It has always been emphasized by the business community to make sure that the import and export between countries is never endangered. It is one thing which has a direct impact on the economy and the more a country manages to export its goods, the more foreign revenues it earns which in turn makes the economy for that particular country rise to a very high level. Apart from politics, one of the major players in keeping the import and export sector alive and working in the best condition is the shipping industry. As the giant transport ships carry tones of weight upon them to deliver them to different countries, it is the greatest need to make sure the Hatch cover maintenance and watertight integrity testing has already been done and the goods will be safe when sailing on that particular ship.

Rust is the biggest problem maker on a ship because as it starts forming on the ship’s body, it not only starts easting away the metal, but it starts spreading to the other areas too. As the rust starts spreading there is no stopping to it unless it reaches a point where the metal is completely covered by the protective paint. The paint forms insulation against rust and most probably against letting the metal sheet get moist or wet. Even if the waves of the ocean or the downpour of rain touches the paint, it is washed away while the paint remains intact and keeps protecting the metal body of the ship beneath it.

Unfortunately the paint gets peeled off from many different areas due to the scratching and bumping of the extremely heavy goods during the loading and unloading process. As the paint gets peeled away, the metal body of the ship becomes naked from that area and it becomes the formation point of rust which can spread to the other parts of the ship that are close to it. One of the most neglected is the cable transit areas watertight testing because most of the time, the ship’s crew does not take the rusting of the cable ducts seriously. Since it is mostly covered, people think that it remains safe and there isn’t any need to run the tightness tests there. This ignorance can turn out to be the greatest mistake because if water manages to come in contact with the naked wires inside the cable ducts, there can be a disastrous short circuit and the ship can possibly burst in flames also.