFIED THICKNESS
10. Report
11. Disclaimer
12. Notes
APPENDIX 1 - NUMERICAL EXAMPLE OF AVERAGE
             THICKNESS MEASUREMENT AND ILLUSTRATION
             OF THE PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE
             MAGNITUDE OF A NONCONFORMING AREA
APPENDIX 2 - METHODS FOR MEASURING DRY FILM
             THICKNESS ON STEEL BEAMS (GIRDERS)
APPENDIX 3 - METHODS FOR MEASURING DRY FILM
             THICKNESS FOR A LAYDOWN OF BEAMS,
             STRUCTURAL STEEL, AND MISCELLANEOUS
             PARTS AFTER SHOP COATING
APPENDIX 4 - METHOD FOR MEASURING DRY FILM
             THICKNESS ON COATED STEEL TEST PANELS
APPENDIX 5 - METHOD FOR MEASURING DRY FILM
             THICKNESS OF THIN COATINGS ON COATED
             STEEL TEST PANELS THAT HAVE BEEN ABRASIVE
             BLAST CLEANED
APPENDIX 6 - METHOD FOR MEASURING THE DRY FILM
             THICKNESS OF COATINGS ON EDGES WITH TYPE 2
             GAGES
APPENDIX 7 - METHOD FOR MEASURING DRY FILM
             THICKNESS ON COATED STEEL PIPE EXTERIOR
APPENDIX 8 - EXAMPLES OF THE ADJUSTMENT OF TYPE 2
             GAGES USING SHIMS
APPENDIX 9 - PRECAUTION REGARDING USE OF THE
             STANDARD FOR COATING FAILURE INVESTIGATIONS

Specifies a procedure for determining shop or field conformance to a specified coating dry film thickness (DFT) range on ferrous and non-ferrous metal substrates using nondestructive coating thickness gages (magnetic and electronic) described in ASTM D7091.