The Nimrods were provided with BAE Steady Scope viewers but as far as I know there was no provision for secure storage. I suspect that much such kit is provided with little thought to due process
From what I remember PN, you are quite correct. I think we just put them on the floor or on the pilots side shelves. In this incident, it was a personal item, not cleared for carriage/use on the flight deck, that was the culprit.