Sending a number of goods to another country is never an easy task. Whether you choose the sea route or the air ways to send them, it is necessary to wrap it completely to protect from the outside harmful elements. Water, humidity and dust can easily damage the best goods within no time. In this regard the highly criticized industry is the maritime industry which is responsible to ship goods through the sea routes. A lot of people have complained of their goods being destroyed by water onboard the ship.

Every transport ship is made safe enough to carry the enormous load through the ocean while being watertight. The purposefully built hatch covers are designed to keep the cargo hatches air locked so nothing from the outside would be able to get inside once they are shut. But due to their constant use, the wear and tear often inflicts certain damages which should be repaired as soon as they happen. With the passage of time, formation of holes on the hatch covers and the ripping of the rubber pads around it are natural. Bumping and scratching of the heavy goods chips off the protective paint and the steel body below becomes exposed to the humid air of the oceans and seas.

It is important to check tightness of hatch with ultrasound regularly. Checking with the ultrasonic device would indicate the presence of holes with pinpoint accuracy so there is no need to run the water hose test. It is obvious that the water hose test wastes a lot of time and precious resources. The time spent in conducting the water hose test is nothing as compared to the time and expenses occurring to clear the mess afterwards. Since the ultrasonic device creates no mess and is easily conducted by a single person, there is no wastage of time in it.

The hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing is conducted easily and smartly by placing the generator in the cargo hold and closing the hatch covers. Then like a simple handheld scanner, scan the entire area with the scanner provided with the kit. The points where the ultrasonic pulse is heard marks the presence of holes. Circle the area with a marker and complete the entire scanning while marking all the holes as you come across them. After you are satisfied that the entire area has been scanned, call in the repairmen and have the job completed. Now the ship is safe to make a voyage and bring in the profits