Four of the crew going to anchor stations on the forecastle on board the tanker Malwa (1961) in Suez Bay. The photographer is standing on the port side of the forecastle deck looking forward and to starboard. One of the crew is walking past a coil of rope hawser whilst a second is standing by the starboard windlass drum controls. A third crewman is standing in between two sets of bollards, whilst the fourth crewman is interacting with a hatch cover on the bow.

This is Slide 53 of a lecture given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Senior Second Officer and Navigator on board the tanker Malwa (1961), owned by the P&O Group, from 14 November 1963 to 9 March 1964. The lecture consists of 75 slides.