It's hard to see in this picture but if you look the equipment is on this side. The upper panel screws were accessible above and the lower screws below. There is lots of room to get right in here to access the equipment bay and even a nice place to sit while working. But even so the deck was made as a separate panel that just lifted out and left just joists which were hung on hangers to easily be removed. And the hand rail wrapped in rope was slide onto a pin. Use the hand rail to tip up the panel out of the way.
