1.1 Operational Information
2004/2005 Pre-Season
New Zealand

1.1.1 NATIONAL EXPEDITIONS

1.1.1.A Stations

1.1.1.A.1 Wintering stations

Scott Base

  • Region: Ross Island, McMurdo Sound
  • Latitude: 77°51'00"S
  • Longitude: 16646’00”E
  • Dateopened: 25 January 1957
  • Maximumpopulation: 85 person (summer), average 10 person (winter)
  • Medicalsupport: Scott Base has a first aid facility. Advanced medical care is available at McMurdo Station (United States Antarctic Program)

1.1.1.A.2 Summer Field Camp

LGP

  • Region: Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea Region
  • Latitude: 72°19'13"S
  • Longitude: 170°13'34"E
  • Periodofoperations: 3rd November 2003 to 9th February 2004
  • Maximumpopulation: 15 persons
  • Medicalsupport: Camp staff with pre-hospital emergency training. Field camp first aid box with additions and survival gear.

1.1.1.A.3 Refuge Huts

Cape Royds Hut

  • Region: Cape Royds, Ross Island
  • Latitude: 77°33'02.5”S
  • Longitude: 166°10'20”E
  • Medicalfacilities: Survival box
  • Accommodationcapacity: 2 person

Cape Evans Hut

  • Region: Cape Evans on the west coast of Ross Island at northern entrance to Erebus Bay
  • Latitude: 77°38'18”S
  • Longitude: 166°24'25”E
  • Medical facilities: Nil
  • Accommodationcapacity: 4 person in two small huts

Lower Wright Hut

  • Region: South side of Wright Valley (approximately 1 mile west of Wright Lower Glacier)
  • Latitude: 77°26.5'S
  • Longitude: 162°39.1'E

(NOTE: this hut’s position is incorrect on both USCG 1:250,000 & 1: 50,000 maps)

  • Medical facilities: Survival box
  • Accommodationcapacity: 2 person

Bratina Island Hut

  • Region: Near northern tip of Brown Peninsula
  • Latitude: 78°01'S
  • Longitude: 165°32'E
  • Medical facilities: Nil
  • Accommodationcapacity: 3 very small huts accommodate 6 maximum

Cape Bird Hut

  • Region: Adjacent to Adelie penguin rookeries at northern tip of Macdonalds Beach
  • Latitude: 77°13'06”S
  • Longitude: 166°26'10”E
  • Medical facilities: Survival box on beach below hut (7713’10”S 16625” 48”E)
  • Accommodationcapacity: 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
  • Medical facilities: Nil
  • Accommodationcapacity: 8 person

Cape Roberts

  • Region: Situated on promontory on south east edge of Granite Harbour
  • Latitude: 77°02'S
  • Longitude: 163°12'E
  • Medicalfacilities: Survival box
  • Accommodationcapacity: 4 person

Cape Hallett (joint US/NZ station abandoned in 1973)

  • Region: Adelie penguin rookery on Seabee Hook
  • Latitude: 72°19'S
  • Longitude: 170°16'E
  • Medicalfacilities: Survival box
  • Accommodationcapacity: Nil (NOTE: all huts were removed during the 2003-04 season)

1.1.1.A.4 Major Field Activities

  • NZ Event No: K002 – Latitudinal Gradient Project
  • Region: Cape Hallett, Victoria Land Coast
  • Latitude: 72°19'S
  • Longitude: 170°13'E
  • NZ Event No: K081 – Antarctic Aquatic Ecosystem (Inland)
  • Region: Bratina Island, Cape Evans
  • Latitude: Bratina Island 78°01'S, Cape Evans 77°38'S
  • Longitude: Bratina Island 163°32'E, Cape Evans 162°24'E
  • NZ Event No: K049 – ITASE
  • Region: Victoria Lower Valley, Evans Piedmont Glacier
  • Latitude: Victoria Lower Valley 77°23'S, Evans Piedmont Glacier 76°44'S
  • Longitude: Victoria Lower Valley 162°00'E, Evans Piedmont Glacier 162°40'E

1.1.1.B Vessels

Nil.

1.1.1.C Aircraft

C130H Hercules

  • Number and type of aircraft: 2 x Lockheed C-130H Hercules
  • Planned number of flights: 15
  • Period of flights: November – December 2004
  • 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: November 2004 - January 2005
  • Routes: Operations within 100nm of Scott Base
  • Purpose: Delivery of personnel and supplies from Scott Base to field camp sites

P3K Orion

  • Number and type of aircraft: Various P3K Orion
  • Planned number of flights: Various
  • Period of flights: December 2004 – June 2005
  • Routes: Various
  • Purpose: Surveillance in support of the CCAMLR System of Inspection

1.1.1.D Research Rockets

Not applicable

1.1.1.E Military

  • Number and ranks of military personnel:

Number / Rank
1 / Major
3 / Flying Officer
4 / Flight Lieutenant
1 / Lieutenant
1 / Sub Lieutenant
2 / Warrant Officer
2 / Sergeant Engineer
1 / Sergeant Air Load Master
2 / Sergeant
7 / Corporal
2 / Lance Corporal
1 / Leading Able Communications Operator
4 / Sapper
1 / Leading Aircraft Person
1 / Signalman
2 / Private
various / Other
35 / 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

1.1.2 NON-GOVERNMENTAL EXPEDITIONS

1.1.2.A Ship-Based Operations

Kapitan Khlebnikov

  • Flag state: Russia
  • Operator: Quark Expeditions
  • Number of voyages: 3
  • Departure dates: 16 Dec – 14 Jan 05
  • Departure dates: 15 Jan – 7 Feb 05
  • Departure dates: 7 Feb – 2 Mar 05
  • Portsofdeparture / arrival: Ushuaia to Hobart via Lyttelton
  • Portsofdeparture / arrival: Lyttelton to Hobart
  • Portsofdeparture / arrival: Hobart to Hobart
  • Areas of operation:

“Semi-Circumnavigation of Antarctica”:

Date / Port
December 16 / Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
December 17 / Ushuaia
December 18-20 / Drake Passage & the South Shetland Islands
December 21 / Antarctic Peninsula
December 22-23 / Crystal Sound & Marguerite Bay
December 24-25 / Bellingshausen Sea & Peter I Island
December 26-30 / Amundsen Sea
December 31-January 1 / Ross Ice Shelf
January 2-4 / Ross Island & McMurdo Sound
January 5-7 / Ross Sea & Cape Adare
January 8-10 / Pack Ice & Southern Ocean
January 11 / Campbell Island
January 12 / Enderby Island (Auckland Islands)
January 13 / At Sea
January 14 / Lyttelton, New Zealand

“Wonders of the Ross Sea”:

Date / Port
January 14 / Auckland, New Zealand
January 15 / Lyttelton, New Zealand
January 16-17 / At sea and the Auckland Islands
January 18 / Campbell Island
January 19-20 / Southern Ocean
January 21 / Pack ice
January 22 / Cape Adare
January 23-30 / Ross Sea region
January 31-February 2 / Balleny Islands and the Southern Ocean
February 3-4 / Macquarie Island
February 5-6 / Tasman Sea
February 7 / Hobart, Tasmania

“The Great Explorers”:

Date / Port
February 6 / Hobart, Tasmania
February 7 / Hobart
February 8-9 / Tasman Sea
February 10-11 / Macquarie Island
February 12 / Southern Ocean
February 13-14 / Pack ice edge and the Balleny Islands
February 15 / Cape Adare
February 16-22 / Ross Sea Region
February 23-25 / Pack ice edge and the Southern Ocean
February26 / Campbell Island
February 27 / Enderby Island (Auckland Islands)
February 28-March 1 / Tasman Sea
March 2 / Hobart, Tasmania

Spirit of Enderby

  • Flag state: Russia
  • Operator: Heritage Expeditions Limited
  • Number of voyages: 2
  • Departure dates: 11 Jan – 8 Feb 05
  • Departure dates: 8 Feb – 4 Mar 05
  • Portsofdeparture / arrival: Bluff to Bluff
  • Portsofdeparture / arrival: Bluff to Bluff
  • Areas of operation:

“South to Antarctica”:

Date / Port
January 11 / Invercargill
January 12 / Depart for Snares Island
January 13 / Snares
January 14-15 / Auckland Islands
January 16 / At sea
January 17-18 / Macquarie Island
January 19-22 / At sea
January 23-February 1 / Ross Sea region
February 2-5 / At sea
February 6 / Campbell Island
February 7 / At sea
February 8 / Bluff

“In the Footsteps of Scott and Shackleton”:

Date / Port
February 8 / Invercargill
February 9 / Depart for Campbell Island
February 10 / At Sea
February 11 / Campbell Island
February 12-15 / At sea
February 16-23 / Ross Sea region
February 24-28 / At sea
March 1 / Auckland Islands
March 2 / At sea
March 3 / Bluff

1.1.2.B Land-Based Operations

Nil

1.2 Visits to Protected Areas
2004/2005 Pre-Season
New Zealand

1.2.1 VISITS TO PROTECTED AREAS

ASPA 105, Beaufort Island, Ross Sea

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K122 / 2 / TBC / Research

ASPA 106, Cape Hallett, Victoria Land

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K002 / 4 / 01/11/2004 / Logistical Support
K018 / 2 / 15/11/2004 / Research
K024 / 4 / 07/11/2004 / Research
K043 / 5 / 10/11/2004 / Research
K122 / 2 / 15/12/2004 / Research
K123 / 4 / 08/12/2004 / Research
K500 / 5 / 15/12/2004 / Clean up of past site of activity

ASPA 121, Cape Royds, Ross Island

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K063 / 4 / 05 & 24/01/2005 / Research
K122 / 2 / TBC / Research

ASPA 122, Arrival Heights, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K055 / 4 / 01/12/2004 / Research
K069 / 2 / 11/01/2005 / Research
K085 / 5 / Year Round / Research
K087 / 1 / Fortnightly, Year Round / Research
K089 / 1 / 12/01/2005 / Research
K200 / 12 / 28/12/2004 / Research
K300 / 20 / TBC / Public Awareness
K301 / 8 / 22/11/2004 / Public Awareness
K302 / 8 / 25/10/2004 / Public Awareness
K310 / 2 / 11/2004 / Public Awareness
K311 / 2 / 11/2004 / Public Awareness
K312 / 2 / 12/2004 / Public Awareness
K401
K402
K406 / 10 / As Required / Management & Maintenance
K403 / 8 / TBC / Public Awareness
K414 / 2 / 10/2004 / Management & Maintenance
K423 / 2 / 01/2005 / Management & Maintenance
K453 / 8 / 01/11/2004 / Public Awareness
K454 / 10 / TBC / Public Awareness

ASPA 124, Cape Crozier, Ross Island

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K063 / 4 / 05 & 24/01/2005 / Research
K122 / 2 / TBC / Research

ASPA 130, Tramway ridge, Mt Erebus, Ross Island

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K023 / 4 / 07/01/2005 / Research

ASPA 154, Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K401 K402 K406 / 3 / TBC / Removal of Scientific Equipment

ASPA 155, Historic Hut, Cape Evans, Ross Island

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K200 / 24 / 21/12/2004 / Education
K300 / 20 / TBC / Recreation
K301 / 8 / 22/11/2004 / Recreation
K302 / 8 / 25/10/2004 / Recreation
K303 / 4 / 01/11/2004 / Recreation
K310 / 2 / TBC / Recreation
K311 / 2 / 11/2004 / Recreation
K312 / 2 / 11/2004 / Recreation
K320 / 2 / 12/2004 / Recreation
K321 / 2 / 01/2005 / Recreation
K322 / 2 / 12/2004 / Recreation
K323 / 2 / 12/2004 / Recreation
K340 / 7 / TBC / Recreation
K401
K402
K406 / 12 / Various / Recreation
K403 / 8 / 25/11/2004 / Recreation
K440 / 6 / Various / Conservation
K453 / 8 / 01/11/2004 / Recreation
K454 / 10 / TBC / Recreation

ASPA 157, Historic Hut, Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K200 / 24 / 22/12/2004 / Education
K300 / 20 / TBC / Recreation
K301 / 8 / 22/11/2004 / Recreation
K302 / 8 / 25/10/2004 / Recreation
K303 / 4 / 01/11/2004 / Recreation
K310 / 2 / TBC / Recreation
K311 / 2 / 11/2004 / Recreation
K312 / 2 / 11/2004 / Recreation
K320 / 2 / 12/2004 / Recreation
K321 / 2 / 01/2005 / Recreation
K322 / 2 / 12/2004 / Recreation
K323 / 2 / 12/2004 / Recreation
K340 / 7 / TBC / Recreation
K401
K402
K406 / 8 / Various / Recreation
K403 / 8 / 25/11/2004 / Recreation
K440 / 6 / Various / Conservation
K453 / 8 / 01/11/04 / Recreation
K454 / 10 / TBC / Recreation

ASPA 158 Historic Hut, Hut Point, Ross Island

Event Number / Number authorised / Dates / Purpose
K200 / 24 / 28/12/2004 / Education
K210 / 8 / 01/05 / Education
K300 / 20 / TBC / Recreation
K301 / 8 / 22/11/2004 / Recreation
K302 / 8 / 25/10/2004 / Recreation
K303 / 4 / 01/11/2004 / Recreation
K310 / 2 / TBC / Recreation
K311 / 2 / 11/2004 / Recreation
K312 / 2 / 11/2004 / Recreation
K320 / 2 / 12/2004 / Recreation
K321 / 2 / 01/2005 / Recreation
K322 / 2 / 12/2004 / Recreation
K323 / 2 / 12/2004 / Recreation
K340 / 7 / TBC / Recreation
K401
K402
K406 / 8 / Various / Recreation
K403 / 8 / 25/11/2004 / Recreation
K440 / 6 / Various / Conservation
K453 / 8 / 01/11/2004 / Recreation
K454 / 10 / TBC / Recreation

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