by the person in charge of the space during working
combination to any person. The ship's store officer
receives the sealed envelope, signs his name over the
hours. After duty hours, the person in charge of the
flap in the presence of the custodian, and retains the
space must turn the key over to the duty petty officer for
sealed envelope in his safe. In the absence of the
safekeeping in the key locker in the supply office. A
custodian, emergency entry into the space is
duplicate key for each space is safeguarded in the same
accomplished by the ship's store officer, who removes
manner as for group I. The supply officer or the
the combination from the sealed envelope and enters
designated assistant retains in his custody a master key
the space in the presence of at least two witnesses. If
(original) to all locks in group IV. The supply officer
required, damage control nippers or burners provide
retains the duplicate master key in his custody.
easy and quick entry. These spaces must not remain
Grand Master Key
unattended while unlocked. After entry is made in the
absence of the custodian, the space must be secured by
The supply officer is required to maintain in his
replacing the lock and sealing the space with a lead or
custody a grand master key, which will open all locks
car seal in the presence of the two persons witnessing
in groups I, II, and IV. It will NOT open locks in group
the entry. The seal is removed by the custodian upon
III. If authorized by the supply Officer, duty supply
his return. When entry is obtained in the absence of the
officers or duty petty officers may pass the duplicate
custodian, he is required, upon his return, to change the
key between them when the number of supply officers
combination. Before doing so, the custodian may, if he
aboard is such that the senior petty officers are required
so desires, conduct an inventory of the stores in the
to set as department duty officers.
space.
Figure 4-20 illustrates typical custody with regard
to keys. Study and become familiar with it.
GROUP IV--All of the ship's service activities
(barbershop, tailorshop, laundry, cobbler shop, and
Sets of locks containing locks for group I, II, and
photographic shop) when cash sales are not made
IV supply spaces, are available in various sizes to meet
through them, or no material for cash sale is stowed
the requirements of different ships. When a single
therein. When the latter conditions exist, these spaces
series padlock set is inadequate to meet the needs of
are placed under group III.
large ships, more than one set may be used. For
example, one set for group I and a second set for groups
Each lock in group IV must have an original key
II and IV.
different from the keys to other spaces. It must be kept
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Figure 4-20. --A sample of supply space groups and custody chart.
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