{"id":101,"date":"2015-07-12T20:14:49","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T03:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geotraces2015\/?p=101"},"modified":"2015-07-12T20:14:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T03:14:49","slug":"day2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geotraces2015\/2015\/07\/12\/day2\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2: Logistics and Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coordinates: 49.53N, 59.32 W<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re out of sight of land now, and it\u2019s raining today, so the movement of the sea has started to become noticeable. It\u2019s another few days to the first science station, so it\u2019s time to coordinate plans for what to do when we get there. (A sidenote: In oceanographic fieldwork, much of the work occurs at ‘stations\u2018, which are simply places with designated coordinates where the ship stops to sample seawater and do experiments.) Therefore, we\u2019ve spent a lot of the past few days in meetings and safety briefings. Safety is obviously rather important aboard an Arctic icebreaker, so we\u2019ve had training on everything from helicopter use to septic system rules. (The septic system aboard ships is notoriously fragile, and we were warned that if we broke it, it would be unpleasant. As of this writing, it is broken, and it is indeed unpleasant.) We\u2019ve been told not to smoke in bed, tested the general alarm and been assigned lifeboat stations, donned immersion suits and been given roll-call numbers (I\u2019m scientist number forty-one, part of team Golf.) Every aspect of life on board has a protocol and a plan in place, and we can\u2019t help but admire the crew of the Amundsen for how smoothly they work as a team to keep the ship functioning. Meanwhile, there are seagulls circling the ship, and the wind is picking up. There’s a forecast for 30-knot winds once we reach the Labrador Sea, so we are preparing for a storm.<\/p>\n

\"Donning<\/a>

Donning immersion suits.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The ship\u2019s Captian, Alain Gari\u00e9py, and Chief Scientist,
Roger Francois.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The ship\u2019s Chief Engineer, Abigail Lachance.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Roger<\/a>

Roger Francois coordinating an emergency drill.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Our<\/a>

Our fantastic ArcticNet coordinator, Keith L\u00e9vesque, heads
home via helicopter.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Collectively<\/a>

Collectively preparing for the worst.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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