Tagged: Antarctic voyage

Antarctic voyage: Survival training - Field Work

Guest Author • Feb 04, 2013 •

• Antarctic voyage,
• Antarctica,
• safety training,
• survival

Dr Helen Bostock, marine geologist at NIWA, writes: What would we do if the ship sank? Before we leave the dock, we have all been through several hours of survival training and a ship safety tour. For this voyage, we spent a couple of hours with a very experienced Antarctic field trainer, Brian … Read More

Antarctic voyage: Planning and preparation - Field Work

Guest Author • Feb 01, 2013 •

• Antarctic voyage,
• Antarctica

Dr Helen Bostock, marine geologist at NIWA, writes: RV Tangaroa – credit Dave Allen Planning for this voyage started many years ago –it was originally pencilled into the RV Tangaroa voyage schedule 5 years ago. It is latest in a series of Australian and French voyages to visit this region and monitor the environmental changes. Finally, about … Read More