marine board report - Off Soundings

Figure 6
Drawing of weather deck
The red boxes are the proximate location of the wooden boxes
f. Pilothouse and Weather Deck. The pilothouse had three helm stations. The primary steering
station was located on the starboard side of the pilothouse, a second station was positioned
amidships, and the third station was facing aft which was used for deploying and retrieving
trawl gear. Portside, just aft of the pilothouse door, were two wooden boxes. One was used
to store spare gear and the other to store the immersion suits, which were stowed inside their
bags. Each box was secured shut by a hasp or latch. Aft of the pilothouse was the master’s
cabin. Just aft of the cabin was an open deck used for mending nets. A small pedestal deck
crane with associated controls and port and starboard trawl winches were located at the aft
end of this deck. This crane was used for loading provisions and unloading cargo.
Figure 7
View of the primary
steering station aboard
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