Expeditions require the existance of a code of conduct, that is adapted to their special requirements.
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