There's really nowhere to hide. Even Sailors who don't work in a space with loud equipment probably work near one. It just doesn't seem like they know what they are being exposed to. If they knew, they might wear hearing protection all the time. Take for instance, the boatswain's mate who needs to put that new coat of paint on the bulkhead.
First thing is to take off the old.
Needle gunning is a good way to do that, but it's also extremely noisy - 113 decibels. It wouldn't take an unprotected Sailor long to get the same ringing in their ears they might experience after attending a rock concert. In fact, he has logged over 4,000 hours of flight time since 1981, something he's paying the price for today. During the yard period, this ship is scheduled to install mounted orifices with the jet blast deflectors. They should greatly reduce the incredibly loud sound on the flight deck.