You are the NACE Level 2 Inspector on a project where overcoating of galvanized steel is being performed.
The specification references SSPC SP 16 as the surface preparation method. At the pre-Job meeting operations personnel make it dear that abrasive blasting will not permitted. The Owner's representative asks you what other methods might be used. Of the options shown below, what would be the preferred option in this situation?

You are the NACE Level 2 Inspector with the final responsibility to prepare the final report for a very large structural steel shop project which has gone very well. It Is due next week. The work has been ongoing for two years and several NACE Level 1 Inspectors have worked under your supervision throughout the project.
You find you are missing one week of daily reports for the night shift from the very beginning of the project and despite your best efforts they are cannot be found.
You FIRST preferred course of action Is to:

You are NACE Level 2 Inspector working on a tank lining job where a mobile centrifugal blast unit is being used to blast the tank floor to a NACE No. 1/SSPC SP 5. The Contractor has completed his final blast and has called for a hold point inspection. This is the 1st time you have seen field based centrifugal blast cleaning.
You observe what appears to be staining on the substrate however the Contractor assures you this is normal when using centrifugal blast units and what you are seeing is what is defined In the standard as an acceptable variation in appearance.
Your FIRST preferred course of action Is to:

When measuring the Dry Film Thickness of liquid coatings applied to galvanized ferrous substrates the most commonly used instrument Is the:

When NACE/SSPC W31 is referenced; what type of equipment would the Inspector expect to see on the job: