The business world has to face many different types of problems on daily basis and leaks or cracks are one of them. Leaks and cracks wherever become visible can be a cause of terrible and most unexpected accidents. The shipping company has been a biggest target of this catastrophic problem since its inception. This is due to the nature of the shipping business. The ships are in constant contact with water and humid air. The metal body of the ship is bound to be vulnerable to leaks and cracks after some time when its protective coating wears off. The leakage can cause major setback to the shipping business. The ship owners can take control of it by checking Tightness of hatch with Ultrasound but when they are ignorant of it or does not do it on regular basis, the leaking in the hatch covers is the result.

The leaking of hatch covers is one of the major woes of the shipping industry and there is no way to stop or prevent them. The damage or loss they can do to the ship is incomprehensible. One of the main reason due to which the damage is done to the ship is the scraping and scratching caused by the uplifting and lowering of the heavy metal chains, used for lifting and lowering the cargo containers. As these chains rub against the body of the ship it scraps away the protective covering on the body of the ship, making it in naked contact to the water and humid air.

The exposure of the naked metal to the humidity in air and also to the water of the ocean or sea, immediately spur out rust which starts spreading and reach out to even unexpected  places. The rust is an enemy of the metal, no matter how thick the metal sheet is. it starts prevailing and penetrating deep into the metal until it eats it all away like a mouse. In case of thick metal sheet, it may take longer for the hole or crack to appear but it will ultimately appear if not taken proper precautions or detected on time. Once the holes or cracks get developed in the metal sheets of the hatch covers, nothing can be done but just to treat them in proper manner.

There are many different ways and methods of treating this problem which depends on the size of the damage done to the hatch covers. But still these methods cannot be properly implemented and applied until and unless Hatch Cover Ultrasonic Tightness Testing is not conducted. On time implementation of the testing technique and the proper use of the ultrasonic testing device can save you from many big problems in the future. The ultrasonic testing of the ships on regular basis can help you to detect small holes or cracks on time before they get too big. This enables you to get them repaired by spending less amount of money and making fewer efforts. The ship will take less time to repair and will be back to work in your fleet with same strength.