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CHAPTER 3
STOWAGE
Stowage is the assembly of material from
various sources held and protected in the
warehouse or storeroom until needed. Materials
stowed in various storerooms aboard ship must
be arranged to:
make sure of maximum use of available
space,
provide orderly stowage and ready
accessibility,
prevent damage to the ship or injury to
personnel,
prevent damage to materials,
make it easier to issue the oldest stock first
using the first in, first out (FIFO) method,
and
make it easier to conduct an inventory.
The effective arrangement of materials in
storerooms aboard ships begins with the person
in charge of the storeroom and continues up the
chain of command. Storerooms aboard ship will
not be the same size and each storeroom will
present a different problem when you are arrang-
ing stock. Some storerooms may be difficult to
get to because they are in small, out of the way
spaces. Many storerooms may have frames, pipes,
stanchions, and other obstacles that may interfere
with your stowage plans. This is why you often
have to change your plans for arranging stock in
different storerooms.
BULK STOREROOM STOWAGE
Ship’s store storerooms are referred to as bulk
storerooms. They are designated Group III spaces
when materials intended for resale are stowed in
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them. Group III spaces must be secured according
to procedures discussed in chapter 1.
The person in charge of the bulk storeroom(s)
is referred to as the bulk storeroom custodian and .
is responsible to the ship’s store officer for all
material in his or her space(s). The bulk storeroom
custodian accepts responsibility for this material,
once he or she signs the receipt document and
accepts custody of the material. Materials stowed
in the ship’s store bulk storeroom must be limited
to ship’s store and standard Navy clothing stock.
Any other articles not in the custody of the bulk
storeroom custodian must not be stowed in the
same storeroom. If an emergency exists, the
commanding officer may authorize, in writing,
for articles to be stowed in the same storeroom
as ship’s store and standard Navy clothing stock.
Once the emergency passes, articles will be stowed
in a separate space.
RESPONSIBILITY OF BULK
STOREROOM CUSTODIANS
The ship’s store officer is required to assign
the responsibilities of the bulk storeroom
custodian in writing. Once the persons assigned
understand their responsibilities and accept them,
they are then responsible to the ship’s store officer
for performing their duties properly.
The bulk storeroom custodian’s primary
responsibility is the proper stowage, security,
financial accountability, receipt, and expenditure
of all stock in the bulk storeroom. The bulk
storeroom custodian will receive and issue stock
to various ship’s store activities once the proper
paper work is received. The custodian is also
responsible for the protection of stores from
damage or deterioration and is the only person
who will have access to the bulk storeroom except
under emergency entry procedures discussed in
chapter 1 of this manual. The custodian must keep
stock arranged in the storeroom so breakouts,
issues, inventories, and so forth, are easier to
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