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STATION AND SHIP OPERATIONS

Station and Ship Operations are station standard operating procedures, station and ship plot plans, and operating manuals.

If you are having trouble accessing any if these documents, contact USAPrecompete@nsf.gov.

Antarctic Research Vessel Oversight Committee (ARVOC)

Final Meeting Report: Antarctic Oceanography Planning Workshop: Possible Replacement of the R.V.I.B. Nathaniel B. Palmer

Final Meeting Report: Antarctic Marine Geology and Geophysics Planning Workshop

New Generation Polar Research Vessel Forum

Report of the OPP OAC Subcommittee on U.S. Antarctic Program Resupply (April 2006)

Staying Safe on the Southern Ocean

U.S. Antarctic Program Vessel Science and Operations

Ship schedules RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer Schedule (PDF 26K) ARSV Laurence M. Gould Schedule (PDF 23K)

Memorandum of Agreement Between the National Science Foundation and the Department of the Navy, Naval Media Center regarding radio and television services (PDF 4.8MB)

DOD 5120.20 Directive "Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)" (PDF 79K)

Management and Operation of Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (DOD 5120.20-R) (PDF 351K)

Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) Program Materials, January 1991 (PDF 1.4MB)

United States Antarctic Program, Lean Antarctica (PDF 980K)

Baltic Time Charters – Laurence M. Gould (PDF 5MB)

Baltic Time Charters – Nathaniel B. Palmer (PDF 2MB)

  Standard Operating Procedures McMurdo Station (+/-)

	Accidents with Department Property
	Accountability
	Aircraft Parking Ramps and Refueling Pit Procedures (McMurdo Station)
	Airfield Management
	Airfield Operations
	Airfield Snow and Ice Road Procedures
	Airfield advisory and NOTAM Web Page, McMurdo Airfields and Field Camps
	Airfield Terms and Definitions
	Annual Sea Ice Runway Survey, Layout, Setup, and Ice Monitoring
	Annual Sea Ice Runway Move to Williams Field and Pegasus White Ice Runway
	Antarctic Fire Department Standard Operating Procedures
	Apparatus and Driver Safety
	Apparatus Inspection and Maintenance
	Black Island Telecommunications Facility: Camp Support (11/07/2005)
	Black Island Front Route Traverse Notification Report
	Marble Point Traverse Notificiation Report
	Blasting and Explosive Materials
	Blasting Standard Operating Procedure
	Building and Grounds
	Communications Support Overview, McMurdo Station
	Communications Operations Guide, McMurdo Station (OP-M-576a)
	Communications Support Overview, McMurdo Station
	Critical Incident Stress Management Plan, Winter
	Dispatch of Apparatus
	Engineering Technical Letter (ETL) 07-12: Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Evaluation of the McMurdo Sound (Antarctica) Sea Ice Runway for Heavy Wheeled Aircraft Operations
	Engineering Technical Leter (ETL) 02-18: Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Evaluation of the Pegasus Glacial Ice Runway for Heavy Wheeled Aircraft Operations
	Filling 55-Gallon Fuel Drums, McMurdo Station
	Fire Dispatch Center
	Fire Prevention Program
	Fleet Operations
	Food Services, McMurdo Station
	Operation of "Fule Mule" Fuel Delivery Truck
	General Assistants Standard Operating Procedure
	General Rules and Regulations
	Guarding Psychiatric Patients
	Gymnasium Usage, McMurdo Station
	Hazardous Material Spills
	McMurdo Heliport Operations
	High Pressure Air Equipment
	Incident Command
	Inspecting 55-Gallon Fuel Drums
	Kite Flying
	Laying Six-Inch Fuel Hose to Runways
	Marble Point Fuel Operations
	Material Issues to Scott Base
	Antarctic Fire Department Response
	Medical Operations
	Microwave Landing System Feedback Documentation
	Microwave Landing System Set-Up/Tear-Down Procedures
	Moral Trips
	Mutual Aid to Scott Base
	Antarctica New Zealand/USAP Meeting Minutes, McMurdo Station
	NSF Town Meeting Minutes, McMurdo Station
	Operator Preventive Maintenance
	Pegasus Blue Ice Runway: WINFLY Evolution
	Retail Cashier's Manual Point of Sales System
	Point of Sale Procedures: Quick Reference
	McMurdo Power Plant Standard Operating Procedure
	Protective Clothing
	Radio Procedures
	Recreation Department Operations
	Redeployment Advisory Reports
	Prioritizing Redeployment Flights from McMurdo to Christchurch
	Retail Hours and Staffing
	Retail Product Ordering and Shipping
	Retail Cashier's Manual Point of Sales System (09/18/2007)
	Retail Store Sale of USAP Agency Memorabilia
	Room Inspection Procedure
	Safety Training Tracking
	Science Inbrief Scheduling, McMurdo Station
	Science Inbrief Scheduling, McMurdo Station (Revision 0)
	Sea Ice Science Support: Fish and Dive Huts, McMurdo Station
	Sea Ice Science Support: Observation Tube, McMurdo Station
	Site of Special Scientific Interest Traverse Reports
	Situation Reports
	Hydrasearch Six-Inch Hose Couplings and Connections
	SSALR and PAPI Airfield Lighting Systems (Operations)
	Station/Camp Population Count (Muster Report)
	U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Air Operations Manual, August 2007
	Use of Snowmobiles Assigned to McMurdo Station Airfields
	VMF Parts Research Standard Operating Procedure
	VMF Tool Room Standard Operating Procedure
	Vehicle Mainenance Facility Standard Operating Procedure
	McMurdo Water Plant Standard Operating Procedure
	Workstation Assignments

  Standard Operating Procedures Palmer Station (+/-)

	Administrative Coordinator, Sr. (AK) Duties, Palmer Station
	Emergency Generator Operation and Maintenance, Palmer Station
	Fire Alarm Standard Operating Procedure
	Firearms Management
	Fire Plan, Palmer Station
	Fire Marshal Duties
	Food Services, Palmer Station
	Fuel Operations, Palmer Station
	Janitorial and Housing Management, Palmer Station
	Line Handling at the Palmer Pier
	Mechanic Duties, Palmer Station
	Medical Emergency, Palmer Station
	Meeting Requirements, Palmer Station
	Morale and Recreation, Palmer Station
	Population Management, Palmer Station
	Port Call Operations
	Palmer Station Potable Water Production
	Power Plant Operations and Maintenance, Palmer Station
	Research Vessel Arrival Coordination, Palmer Station
	Search and Rescue (SAR), Palmer Station
	Technical Event Management, Palmer Station
	Tour Activities Management, Palmer Station
	Training Coordination, Palmer Station
	Antarctic Treaty Compliance and Reporting, Palmer Station
	Palmer Station Tsunami Plan
	Utilities Management, Palmer Station
	Palmer Station Vehicle Training Log, House Mouse Duties, and Housing Chart
	Visitor Activities Management, Palmer Station

  Standard Operating Procedures Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (+/-)

	Aerial Photography of the South Pole Station
	Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF), South Pole Station
	Aircraft Marshalling Hand Signals
	Airdrop Operations
	South Pole Annual Snowdrift Surveying and Maintenance
	Clean Air Sector Management, South Pole Station
	Communications Support Overview, South Pole Station
	South Pole Station Configuration Management
	South Pole Station Emergency Energy Conservation
	Emergency Fuel, South Pole Station
	Equipment Operations
	Fire Plan, South Pole Station
	Food Service
	Food Services Orderbook Generation and Preparation, South Pole Station
	Fuel Planning and Reporting, South Pole Station
	Fuel Tank Cleaning, South Pole Station
	Fuel Storage, Transfer, Testing and Filling, South Pole Station
	Garage Shops, Overhead Crane Operations Policy
	South Pole Greenhouse
	South Pole Greenhouse Inventory Re-Supply
	IceCube Site Preparation and Setup, South Pole Station
	Laying Flexible (Lay-flat) Fuel Lines, South Pole Station
	Medical Emergency, South Pole Station
	Mobile Crane Operations, South Pole Station
	Morrison Clock Gauge Installation and Operation
	Nongovernmental Activity (NGA) Visits, South Pole Station
	Vehicle/ Equipment Operations in Extreme Cold Temperatures, South Pole Station
	Outdoor Cable/Utilities Planning and Placement, South Pole Station
	IceCube Generator Operations and Maintenance, South Pole Station
	Power Plant Operations, Maintenance, and Reporting, South Pole Station
	Quiet Sector Management, South Pole Station
	Recreational Overnight Camping Session (ROCS) and Outdoor Safety Lecture, South Pole Station
	Emergency Response to Remote Sites, South Pole Station
	Retail Cashiers' Manual — Point of Sales System
	SPRESO Vault Entry, South Pole Station
	Station Support Supervisor (GQ) Off-Ice Duties, South Pole Station (2/10/2007)
	Station Support Supervisor (GQ) Off-Ice Duties, South Pole Station (4/3/2007)
	Utilities Outage Reporting
	Vehicle/Equipment Operator's License Requirements, South Pole Station
	Vehicle/Equipment Operator Preventive Maintenance Checks, South Pole Station
	Vehicle Maintenance, South Pole Station
	Water Management, South Pole Station
	South Pole Winter Emergency Survival Action Plan
	Winter Leadership Team
	Winter Site Manager Responsibilities, South Pole Station
	Work Order Form Completion (OP-S-332a)