On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Ashanti (1959) alongside the fitting out berth at the Yarrow & Co Ltd shipyard at Scotstoun, Glasgow. The photographer is in the athwartships passageway between 67 and 69 stations on 2 deck, also known as a cleansing station, looking to starboard and slightly forward from 68 station on the port side. Against the forward bulkhead are a fuse panel, a portable light, a loudspeaker, a junction box, a stretcher cabinet, a water cooler and another fuse panel. An open hatch leads down to 3 deck. Against the aft bulkhead are a sink unit, a litter bin, an air filtration unit, a cable hanger and a telephone. The watertight door at 67 station on the starboard side is open.