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• Allocation of accomodation and workplace

• Allocation of accomodation and workplace is coordinated by the cruise leadershipchief scientist.
  
  

• You may express your wishes for accomodation in the personnel questionnaire. They may be taken into account by the cruise leader who creates a plan of chamber distributionExpedition Interface System. The chief scientist is in charge of allocating the cabins and will try to combine all whishes best possible.
  
  

• Helicopter staff and personnel of the German Weather Service also count as scientific staff and is are therefore looked after by the cruise leader chief scientist as well.
  Single chambers cabins have to be saved for the 2 pilots, 2 technicians, 1 meteorologist and 1 weather technician.
  
  

• Single chambers cabins are not envisaged for the other scientific participants except for the cruise leaderchief scientist.
  
  

• In case there is an external observer for diplomatic reasons onboard he has to be taken care of by the cruise leader chief scientist as well. 
  
  

• Mixed-sex chamber occupancy may be possible upon consultation.
  
  

• The hospital and the isolation unit have to be kept empty for legal reasons.
  
  

• There is no helicopter staff onboard during the transits. However, these chamber should only be accomodated by different people 2 of their cabins (B210, B214) can be accomodated for logistic crew on special request if all other chambers cabins are occupied.
  The chambers cabin of the German Weather Service are not available eventhough there may be only one member chief pilot and the 1.techn. may not be used as they are defined as permanent bureau by the supervising authority Luftfahrt Bundesamt (LBA).
  
  

• The cabins of the German Weather Service onboardare not available in any case.
  
  

• 44 43 Crew = max.53 expedition participants (incl. 2 German Weather Service & 4 HeliserviceHeli operator)
  43 44 Crew = max.55 51 expedition participants (incl. 2 German 2 German Weather Service & 4 Heliservice)
  Heli operator)
  
  
• One extra cabin (D452) is reserved for crew training personnell. Use will be announced 8 weeks before the expedition. 2 extra berth for scientists may be available if not used.
  
  
• the cabin plan chamber occupancy is sent to AWI ship coordination by the cruise leader via Emailchief scientist via email

Further general info regarding cabins and hygiene

Cabin onboard RV Polarstern
(picturePhotos: M.Hirsekorn)

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