The crew accommodation is very respectable Ahead of the main winch, the main ventilation trunks
form small aft wings on the deckhouse, with the main air intakes protected by Seaworth Defence and Marine water-separating grills facing inboard. Access to the accommodation is via the aft watertight door from this area off the main deck. The three cabins, laundry, heads and shower, galley and mess all come off the main central flat, as do the access ladders up to the wheelhouse and down to the main machinery space. She is designed to operate with a crew of two within the port, but can accommodate a sea-going crew of five in three cabins. The galley is impressive for a vessel of her size, with a separate mess providing all the live-aboard comforts of home. It is finished in functional stainless steel with a main service and preparation bench incorporating a large wash tub. There is ample stowage under the bench, and the galley is easy to keep clean and tidy, as there is a large, separate pantry to hand.
The electric hobs, with a microwave below and an
electric oven overhead, are more than capable of providing the cooking needs. Also on the ample bench is space for a toaster, a crockpot and an electric frypan when required. The main refrigerator and freezer are also close by and there is another large freezer in the laundry/store. We step down the ladder to enter the main machinery space and find it has every bit of shipboard stuff you would expect on a larger vessel. The space is dominated by the two Voith propulsion units, coupled through a massive drive coupling to the pair of 2040kW Wartsila main engines. Other features of note in the machinery space are the
main switch panels, the large hydraulic pack aft and the two Caterpillar 93kW C4.4 gensets. The remaining space contains the transfer pumps and various tanks, with fuel, fire and bilge valve chests. For'ard of the Voith units, a watertight door leads us into the foc's'cle compartment containing the engineer's workshop to starboard and a spares store to port. Also to
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