1.1''The Shipbuilders and Marine Paints and Coatings Product/Procedure Data Sheet2 provides on one sheet needed information concerning the characteristics of a specific paint or coating to include generic description, physical properties, surface preparation requirements, application requirements, and safety. The front side of the sheet contains four major, numbered paragraphs and a highlighted section for Special Safety Precautions. These paragraphs are as follows:

The back side of the page contains the following paragraphs:

1.2''The completed data sheets can be used by technical personnel to help evaluate the technical acceptability of a proposed material, by production personnel to evaluate production compatibility of proposed materials and to provide application instructions for selected paints and coatings materials, and by quality control personnel to verify attributes of materials.

1.3''This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.