The Centre for Scientific Diving (AWI-CSD) is the central platform for all scientific diving related activities at the AWI. It is member of the German Association for Scientific Diving (KFT) and the European Panel for Scientific Diving (ESDP).
The CSD is located on Helgoland island where excellent research and training facilities are available in combination with the Biologische Anstalt Helgoland. As major research infrastructure, the CSD operates the AWI underwater experimental area MarGate off Helgoland as well as two cabled underwater observatories at Helgoland and Spitzbergen. Besides, the AWI-CSD operates permanent dependances in Bremerhaven and Sylt as well as temporary dive bases at the polar research station AWIPEV (Arctic - Spitsbergen) and Neumayer III (Antarctica).
The AWI CSD is one of the main scientific diving facilities in Europe and conducts professional underwater research in all oceans of the world. It is furthermore certified by the German Statutory Accident Insurance to conduct all levels of training courses for scientific diving in Germany.
The CSD offers the research community to order biota sampled by diving.
Contact persons:
Head of working group
Prof. Dr. Philipp Fischer
04725 / 819 3344
0471 / 4831 1275
Dive missions offshore & IT
Dr. Markus Brand
04725 / 819 3131
Dive missions polar station AWIPEV, Bremerhaven and HSE
Max Schwanitz
0471 / 4831 1592
Dive missions Helgoland & UW sensor installation
Laura Eickelmann
04725 / 819 3384
Dive operations Helgoland & data management
Miriam Lienkämper
04725 / 819 3149
Dive operations Helgoland & sensor management
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04725 / 819 3149