Portascanner® WATERTIGHT
Aerospace
2nd Generation Ultrasonic Watertight Integrity Tester. ABS Type Approved Portascanner® WATERTIGHT is an ultrasonic watertight integrity tester. Identify leaks in a wide variety of watertight, airtight or weather-tight seals such as hatch covers, doors and multiple cable transits, with decibel readouts to satisfy classification society requirements.
Key Features
- Provides a fast and highly accurate method for checking any critical watertight or airtight seal for leak sites, with results in decibel and mathematical linear.
- Particularly popular with Bulk Carrier operators, this allows all hatch covers to be inspected, ensuring all leaks can be repaired before port departure.
- Drastically reduces the chance of cargo damage and increases the safety of vessel and crew. Also regularly used on Cable Transits (MCTs), Watertight Doors, Hatch Covers and other similar applications.
Overview
The Portascanner® WATERTIGHT has two main components: the Generator and the Receiver. The Generator produces a powerful ultrasonic signal, which is placed inside and fills any compartment being tested. For extra large holds, an Optional Bulk Generator, Portascanner® SONIC POWER is recommended (as below). The user, with the Receiver unit, then goes to the opposite side of the seal and using the sensor can quickly identify the exact location and severity of any leak site.
Bulk Carrier Hatch Cover
The Portascanner® WATERTIGHT is used onboard bulk carriers for inspecting the Watertight or Weathertight hatch cover for leak sites. The magnetic generator can be positioned just inside the hold, on the hatch coaming, removing the need to climb down to position the generator at the bottom of the hold on the tank top.
Watertight Doors
Watertight Doors on offshore Oil & Gas Rigs, Naval and Marine Vessels are regularly inspected & maintained to ensure the integrity of the Bulk heads and watertight barriers are secure. If these areas are neglected, there can be drastic impacts on flood prevention in the event of a major incident which is exactly what the Portascanner® helps to avoid.
Multiple Cable Transits (MCTs)
Cable Transit Seals provide a key element in maintaining the integrity of bulk heads and watertight seals onboard Naval, Offshore Oil & Gas and Marine assets. As one of the most neglected areas onboard, having the means to quickly identify the exact location and severity of issues in MCTs can dramatically assist Contractors and Fleet Operators to enhance the flood, fire & smoke protection that a correctly installed MCT seal provides.
How the Portascanner® SONIC POWER works
Turn on and either place on hold centre or use in-built magnets to attach to hatch coaming. Then begin testing as usual with the Portascanner®.
