“5from the berthing area (hold #2) was through one heavy water-tight hatch lealing forward through a high hazard area, it.c., x-ray and laboratory arcas (containing flamable chemicals and high voltage), onto the well deck. then up a ladder and aft A second hatch leading aft went through a clutkered machine shop, into a battery roam with no ogress. There was no outside ventilation into the berthing area that I could find. The water-tight hatch controlling access to the medical berthing area had no latch. When trying to pass through the hatch in hign seas, the heavy hatch would swing violently. A piece of cord was £inally tied to the hatch to keep it open. The outbourd passageways, both port and starboard:’on the main dack level required climbing over a tetally exposed fore and aft Ladder with no safety lines. passage was jn heavy weather with severe rolling and pitching, Since our we could casily have lost one of our party over the side and never have missed hiw (see pictures). From the health standpoint, the berthing area was inadequate. One bunk was under an airconditioning unit and thronghout the first night at sea that bunk was drenched about every 30 minutes by 2-4 ounces of ice cold water. “In addition, Dr. Nicoloff£ complained repeatedly about the "stagnant air in the berthing compartusaent." The large air conditioning unit which was integral and recirculating for the compartment rendered the area either too hot or too cold. In ouc preliminary correspondence and in phone conversations with Mc. Brown in Honolulu I stressed the importance of having an outer island pilot for the survey and recommended Mr. Paul LaPoint who has had extensive expericnce with previous medical surveys. While in Honolulu, I was informed that a Mr. deBrum was to serve as outer island pilot. While we were in Kwajalein we wore informed that Mr. deBrun would not be available and Mr. Brown attempted to obtain the services of Nx. LaPoinl, unsuccessfully. Therefore, the ship sailed for the outer islands without an outer islands pilot. The