1.1本指南旨在帮助涂层规范编写者选择和规定适当的检查要求。它指出了可用于四种服务环境中每种环境的检查要求，包括轻度、中度、重度和浸没（见表1）。 1.2为了帮助用户确定何时指定检查要求，演示了故障后果与建议检查水平之间的关系（见图1）。 1.3本指南的目的不是解决保护涂层系统的选择，规定表面处理和应用要求，或作为规范中的参考文件。

1.1 This guide is intended to aid the coating specification writer in selecting and specifying the appropriate inspection requirements. It indicates the inspection requirements that may be employed for each of four service environments including mild, moderate, severe, and immersion (see Table 1). 1.2 In order to aid the user in determining when to specify inspection requirements, a relationship between the consequence of failure and the suggested level of inspection is demonstrated (see Fig. 1). 1.3 It is not the intent of this guide to address the selection of protective coating systems, to specify surface preparation and application requirements, or to be a referenced document in a specification.