Equipment Storage

Every ship and station utilizes a lot of space for equipment storage. Starfleet doctrine dictates that any and all equipment be stored properly and safely when not in use. Rarely does one find a deck or work station cluttered with equipment. Engineers go to great lengths to ensure there is enough room for storage when they design any spacefaring vessel. As the old Terran saying goes, "everything has it's place" aboard ship.

Equipment storage areas can range in size to rooms that rival a Cargo Bay to small lockers with only a few centimeters of space. It is common practice to house equipment in locations where it is most used or is readily available. EV Suits, for example, are normally stored near or in the Airlocks and medicines are kept within a physician's reach down in the Sickbay. Other equipment may also be strategically placed around a ship or station in case of an emergency, such as emergency pressure garments and weapons.

See also Weapons Lockers.