In-Service Coating & Corrosion Surveys

Independent Coating and Corrosion Consultants

An independent coating and corrosion consultancy based in Western Australia. We inspect, verify and advise on protective coating systems for Defence, marine, Mining, Oil and Gas, and government clients. Because we have no commercial relationship with any coating manufacturer or applicator, every finding we report is conflict-free.

AMPP CIP Level 3

Senior Certified Coating Inspector

ISO 8501 / 4628

Preparation & defect classification

ASTM D7234

Pull-off adhesion testing

ICRI 310.2R

Concrete surface profile

Defence and naval

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Defence and naval

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Defence and naval

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Marine and shipping

Mining, oil and gas

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Government and infrastructure

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Government and infrastructure

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Marine and shipping

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Ports and maritime infrastructure

General heavy industry

Trade

The work itself first: preparation, application, and what actually happens on a job when conditions turn.

Trade-qualified Painter

The work itself first: preparation, application, and what actually happens on a job when conditions turn.

Trade

Trade-qualified Painter

Where We Come From


Twenty Years, and It Started on the Tools

Defender Corrosion Control was founded by Nicholas Riley after more than twenty years in the coatings and corrosion industry, a career that started on the tools and never lost touch with them.

We have sat on the client's side of the table and the contractor's, and we know what each needs from an inspection record before anyone asks.

Trade

Trade-qualified Painter

The work itself first: preparation, application, and what actually happens on a job when conditions turn.

Inspection

Corrosion Technician and Coating Inspector

Hydrocarbons and refining facilities internationally, working to international inspection standards.

Operations

Offshore Shutdown Execution & Maintenance Delivery

Shutdown execution across more than fourteen Bass Strait platforms, then maintenance delivery under a national master maintenance contract for a major Australian oil and gas operator.

Defence

Independent Inspector, Warship Asset Management Alliance

Independent coating inspection within an alliance sustaining Royal Australian Navy frigates.

Now · Independent

Defender Corrosion Control

Back to independent inspection, with the operations and trade experience behind it.

Independent and Unbiased

Master Painter

Quality management system, ISO 9001

Aligned · preparing for certification

Credentials

Nicholas Riley, Managing Director

Nick is an AMPP Senior Certified Coating Inspector (CIP Level 3), the highest level of coating inspector certification issued by AMPP, and a qualified Master Painter, with advanced diplomas in mechanical engineering and management. He is an active member of the AMPP Australia Chapter and its Secretary.


He currently serves as Secretary of the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Australian Chapter

AMPP CIP Level 3

Cert No. N-13396

Master Painter

Adv. Dip. Mechanical Engineering

Adv. Dip. Management

Secretary, AMPP Australia Chapter

Systems and compliance

Quality management system, ISO 9001

Aligned · preparing for certification

Environmental management system, ISO 14001

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Environmental management system, ISO 14001

Identified pathway

Australian Government Information Security Manual

Aligned

DISP expectations, information handling

Aligned

Defence and naval

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Defence and naval

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Defence and naval

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Marine and shipping

Mining, oil and gas

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Government and infrastructure

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Government and infrastructure

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Marine and shipping

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Ports and maritime infrastructure

General heavy industry

How We Work

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Independence is the non-negotiable: we are engaged to protect the asset and the client's position, not a supplier's. Everything we observe is documented, calibrated instrumentation, photographic evidence, and written reports issued promptly, in the formats Tier 1 contractors, classification societies and Defence programs expect. When something is wrong, we say so in writing, early, with the standard and clause that makes it wrong and the evidence to support it.


We work to the standards our clients' specifications call up, AMPP/NACE, ISO 8501 and ISO 4628, ISO 12944 exposure classifications, AS/NZS 2312, AS 3894 test methods, ASTM methods and ICRI guidelines, and we apply them the way a site needs them applied: practically, consistently and without drama.

Independence is the non-negotiable: we are engaged to protect the asset and the client's position, not a supplier's. Everything we observe is documented, calibrated instrumentation, photographic evidence, and written reports issued promptly, in the formats Tier 1 contractors, classification societies and defence programs expect. When something is wrong, we say so in writing, early, with the standard and clause that makes it wrong and the evidence to support it.

We work to the standards our clients' specifications call up, AMPP/NACE, ISO 8501 and ISO 4628, ISO 12944 exposure classifications, AS/NZS 2312, AS 3894 test methods, ASTM methods and ICRI guidelines, and we apply them the way a site needs them applied: practically, consistently and without drama.

Workers in blue coveralls spray-coating a large industrial hall floor and walls

Who We Work With

Defender Corrosion Control serves Defence and defence-maritime programs, shipbuilders and vessel operators, Tier 1 mining and oil and gas contractors and operators, and government and infrastructure asset owners, principally across Western Australia.

Sector 1


Defence

Defence and defence-maritime programs, including naval sustainment work.

SECTOR 2


Marine

Shipbuilders, vessel operators, terminals and marine infrastructure.

SECTOR 3


Mining, Oil & Gas

Tier 1 mining and oil and gas contractors and operators across WA.

SECTOR 4


Government & Infrastructure

Government and infrastructure asset owners with long-life assets to protect.

Sector 1


Defence

Defence and defence-maritime programs, including naval sustainment work.

SECTOR 2


Marine

Shipbuilders, vessel operators, terminals and marine infrastructure.

SECTOR 3


Mining, Oil & Gas

Tier 1 mining and oil and gas contractors and operators across WA.

SECTOR 4


Government & Infrastructure

Government and infrastructure asset owners with long-life assets to protect.