At the front end of the ship, this door, he'll find, is not hot to the touch, and opening it reveals a narrow staircase, leading up to an upper floor. It emerges, through another door, into a narrow hallway; to his left, the front of the ship, and likely the bridge, while the hallway runs arrow-straight through the spine of the ship, with occasional doors on either side. No signs of movement, which is probably a good thing...