Water Tightness Test
Water tightness Test
To ensure that vessels’ hatch covers and other weather deck openings are watertight shipowners or other parties appoint a surveyor to conduct water tightness test. Thus, a hose test or ultrasonic water tightness analysis should be done in order to find out whether the hatch covers are watertight.. .
Water tightness testing is carried out on the two testing banks AEV of Test Cargos for windows, doors and facades of until 4x4m. Water tightness is the capacity of a closed window to protect against water leaking. The test consists in a controlled static pressure applied across the sample and sprain system can apply a continuous, regularly dispersed film of water all over the surface of the test section.