"Introduction This commentary is for information only and is not part of the standards and guides in this chapter. Its purpose is to present a general description of the sections that comprise this chapter: (1) SSPC PA 1@ ""Shop@ Field@ and Maintenance Painting of Steel;"" (2) SSPC-PA 2@ ""Measurement of Dry Coating Thickness with Magnetic Gages;"" (3) SSPC-PA Guide 3@ ""A Guide to Safety in Paint Application;"" (4) SSPCPA Guide 4@ ""Guide to Maintenance Repainting with Oil Base or Alkyd Painting Systems;"" (5) SSPC-PA Guide 5@ ""Guide to Maintenance Coating of Steel Structures for Atmospheric Service;"" SSPC-PA 6@ ""Fiberglass-Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Linings Applied to Bottoms of Carbon Steel Aboveground Storage Tanks;"" SSPC-PA 7@ ""Applying Thin Film Coatings to Concrete;"" and SSPC-PA 8@ ""Thin-Film Organic Linings Applied in New Carbon Steel Process Vessels."" SSPC-PA 6 and PA 8 are jointly issued as NACE No. 10 and No. 11@ respectively."