Expeditions require the existance of a code of conduct, that is adapted to their special requirements.
You can find the Code of Conduct - Expeditions here (it has to be signed by every participant directly before the expedition starts and will be collected by the Chief scientist):
Persons of trust
To make sure that expedition participants have the possibility to personally talk to persons of trust, two ombudsmen (always: one male & one female) will have to be appointed at the beginning of each expedition by the chief scientist. Ombudsmen have to be other than the chief scientist him- or herself and participants need to have the possibility to talk to them in private.
The appointed persons of trust do not necessarily need to have a special training, as this is not always feasible for expedition participants. If they request for help they are free to contact Angelika Dummermuth (angelika.dummermuth@awi.de; 0049 471 48311012) or Jens Kroh (jens.kroh@awi.de; 0049 471 4831-2292) from AWI directorate’s office, who are in charge of complaints with regards to the General Act on Equal Treatment.
Accompanying documents
Several related documents and policies accompany the code:
- Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Drug & Alkohol Policy
- Relevant Media Policy (if applicable), for MOSAiC/PS122: Media Policy
- Relevant Scientific Data Policy (if applicable), for MOSAiC/PS122: MOSAiC Data Policy
- Relevant Smoking Policy (if applicable), for RV Polarstern: Smoking Policy
The code also refers to the following two documents:
Safeguarding good scientific practice
Guidelines for responsible science at AWI