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Integrity
Noel Frichot
Definition
Watertight means:
a)
In relation to a fitting above deck, that it is so
constructed as to resist effectively the passage of
water under pressure, except for slight seepage.
b)
In relation to the structure of the vessel,
capable of preventing the passage of water in any
direction if the head of pressure were up to the
freeboard deck, which in your case would mean the
main deck.
Major Areas
WEATHER TIGHT
WATER TIGHT
Openings below
deck must
watertight
Main Deck
Collision Bulkhead
Tank top
Doors below
Bulkheads
deck must be
watertight
Double Bottom
Tanks
Alarms
1.
2.
3.
4.
Is it Watertight?
1.
Survey checks
Chalk test
2.
3.
Ultrasonic test
Chalk test
Ultrasonic
Bulkhead
openings/Penetrations
Raised Coaming
Maintenance
Watertight integrity can be breached
through any activity or happening that
allows the ingress of water in unwanted
areas orexamples
compartments
of the vessel.
Typical
include:
Lack of maintenance to seals, screw threads and
other locking devices.
Damage caused by collision, grounding or heavy
weather.
Leaving hatches, doors, vents etc. open.
Blocked freeing ports or scuppers.
Cracks along welds in metal vessels or loss of
caulking from planked seams in timber vessels.