Leaking
doors, walls and ceilings, these are often shown as the aftermath of
destruction in many movies. They may be a good thing to display horror,
but when it becomes a reality, the devastating results are much scarier
than the ones we see and enjoy on the screens. Millions of dollars
wasted, and the irreplaceable human lives that are put at risk, is
something that no one would enjoy as a reality. But unfortunately,
despite many efforts and laws implemented by the governments many ship
owners and managers do not may much heed.
Leaks in a transport start from the hatch covers and then spread on the entire ship. Since the cargo hatch covers are used to most, they are the first ones to get damaged by the wear and tear. They develop holes and cracks and then start leaking. That is why it is always best to check tightness of hatch with ultrasound. By using the ultrasound, the process becomes easy and requires less time to do it. In the past when there was no concept of the ultrasound device, the methods to do so were very tough.
Many resources were required to conduct a test which easily cost a lot of money. The first thing that was required was ample amount of water. Water was pumped through high pressure pumps by powerful motors. The electricity cost in this process was very high. Then a team of trainer personnel was required to conduct the test on the entire ship. The bigger the ship was, the higher were the costs. Apart from the money factor that was required to conduct a single test, the time required was more than affordable. It could easily take weeks for the test to complete and then came the process of repairs. To apply the repairs, additional weeks were required and the entire process easily stretched to a month or even more.
But now with the ultrasound gadget available, hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing has made it very easy to find leaks. No matter how big the ship is and how many cargo holds it has, it is just a matter of minutes to complete the test on one cargo hold and then proceed to another. In this way checking the tightness only takes a short time and the bigger part of the time pie chart is still dedicated to the repair works on the hatch covers.
Leaks in a transport start from the hatch covers and then spread on the entire ship. Since the cargo hatch covers are used to most, they are the first ones to get damaged by the wear and tear. They develop holes and cracks and then start leaking. That is why it is always best to check tightness of hatch with ultrasound. By using the ultrasound, the process becomes easy and requires less time to do it. In the past when there was no concept of the ultrasound device, the methods to do so were very tough.
Many resources were required to conduct a test which easily cost a lot of money. The first thing that was required was ample amount of water. Water was pumped through high pressure pumps by powerful motors. The electricity cost in this process was very high. Then a team of trainer personnel was required to conduct the test on the entire ship. The bigger the ship was, the higher were the costs. Apart from the money factor that was required to conduct a single test, the time required was more than affordable. It could easily take weeks for the test to complete and then came the process of repairs. To apply the repairs, additional weeks were required and the entire process easily stretched to a month or even more.
But now with the ultrasound gadget available, hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing has made it very easy to find leaks. No matter how big the ship is and how many cargo holds it has, it is just a matter of minutes to complete the test on one cargo hold and then proceed to another. In this way checking the tightness only takes a short time and the bigger part of the time pie chart is still dedicated to the repair works on the hatch covers.
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