This standard presents guidelines for establishing minimum requirements to ensure proper application and performance of a field-applied coal tar enamel (CTE) system to the external surfaces of pipe. Included are methods for qualifying and controlling the quality of a CTE system, guidelines for its proper application, and inspection and repair techniques to ensure its long-term performance.

This standard is applicable to CTE coating systems used to prevent corrosion in conjunction with cathodic protection.

This standard complements the discussion of plant-applied CTE pipe coating systems in NACE Standard SP0399.