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Field operations

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Many expeditioners go to Antarctica to conduct field programmes and spend a considerable part of their time living off station. These pages provide information on various aspects of life in the field.

We supply expert planning and field support expertise to every field programme. All approved field personnel and their equipment must be fully organised before leaving Australia. Requests for support once on station may not be supportable.

Operational support staff from the AAD will liaise with project leaders in the development of a Service Level Agreement for each approved programme. This includes the detailed allocation of limited station resources including tents and field equipment, vehicles, trade and field support personnel time.

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