AMPP CCAS study plan
AMPP CCAS · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Surface Preparation
Match each surface preparation standard (solvent, hand tool, power tool, brush-off, commercial, near-white, white metal, waterjetting, concrete) to its cleanliness level and the coating systems it supports.
Explain how abrasive type, grit size, nozzle pressure, blast angle, and standoff distance change anchor profile and production rate.
Compute dew point spread from ambient readings and decide whether preparation and coating application may proceed.
Select the correct verification method (visual comparators, surface profile tape or replica, soluble salt patch, conductivity meter, pH test) for a prepared surface and state typical acceptance limits.
Your checkpoint
A one-page decision table mapping every preparation standard to cleanliness level, profile target, and typical coating system with no factual gaps, plus a 20-question self-quiz scored at 80% or higher.
Surface Preparation & Coating Materials and Selection
Differentiate the waterjetting cleanliness levels and the flash-rust conditions that accompany each.
Prescribe concrete surface preparation methods and the profile and moisture/neutralization checks required before coating.
Diagnose how inadequate preparation produces specific failures such as disbonding, undercutting, blistering, and early rusting.
Classify the main resin families (alkyd, epoxy, polyurethane, zinc-rich, silicone, polysiloxane) by cure mechanism, service temperature, and suitable substrate.
Your checkpoint
A written cause-and-effect list of 15 preparation-related failures with mechanism and corrective action, plus a 30-question timed surface preparation quiz scored at 85% or higher.
Coating Materials and Selection
Compare primer, intermediate, and topcoat functions and justify a multi-coat system for a given exposure environment.
Calculate mix ratio, usable pot life, and induction time for a multi-component coating applied over a known area at a specified thickness.
Explain cure mechanisms and the temperature and humidity windows that govern recoat intervals and minimum/maximum overcoat times.
Compute wet-film thickness from volume solids and target dry-film thickness, and convert theoretical coverage to practical coverage with a loss factor.
Your checkpoint
A completed worksheet of 10 coating-selection scenarios, each with the chosen system, mixing and wet-film calculation, and recoat window validated against product data.
Coating Materials and Selection
Rank coating systems by chemical and solvent resistance and identify incompatible primer/topcoat pairings.
Distinguish organic and inorganic zinc-rich primers and state their application and curing constraints.
Summarize storage, shelf-life, and handling requirements for temperature-sensitive and moisture-sensitive products.
Integrate domains 1 and 2 by tracing a specification from substrate condition through selected system to expected service life.
Your checkpoint
A 50-question mixed exam covering surface preparation and coating materials with at least 80% overall and at least 75% in each domain, plus an error log naming the root cause of every miss.
Coating Application Methods and Equipment
Trace the fluid path of conventional, airless, and plural-component spray systems and state the function of each component.
Select tip orifice size and fan angle for a given coating, film thickness target, and geometry, and compute the resulting flow rate.
Set and verify spray parameters including fluid pressure, atomization quality, fan overlap, gun angle, distance, and travel speed.
Sequence brush and roller work for stripe coats on edges, welds, and back-side areas before spray application.
Your checkpoint
An equipment setup checklist and spray parameter card for two coating types, plus a table of 10 application faults mapped to the parameter that causes each.
Coating Application Methods and Equipment & Inspection, Quality Control, and Defect Analysis
Explain plural-component proportioning verification and troubleshoot ratio or off-ratio alarms.
Outline cleaning, maintenance, and shutdown procedures for solvent-borne and high-solids materials and equipment.
Specify measurement of wet-film thickness, dry-film thickness with the appropriate gauge type, and holiday detection for the relevant thickness range.
Simulate an ambient-condition hold point and document the accept/reject decision in inspection format.
Your checkpoint
A written inspection plan with 10 inspection points, each listing instrument, reference standard, frequency, and acceptance criterion, plus a 25-question application and inspection quiz scored at 80% or higher.
Inspection, Quality Control, and Defect Analysis & Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Compliance
Classify coating defects by root cause, including blistering, pinholes, cratering, orange peel, sagging, amine blush, mud cracking, and disbondment, and prescribe corrective action.
Apply adhesion test methods and interpret results against acceptance criteria.
Relate safety data sheet sections and exposure limits to PPE and respirator selection for typical coating products and solvents.
Design containment, ventilation, and waste-handling steps for a combined abrasive-blasting and spray operation under environmental requirements for dust, VOC, and hazardous waste.
Your checkpoint
A defect atlas of 20 defects with description, root cause, and remedy, plus a one-page job hazard analysis for a blast-and-spray job covering each identified hazard and control.
Inspection, Quality Control, and Defect Analysis & Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Compliance
Audit a documentation package (daily reports, inspection records, nonconformance reports) for completeness and traceability against a specification.
Apply confined-space, fall-protection, silica-dust, and flammable-liquid controls to a described job scenario.
Rehearse all five domains under timed, weighted conditions and correct every missed item back to its root cause.
Your checkpoint
A full-length 100-question mock exam scored at 85% or higher overall and at least 75% in every domain, with a completed error log citing the study note that resolves each miss.
Milestones
Week 2: Surface preparation quiz at 85% or higher and a completed cause-and-effect failure list covering at least 15 mechanisms.
Week 4: Mixed domains 1 and 2 exam at 80% or higher overall and 75% or higher per domain, with every missed item logged by root cause.
Week 6: Inspection plan accepted against a self-review checklist, with all 10 inspection points carrying instrument, standard, and numeric acceptance criteria.
Week 8: Full-length mock exam at 85% or higher overall and 75% or higher in each of the five domains, with an error log showing fewer than 15 unresolved items.