Help with plaster cracking and delaminating

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Hi everyone, I have just been assigned to oversee the maintenance of a summer camp pool. I will preface my question by explaining that we don't have a pool company that can regularly service the pool, therefore most of the maintenance is done in house, and only occasionally when there is no other choice we bring in pros. Therefore much of the care given to this pool was probably incorrect. I'm trying to learn as much as I could to get it back into shape.

The immediate concern is that the finish of the pool is in bad shape. The pool seems to be made of concrete, than covered with a layer of plaster and then covered with blue pool paint. I'm told that for the last couple of years they have needed to repaint every single year because the paint and plaster was faded, and had cracks.

I took pictures but it seems I can't post them yet because I am new. Let's see if these links will work:





Any help and comments or tips much appreciated.