Finding Leaking Areas Is a Matter of a Scan

Destruction of goods during transportation of goods is being reported in a large scale now. People are filing complaints with proof that their goods were treated badly during transporting. Boxes and cartons were received in a bad shape when delivered at the port. They had stains showing how high the water touched them and many were ripped apart after trying to pick them up. Issues like these have blamed the ship owners, managers and captains for not taking proper care of the water tightness of their ships and cargo hatches.

Despite being tightly shut by the hatch covers water still manages to ingress and start causing havoc while the crew knows nothing about it. When the ship stops at a port and the covers are opened, the scene inside is horrible and customers actually squeal about the condition of their goods. Many claims are filed every year which results in the industry to pay up millions of dollars to the angry customers. This has troubled the maritime industry for so long and they are constantly trying to come up with a permanent solution to this problem.

The latest method introduced to the industry is ultrasonic device which is useful when checking tightness of hatch with ultrasound. This helps the ship’s crew to find leaking areas very quickly. Leaks can occur in the most unexpected places, due to the wear and tear of the hatch covers, many areas near to them can also be harmed by the force of the goods when they accidentally bump against them. Also the constant usage of the hatch covers wears out the rubber pads that are used for sealing the open areas.

With the hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing finding the leaking areas has become very easy. It does not take days like it did in the past just to locate the leaks in the ship’s body. With the hatch cover tester all it takes is just a matter of scanning the body with the sensor. As soon as the hole, big, small or minute, comes beneath the sensor it sounds a beep notifying the damaged area. It can be instantly marked to let the repair crew where to apply the repairs.

People still wonder that despite knowing the damaged areas with the help of the device used to check tightness of hatch with ultrasound, why are the ships still in a bad state? The reason is very simple, although the ship’s management becomes aware of the damaged areas, without applying the repairs it simply won’t do. The management is often lazy when it comes to repairs because it can take time and also requires a lot of money. So, most of the ships are sailing with leaks and with their knowledge to the management.