Hatch Covers

                Now a days, Most ships have Macgregor type steel hatch covers. They consist of a number of stiffened pontoons or panels interlinked with each other which can opened and closed efficiently by Electro-hydraulic arrangement. Their manufacturing and maintenance requirements are as per International Load lines 1966 rules and Classification society. The means of closing appliances and their water tightness is tested initially and at periodic surveys.      

Main purpose of Hatch cover and coamings is to prevent water ingress,