Donald&Margaret

General crew movement areas..

 

 

 

I'm thinking that striped black-and-yellow area of the floor..

is where sections of the hull may not have 'mated' quite accurately

during hull assembly, modular section by modular section?

 

Minor fitting mistakes are bound to happen during assembly of huge sections of pre-fab hull

and it's just too darned late to un-weld everything and start over

..so they make a little ramp to adapt floor level by the 1 - 1.5 inch error in elevation? :confused:

 

Surely it can't be like that, on purpose...by design ?

Anyone ?

 

 

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The stripped area on the deck is a ramp to go over the raised door seal. That opening is a sliding watertight door that closes to prevent flooding of the compartments in an emergency. The door is controlled from the bridge in case of flooding. It can also be controlled from either side of the door (note the handles at the top left of the opening). There is also a yellow flashing light at the top left to warn the crew when the door is activated. I worked in a shipyard for 12 years. We tested them on lots of ships during repair periods.

Caribbean Princess in St. Thomas - February 2009