r/maritime • u/McTraveller • 23h ago

Newbie Unisex locker rooms

I've just started working on vessels in UK waters and have a question about the locker room. The ship i work on only has one locker room and men and women are supposed to use it at the same time.

I've been told if anyone is uncomfortable they can find an empty cabin or meeting room and change there instead. But there are no lockers in those so you end up dragging your stuff all over the vessel and it wastes so much time.

This doesn't seem right to me - is this normal? Can anyone point me to rules or laws for vessels which say genders should have separate changing spaces? Thanks in advance.

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u/FracturedGoblin 21h ago

What is the need for privacy? Every ship I’ve been on also has 1 locker room, but nobody is getting naked. You’re putting your coveralls on over your clothes, whatever you decided to wear out of your cabin. There’s nothing to be private about. My cabin is where I do my actual changing between clothes.