Need help with a tactical problem

[StainlessSteelCynic]

The search is going to be similar to multi-storey building search except that most work ships (i.e. anything that isn't intended to carry paying passengers) don't need wide open corridors.
While main passageways typically allow space for two people to pass each other, secondary passageways and stairwells are often only wide enough for one person at a time and you won't get a lot of capacity for overwatch as the person you'd be covering will effectively be blocking your view down the passageway/stairwell.

Any combat in these areas is going to require the second man to be shooting over the shoulder of the lead man (or around his torso, hips etc. etc.) unless the lead kneels or ducks down to allow unobstructed view for the second guy. Naturally enough, conducting a search like that takes much longer

I would recommend taking a look at many of the pages found here
http://www.workboatsinternational.com/
but specifically this sub-heading
http://www.workboatsinternational.co...-for-sale.html
While not all the schematics are big enough to use for mapping purposes, a lot of the images can give you ideas as to the limited space you have inside a work ship.

Although the following link is for an icebreaker, there's a lot of photos of various areas on the ship that may also prove helpful for getting a feel for the space constraints any searchers would have to deal with.
http://yachtconversions.homestead.co...s_ISBJOERN.pdf
Same with this one although this is a research ship
http://offshorepool.homestead.com/81mResearch.html