marine board report - Off Soundings

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Figure 3
Location of machinery in main and auxiliary machinery spaces
Note: locations are approximate
4) Cargo (freezer). This space had a capacity of 3,755 cu ft, capable of storing
approximately 175,000 lbs of frozen fish product. Access to this space was through a
hatch in the floor in the processing space above (see Figure 2). The processed and
bagged fish was stacked in the hold according to species and size. A stacking procedure,
rather than binboards, was relied upon to keep the cargo from shifting in the cargo hold.
There was access to shaft alley through a hatch in the deck which was bolted in place.
Once fish was placed in the cargo hold, there was no access to the shaft alley.
5) Dry hold. This space had a capacity of 810 cu ft and was used to store spare netting, cod
ends and cable. This space was located adjacent to the cargo hold and access to this
space was through a hatch on the main deck. In order to open the hatch, the dump truck
arrangement had to be lifted out of the way with the gilson winches. This space
contained two potable water tanks with a capacity of 1,463 gallons, one each on the port
and starboard sides.
6) Lazarette. This space was the aft-most space of the vessel, which contained the vessel’s
hydraulic double ram steering gear system.
c. Main Deck (Processing) Area. The processing area contained all the equipment for
processing the fish as seen in Figure 4. The catch passed from the deck to a live bin through
a hydraulically operated sliding hatch on the aft bulkhead. The fish were sorted according to
keepers and bycatch. The bycatch was placed on a conveyor belt and discarded through a
chute. The target species were taken by conveyor belt to the deheading machine. Once
deheaded, the fish were taken via conveyor belt to the cleaning area. There the fish were
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