Operational Information 2003/2004 Pre-Season New Zealand
NATIONAL EXPEDITIONS
Year Round Facility
Scott Base • Region: Ross Island, McMurdo Sound • Latitude: 77°51'00"S • Longitude: 166°45'46"E • Date opened: 25 January 1957. • Maximum population: 85 person (summer), average 10 person (winter) • Medical support: Scott Base has a first aid facility. Advanced medical care is available at McMurdo Station (United States Antarctic Program).
Summer Field Camp
LGP • Region: Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea Region • Latitude: 72°19'13"S • Longitude: 170°13'34"E • Period of operations: November 2003 – February 2004 • Maximum population: 15 person • Medical support: Advanced first aider on-site and emergency cache.
Refuge Huts
Cape Royds Hut • Region: Cape Royds, Ross Island • Latitude: 77°33'S • Longitude: 166°10'E • Medical facilities: Survival box • Accommodation capacity: 2 person
Cape Evans Hut • Region: Cape Evans on the west coast of Ross Island at northern entrance to Erebus Bay • Latitude: 77°38'S • Longitude: 166°24'E • Survival box • Accommodation capacity: 4 person
Lower Wright Hut • Region: South side of Wright Valley (approximately 1 mile west of Wright Lower Glacier) • Latitude: 77°26'S • Longitude: 162°37'E • Survival box • Accommodation capacity: 2 person
Bratina Island Hut • Region: Near northern tip of Brown Peninsula • Latitude: 78°01'S • Longitude: 165°32'E • Survival box • Accommodation capacity: 12 person
Cape Bird Hut • Region: Adjacent to Adelie penguin rookeries at northern tip of Macdonalds Beach • Latitude: 77°14'S • Longitude: 166°28'E • Survival box • Accommodation capacity: 8 person
Lake Vanda • Region: Three relocatable huts opposite former site of Vanda Station, near the mouth of the Onyx River • Latitude: 77°31'S • Longitude: 161°40'E • Survival box • Accommodation capacity: 8 person
Cape Roberts • Region: Situated on promontory on south east edge of Granite Harbour • Latitude: 77°02'S • Longitude: 163°12'E • Medical facilities: Survival box • Accommodation capacity: 4 person
Cape Hallett • Region: Adelie penguin rookery on Seabee Hook • Latitude: 72°19'S • Longitude: 170°16'E • Medical facilities: Survival box • Accommodation capacity: 6 persons
Major Field Activities • NZ Event No. K001W – Geophysical Site Surveys for the Proposed ANDRILL Drill Sites. • Region: McMurdo Ice Shelf • Lat. Long.: 77o39’S, 164o42’E
• NZ Event No. K002 – Latitudinal Gradient Project • Region: Cape Hallett, Victoria Land Coast • Lat. Long.: 72o19’S 170o13’E
• NZ Event No. K081 – Antarctic Aquatic Ecosystem • Region: Cape Hallett, Bratina Island, Cape Evans, Terra Nova Bay • Lat. Long.: Cape Hallett (72o19’S 170o13’E), Bratina Island (78o01’S, 163o32’E), Cape Evans (77o38’S, 166o24’E), Terra Nova Bay (74o41’S, 164o07’E)
Vessels • Vessel: RV Tangaroa • Country of registration: New Zealand • Voyage dates: Single voyage 24 January 2004 – 10 March 2004 • Area of operation: Ross Sea • Port of departure and arrival: Lyttleton, New Zealand • Purpose of Voyage: Scientific research cruise
Aircraft
C130H Hercules • Number and type of aircraft: 2 Lockheed C-130H Hercules • Planned number of flights: 15 • Period of flights: 27 October – 20 December • Routes: Christchurch to McMurdo and return • Purpose: Delivery of personnel and supplies from New Zealand to Ross Island
Bell 212 Helicopter • Number and type of aircraft: 1 x Bell 212 • Planned number of flights: Various • Period of flights: 4 November 2003 – 6 February 2004 • Routes: Operations within 100nm of Scott Base • Purpose: Delivery of personnel and supplies from Scott Base to field camp sites
B. Research Rockets • Not applicable.
Military Number Rank 12 Corporal 2 Lance Corporal 9 Leading Aircraftsman 2 Sergeant 7 Private 3 Aircraftsman 4 Flying Officer 6 Sapper 5 Territorial (Civilian) 1 Commander (reserve) 4 Naval ratings 55 Total
• Number and type of personal armaments carried: Nil • Number and type of armaments on ships and aircraft: Nil • List of armaments on stations/bases: Nil
NON-GOVERNMENTAL EXPEDITIONS
Ship-Based Operations
Kapitan Khlebnikov • Flag state: Russia • Operator: Quark Expeditions (Voyage 1 – Ross Sea / Emperor Penguins) • Number of voyages: 2 • Ports of departure / arrival: Hobart (3 December 2003) to Lyttelton (27 December 2003) • Areas of operation: Dec 03 Hobart Dec 04-05 At Sea Dec 06 Macquarie Dec 07 Macquarie Dec 08-09 At Sea Dec 10 Ice Edge Dec 11 Pack Ice Dec 12 Victoria Land Coast Dec 13 Cape Washington Dec 14 Cape Washington & Drygalski Ice Tongue Dec 15 Coulman Island & Cape Hallett Dec 16 Cape Hallett & Cape Roget Dec 17 Cape Roget & Possession Islands Dec 18 Cape Adare Dec 19 Pack Ice & Swing Time Dec 20 Ice Edge Dec 21-22 At Sea Dec 23 Campbell Island Dec 24 Enderby Island Dec 25 Snares Islands Dec 26 At Sea Dec 27 Lyttelton
• Operator: Quark Expeditions (Voyage 2 – Ross Sea / McMurdo Sound) • Ports of departure / arrival: Lyttelton (28 December 2003) to Hobart (20 January 2004) • Areas of operation: Dec 28 Lyttelton Dec 29 At Sea Dec 30 Enderby Island Dec 31 Campbell Island Jan 01-02 At Sea Jan 03 Ice Edge Jan 04 Cape Adare Jan 05 Coulman & Cape Washington Jan 06 Terra Nova Bay & Drygalski
Jan 07 Cape Royds & Cape Evans Jan 08 McMurdo & Scott Base Jan 09 Dry Valleys Jan 10 Franklin Island Jan 11 Cape Hallett Jan 12 Cape Hallett Jan 13 Cruise Balleny Islands Jan 14-15 At Sea Jan 16-17 Macquarie Island Jan 18-19 At Sea Jan 20 Hobart
Akademik Shokalskiy • Flag state: Russian • Operator: Aurora Expeditions • Number of voyages: 1 • Antarctic ports of departure / arrival: Depart Dunedin 9 December 2003; arrive Port Bluff 4 January 2004 • Areas of operation: Victoria Land Coast Dec 09 Depart Dunedin Dec 10 - 11 At Sea Dec 12 - 13 Macquarie Island Dec 14 - 17 At Sea Dec 18 - 19 Commonwealth Bay Dec 20 Dumont d'Urville Dec 21 Ninnis and Mertz Glaciers Dec 22 -23 Ice Edge Dec 24 At Sea Dec 25 Cape Adare Dec 26 Possession Islands, Cape Hallett Dec 27 Scott Island Dec 28 - 30 At Sea Dec 31 Campbell Island Jan 01 2004 At Sea Jan. 02 Auckland Islands Jan 03 At Sea Jan 04 Bluff, New Zealand
Akademik Shokalskiy • Flag state: Russian • Operator: Heritage Expeditions ltd • Number of voyages: 1 • Antarctic ports of departure/arrival: Port Bluff 4 January 2004; arrive Port Bluff 1 February 2004 • Areas of operation: Victoria Land Coast, Ross Island Jan 04 Depart Port of Bluff, New Zealand Jan 07 The Snares Islands Jan 08 – 09 The Auckland Islands Jan 10 At sea Jan 11 - 12 Macquarie Island Jan 13 - 16 At sea Jan 17 - 24 Cape Adare, Cape Hallett, Terra Nova Bay, Franklin Island Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Island (Mt Erebus/ Cape Bird/ Shackleton's Hut/ Scott's Hut/McMurdo Station/Discovery Hut/Scott Base), Possession Islands Jan 25 - 26 Scott Island Jan 27 - 29 At sea Jan 30 Campbell Island Jan 31 At sea Feb 01 Port of Bluff, New Zealand
Akademik Shokalskiy • Flag state: Russian • Operator: Cheesemans Ecology Safaris • Number of voyages: 1 • Antarctic ports of departure/arrival: Depart Port Bluff 2 February 2004; Arrive Port Bluff 29 February 2004 • Areas of operation: Victoria Land Coast, Ross Island Feb 02 Depart Port Bluff, New Zealand Feb 03 Snares Islands Feb 04 Auckland Island Feb 05 At Sea Feb 06 - 07 Macquarie Island Feb 08 - 11 At Sea Feb 12 - 21 Antarctica, Victoria Land Coast Feb 22 - 26 At Sea Feb 27 Campbell Island Feb 28 At Sea Feb 29 Return to port in Bluff, New Zealand
Land-Based Operations
Nil
Visits to Protected Areas 2003/2004 Pre-Season New Zealand
ASPA 105, Beaufort Island, Ross Sea
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K122 3 Dec/Jan Research - Adélie Penguin Population Dynamics
ASPA 106, Cape Hallett, Victoria Land
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K002 4 Oct-Feb Support of Latitudinal Gradient Project research K018 2 Nov/Dec Research - Latitudinal Patterns in Ross Sea Meroplankton K024 4 Jan/Feb Research - Biodiversity and Performance of Lichens and Mosses K043 5 Nov/Dec Research - Antarctic Sea Ice, Algal Productivity and Global Climate Change K066 3 Nov/Dec Research - Latitudinal Gene Drift in Ross Sea Organisms K081 1 Jan/Feb Research - Antarctic Aquatic Ecosystems K123 2 Dec/Jan Research - Environmental Protection of Ice- Free Regions of Antarctica K124 1 Jan/Feb Research - Evolution and Dispersal of Algae along a Latitudinal Gradient K421 4 Dec/Jan Clean up of past station site K500 9 Dec/Jan Clean up of past station site
ASPA 121, Cape Royds, Ross Island
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K122 3 Unknown Research - Adélie Penguin Population Dynamics
ASPA 122, Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K055 4 Nov-Jan Research - Dynamics and Ionisation in the Antarctic Middle Atmosphere K069 2 Jan Research - Monitoring Magnetosphere- Ionosphere at High Latitudes K085 5 Year round Research - Drivers of Global Change in the Antarctic: Atmospheric Remote Sensing K087 1 Year round Research - Drivers of Global Change in the Antarctic: Atmospheric Air Sampling K089 1 Jan Research - Climate Data Acquisition K131 2 Oct Installation of communications equipment to support sea ice research K403 8 Nov Inspection of new science facility - Antarctica New Zealand Board K421 4 Unknown Maintenance and clean up support White Safari K423 2 Unknown Communications inspections and maintenance K424 1 Unknown Electrical inspection of science facility
ASPA 123, Barwick and Balham Valleys, Southern Victoria Land
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K028 3 Jan Research - Biodiversity of Terrestrial Arthropods
ASPA 125, Cape Crozier, Ross Island
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K034 6 Nov Research - Corticosterone and Stress Responses in Adélie penguins K122 3 Unknown Research - Adélie Penguin Population Dynamics
ASPA 137, North West White Island, McMurdo Sound
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K001W 4 Nov/Dec Access to research site
ASPA 154, Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K402 2 Jan Support of science - retrieval of data logging equipment
ASPA 155, Historic Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K021 6 Jan Research - Deterioration of Historic Huts K073 2 Jan/Feb Research - Examining Values of Visitors to the Ross Sea Region K200 24 Dec Education - Canterbury University Graduate (12 at a time) Certificate in Antarctic Studies K210 6 Dec Education - Secondary Schools Initiative K220 2 Jan Education - Familiarisation for Antarctic information providers K231 2 Dec Education - Christs College K232 2 Jan Education - Christchurch College of Education K300 20 Oct/Nov Distinguished Visitors (12 at a time) K302 7 Nov Distinguished Visitors K310 3 Dec Media - New Zealand Herald K311 2 Jan Media - Vaughan Yarwood K312 2 Dec/Jan Media - The Press K313 3 Nov Media - Kim Hill K314 2 Oct Media - 20/20 K320 2 Jan Arts Fellows - David Trubridge K321 2 Jan Arts Fellows - Laurence Fearnley K322 2 Nov Photography - Andris Apse K323 2 Oct Arts Fellows - Graham Sydney K400 12 at a time Unknown Familiarisation / recreation - Antarctica New Zealand Staff Visits K401, 402, 12 at a time Unknown Familiarisation / recreation - Scott Base staff 406 K403 8 Nov/Dec Familiarisation - Antarctica New Zealand Board K404 3 Jan/Feb Familiarisation - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade CEO K440 6 (x2) Jan/Feb Heritage conservation - Antarctic Heritage Trust
ASPA 157, Historic Hut, Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K021 6 Jan Research - Deterioration of Historic Huts K073 2 Jan/Feb Research - Examining Values of Visitors to the Ross Sea Region K200 24 (12 at a Dec Education - Canterbury University Graduate time) Certificate in Antarctic Studies K210 6 Dec Education - Secondary Schools Initiative K220 2 Jan Education - Familiarisation for Antarctic information providers K231 2 Dec Education - Christs College K232 2 Jan Education - Christchurch College of Education K300 20 (12 at a Oct/Nov Distinguished Visitors time) K302 7 Nov Distinguished Visitors K310 3 Dec Media - New Zealand Herald K311 2 Jan Media - Vaughan Yarwood K312 2 Dec/Jan Media - The Press K313 3 Nov Media - Kim Hill K314 2 Oct Media - 20/20 K320 2 Jan Arts Fellows - David Trubridge K321 2 Jan Arts Fellows - Laurence Fearnley K322 2 Nov Photography - Andris Apse K323 2 Oct Arts Fellows - Graham Sydney K400 12 at a time Unknown Familiarisation / recreation - Antarctica New Zealand Staff Visits K401, 402, 12 at a time Unknown Familiarisation / recreation - Scott Base staff 406 K403 8 Nov/Dec Familiarisation - Antarctica New Zealand Board K404 3 Jan/Feb Familiarisation - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade CEO K440 6 (x2) Jan/Feb Heritage conservation - Antarctic Heritage Trust
ASPA 158 Historic Hut, Hut Point, Ross Island
Event Number Dates Purpose Number authorised K021 6 Jan Research - Deterioration of Historic Huts K073 2 Jan/Feb Research - Examining Values of Visitors to the Ross Sea Region K200 24 (8 at a Dec/Jan Education - Canterbury University Graduate time) Certificate in Antarctic Studies K210 5 Dec Education - Secondary Schools Initiative K220 2 Jan Education - Familiarisation for Antarctic information providers K230 2 Nov Education - Familiarisation for Antarctic information providers K231 2 Dec Education - Christs College K232 2 Jan Education - Christchurch College of Education K300 20 (8 at a Oct/Nov Distinguished Visitors time) K302 7 Nov Distinguished Visitors K310 3 Dec Media - New Zealand Herald K311 2 Jan Media - Vaughan Yarwood K312 2 Dec/Jan Media - The Press K313 3 Nov Media - Kim Hill K314 2 Oct Media - 20/20 K320 2 Jan Arts Fellows - David Trubridge K321 2 Jan Arts Fellows - Laurence Fearnley K322 2 Nov Photography - Andris Apse K323 2 Oct Arts Fellows - Graham Sydney K400 8 at a time Unknown Familiarisation / recreation - Antarctica New Zealand Staff Visits K401, 402, 8 at a time Unknown Familiarisation / recreation - Scott Base staff 406 K403 8 Nov/Dec Familiarisation - Antarctica New Zealand Board K404 3 Jan/Feb Familiarisation - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade CEO K440 6 (x2) Jan/Feb Heritage conservation - Antarctic Heritage Trust