Silly outfit competition
Posted by Koen on
03 February 2012
After leaving Swansea around lunchtime, the afternoon was packed
with various activities around the ship. Firstly, we talked
the scientists who hadn't been onboard before through the
procedures. One of the first things we will get on with on
Thursday is grab sampling. So we discussed where and how the
grab would be deployed, how we record our position, where and how
we sieve the samples and where the samples are finally
stored. It may sound easy, but there are quite a few steps to
go through, so it is good to familiarise everyone with the work
before the samples start coming in fast one after the other.
Soon after the alarm bells went off. It didn't come as a
surprise, as within 24 hours from leaving port we undertake a
muster. All ship's crew gather at the muster point and a head
count is done to make sure everyone is accounted for. You'll
be glad to know that one person was missing at the muster point:
the Captain. He stayed on the bridge sailing the ship towards
our first survey site. Once it was confirmed that everyone
was present, we were given a demonstration on how to launch the
liferaft. We all learned about this at our sea survival
training, but it is good to be reminded about this every now and
then, but let's hope we won't need our skills refreshed!
And to finish off the drill there was the usual donning of
survival suits. Those who have been onboard before know to
take a step backwards at that point, so we don't get chosen as a
volunteer. The unfortunate volunteers this time were Alex and
Jenny, who had to wrangle their way into the neoprene survival
suit. To be honest, they did pretty well having the suit on
in no time! And when fully dressed, there was the usual photo
opportunity to take some pictures of the people in their silly
outfits. I haven't seen many people look good in these, but
you can make up your own mind who wins this silly outfit
competition!
With all preparations out of the way, come back tomorrow to find
out more about the first samples.
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