The war in the business world can only be won by providing the best quality in whatever you do. Any company that brings out the best quality in their products or services gets rewarded by the consumers. Highest sales and loyal customers are a result of unmatched quality. The sea route transport industry has long been questioned for the quality of services they provide. Traveling on the surface of waters whose depths are unknown and unexplored is a great threat to the goods of sinking or getting damaged by water.

Water damage is unclaimed and irreparable in warranties by the companies, but what if the damage is already done while sailing? There are many complaints by receivers that the goods they got after delivery failed to work. Upon inspection they were claimed to be water damaged. How did this happen if the consumer has just opened the box at home in his living room which has no water or humidity in it. The answer is very simple that the damage had been done on the transport ship which had leaking hatch covers.

Hatch covers are installed on a ship’s cargo hold to protect the goods inside from the highly humid climate and water. But due to being over used and getting damaged by bumping and scratching, they develop holes. These holes become wider with corrosion and become a source of water inlet. Hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing is a process to identify the location of these holes because most of them are in places where the human eye is inaccessible. Using the technology based ultrasonic device a scan is run on the hatch covers and the area around it. Upon scanning of the entire area the lurking holes big and small are identified on the device.

Upon identification of the holes the ship’s manger or the captain is informed about it. If some other person as a maintenance manager is also appointed then the matter is taken up to him. The maintenance manager then collaborates with the captain to let him know of the extent of water threat. They both have a discussion of the time required to apply the repairs as deadlines also have to be fulfilled. Upon agreement, the repair work is completed and again checking of tightness of hatch with ultrasound is conducted and reported to the higher staff. If the results are satisfactory, the ship is ready to sail and goods are started loading in the cargo holds.