High inflation, lesser jobs, security issues and lots of other social problems are not just about a single area or country but are becoming global and the only way to overcome these problems is through promoting businesses all over the world. One business has the potential to provide jobs to almost a dozen people and if the business is bigger and has more potential then the job opportunities in it can be greater. Today governments all over the world are taking steps to promote businesses in their countries and due to these steps taken by the governments, people are getting jobs and one industry is also expanding which is the sole reason of providing jobs to many. The industry under discussion is the shipping industry which is the reason why we have imports and exports of goods.

The shipping industry is one of the busiest industries today due to the great work load. Transporting tons of goods from one country to another or it wouldn’t be wrong to say transporting goods from one continent to another, the huge ships are the reason we can purchase anything made in any country from anywhere. But unfortunately due to shortage of time, the transport ships are neglected of repairs and they develop leaks and holes in their hatch covers which turn the profitable business into a loss generating business. Unless the management takes hatch cover maintenance and watertight integrity testing seriously, the holes and leaks will remain hidden and would emerge only when the damage would be great.

Some transport ships have had to retire and spend their time in the dump yard because the management didn’t pay heed to the holes and never thought seriously about conducting the tests for leaks and holes. Soon the ship became so bad in condition that it could neither be repaired nor used further. If the management would have taken action at the right time the damages wouldn’t have been so great and the ship might have been able to pass the fitness test. The holes are formed due to uncontrolled rust on the metal sheets used to make the ship’s body. As the rust starts spreading, it becomes stronger and makes the ship’s body weaker.

As the ship’s body becomes weaker it becomes vulnerable to so many things and especially loses its ability to restrain water from entering the cargo holds where the goods worth millions of dollars are kept to be transported to their rightful owners. As the water start entering the cargo holds it begins destroying the goods kept inside and once the goods are damaged, it becomes the responsibility of the ship’s owner to pay for the damaged. This is why it is always required to have the watertight compartment doors testing so that the holes and leaks would be identified and repaired while there is still time and no damage has been done.