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Figure 71. Drafting room of a survey ship. 



4114. The Ship's Office 



An independent room for a ship's office is a valuable asset to a survey ship. The 

 reports,, accounts, and correspondence are important functions of any large party, and 

 the work in connection with them can be more efficiently conducted in a room especially 

 reserved for this purpose. Having to perform this type of work in makeshift quarters, 

 such as the drafting room, wardroom, or staterooms, tends toward a perfunctory per- 

 formance and increases the possibility of misplaced or lost papers and correspondence. 



The ship's office should be located nearby and conveniently accessible to the Com- 

 manding Officer's quarters. It should be large enough to contain desks or tables for the 

 accounting officer, the chief writer, and one or two assistants; a safe; and numerous 

 filing cabinets, shelves, and pigeonholes for an orderly and systematic conducting of 

 routine and current duties. All furniture and fixtures should preferably be of metal 

 construction. 



412. Ship "Explorer" 



The Explorer (see fig. 1) is probably the most modern survey ship afloat in 1941. 

 The survey equipment is the newest and best available, and the construction is as 

 completely fireproof as possible in a survey vessel. 



