There is need to optimize testing protocols for marine coatings and develop improved accelerated test systems that best simulate the erosion process on marine paints as ships travel. The selection of a marine environment with aggressive biofouling conditions is necessary to obtain early results on the performance of experimental antifouling coatings. Simulation of the erosion of the coatings on the hull is an important tool in evaluating the efficacy of novel formulations.
Procedures in marine exposure testing, criteria in the selection of ideal sites with aggressive fouling conditions and a proposal for a modified dynamic test system are described.

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