Ship’s holds Hatches water-tightness surveys

Ship’s holds/ Hatches water-tightness is to check the condition of related structures in the ship's hatch such as ship's hull, hatch cover, hatch-coaming plate, manhole lid, tank-top plate, tank-side plate, the watertight door at mast house/ deckhouse, ventilation pipes, ventilation, crane piler ... to detect damage, leakage which would not ensure water tightness for ships.
When conducting an Ultrasonic hatch tightness survey, [Nopico] surveyors will perform the following tasks:
 

• Check some relevant certificates.
• Check the condition of the ship's hatch: Record all defects and places of the defects.
• Test hatch tightness by the fire pump system.
• Check water tightness with method of method of Ultra-sonic test, hose test, chalk test, etc.,
• On completion of the site survey, [Nopico] will issue the report for the customer.

Neccessary of Watertighness survey

Loss of weather-tight integrity continues to be a constant factor leading to cargo damage which could result on a threat to the safety of the crew, the ship and its

• Grain clean, or high cleanliness
• Normal clean
• Shovel clean
• Load on top

In accordance with IMO guidelines and based on properties of specific cargo a vessel will load/ discharge, we are pleased to offer the services; including physical condition, tightness of hold structures, manhole, ventilators, bilge…(Cargo space structure), apparent rust, residue/ other cargoes remained/ foreign matters and lives, etc, either supervising or investigating hold cleaning methods and time.