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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1984-85: VUWAE 29
Notes
Notes
| 1. | A 1.2m × 1.6m trailer was often used. It was attached to the toboggan by a light steel pipe drawbar and supported on 2 skis of approximately 2.2m length. This proved excellent on very rough sea ice off Cape Roberts and was quick to pack when travelling from site to site. |
| 2. | It is suggested that people who have considerable experience of travelling on sea ice be encouraged to pass on some of their expertise to the Survival Training Event personnel. Mountaineers from New Zealand cannot be expected to have a working knowledge of sea ice travel. Checking depth of ice at pressure ridges, shelter building and general survival training were handled very well. However, the following were all areas where experience of previous years should be capitalised on: |
| 1. | Determining whether a crack is or is not active. |
| 2. | Local knowledge of regularly occurring cracks and safe crossing of same. |
| 3. | Ascertaining safety of crossing large surface melt pools. |
| 4. | Tide crack problems. |
| 5. | Basic navigation when 15-20 km off the coast. |
| 6. | Basic vehicle preparation and safety. |
| 7. | Suggestions of methods of crossing very rough sea ice. |
This should be in the form of a more thorough briefing of survival training personnel and a simple publication on travelling in Antarctica. The latter would result in lessons learnt in the past being available to new staff, function as a focus for safe and practical practices and be revised every 3-5 years as plant is replaced and new methods of travel prove successful. The information could include travelling on sea ice and crevassed areas, methods of applying rope brakes and repairing lashings on sledges, etc.