Crew cabin
Master's cabin
starboard and a spares store to port. Also to port, just inside the door, is the main FM 200 fire suppression system contained in three large pressure tanks.
As we move into this space we find the missing anchor winch is in a central position mounted on the for'ard collision bulkhead. Now this is a bit different.
While we have started to see a number of smaller vessels mounting their anchor winch below deck or in a protective locker, we have not seen this arrangement on a larger vessel or a tug. Paul says these tugs rarely go to anchor, so you end up with a very expensive winch on deck deteriorating into a rust ball and consuming heaps of maintenance dollars.
By installing it below decks, it is out of the weather and may be operated from above or below, although the hand on deck
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