Introduction of the IACS early implementation of IMO "Performance Standards for Protective Coatings for ballast tanks and void spaces" for ships subject to the CSRs Tec No.:TEC- 689 (633kb) Contact:External Affairs Department Issued:26 Dec 2006 This is information on the IACS early implementation of IMO "Performance Standards for Protective Coatings for ballast tanks and void spaces" (PSPC) for bulk carriers and oil tankers subject to IACS Common Structural Rules (CSRs). 1. The IACS CSRs for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers specify that "For ships constructed for construction on or after the date of IMO adoption of the amended SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-2, by which an IMO "Performance standard for protective coatings for ballast tanks and void spaces" will be made mandatory, the coatings of internal spaces subject to the amended SOLAS Regulation are to satisfy the requirements of the IMO performance standard.". 2. At the MSC82 held in December 2006, the SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-2 was adopted by resolu