For a transport ship to sail profitably it is important that the goods that it is carrying remain safe and sound throughout the voyage. Every transport ship is fitted with at least one hatch cover or it can more if the ship is huge and has more than one cargo holds. Since a transport ship is loaded and unloaded from the top with the help of huge cranes, the cargo holds are roofless and the hatch covers are its roofs. These covers need to be very tight when shut because a leak in them can result in the water to enter the cargo holds and wet everything inside.

If the cargo is damaged due to water, the ship’s owners would have to pay for the damages to the customer. Hence it is very important that the ship must be kept water tight from all sides. As other parts of the ship are already sealed and they are not opened, there isn’t much to worry about leaks from it. But since the hatch covers are opened every time a loading or unloading process takes place, they can lose their tightness with the passage of time. So hatch cover maintenance and watertight integrity testing becomes important to perform and see if the hatch covers are alright and they do not have any leaks in them.

Since time is scarce these days and every business is in a rush, so is the transport industry and they are even busier than others. As they carry the goods of a hundred business in one go, they cannot afford delays because no one knows which business might suffer due to their lateness. And without performing the tests it would be impossible to know where the leaks are and where to apply the repair. Unless the test is done, the ship would keep on leaking and keep damaging the goods inside it. Using the old method of testing such as water hose or chalk testing is simply time taking and would cause delays.

The best way to conduct a water tightest is to use the ultrasonic hatch cover tester. This handy device is the best to check for leaks in the shortest time. Its testing is not just limited to test hatch covers, but it can also do the cable transit areas watertight testing. It is equally important to remove water leaks from the cable areas because a short circuit can also cause the biggest tragedy. Hence with the ultrasonic device, leak tests can be done within a short time and the ship can be cleared to sail on a yet another profitable voyage.