Working onshore

If you are planning to work on land, there are a number of organisational and equipment aspects to consider in addition to the research work. How complex the planning and execution of the work on land will be depends very much on how long you plan to work and under what conditions. The decisive factor is whether Polarstern will move away from the work site on land and whether the distance also exceeds the helicopter range.
The basis for determining the necessary organisational aspects and the required equipment is a risk assessment for the planned work. This must be carried out by the team leader of the onshore work in consultation with the expedition leader. A template for the risk assessment as well as support in processing it can be requested from the AWI ship coordination schiffskoord@awi.de. 
The results of the risk assessment are then used to draw up the catalogue of measures and equipment for the emergency/contingency plan which needs to be done by the team leader as well.

The results of the risk assessment and the resulting emergency plan must be submitted to AWI ship coordination for review at least three months before the start of the expedition in order to ensure that they are reviewed and agreed with Polarstern's ship's command. Expedition participants who are not from the AWI must provide the necessary emergency equipment for the shore operation themselves.