| i) | Our initial reception, planning and liaison principally with the operations manager at
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Scott Base was good. The opportunity ice reconaissance helo flight during a RNZAF helo testflight and pilot familiarisation was a good example of Scott Base management planning and flexibility. |
| ii) | We were very appreciative of the space made available to us in the Scott Base garage. Without this is would have been Impossible to assemble and test the ROV systems for the field. Space such as this is obviously a requirement for field events who have complicated equipment to assemble and we hope that a warmed area can be made available to field groups in the future. As expected the testing of ROV took several days and would be likely to take a similar period in a future programme. |
| iii) | The field training programme was more personalised this season because it did not have to accommodate US personnel who often have very different requirements to our own. Our new and old members enjoyed the course however in some cases a course could still be tailored more to the event requirements and skills of event personnel. The question of an appropriate course is also raised each season when experienced personnel are considered who visit Antarctica regularly (each season). |
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Scott Base was good. The opportunity ice reconaissance helo flight during a RNZAF helo testflight and pilot familiarisation was a good example of Scott Base management planning and flexibility.