federal republic of germany antarctic treaty

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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
ANTARCTIC TREATY

EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
UNDER ARTICLES III (1) AND VII (5)
FOR 2005 – 2006

Federal Ministry
for Foreign Affairs

Berlin

October 2005
1. PRE-SEASON INFORMATION (01 October 2005 – 30 September 2006).....................................................2
1.1 Operational Information..............................................................................................................................2
1.1.1 National Expeditions............................................................................................................................2
1.1.2 Non-governmental expeditions............................................................................................................9
1.2 Visits to protected Areas...........................................................................................................................16
2. ANNUAL REPORT (01 October 2004 – 30 September 2005).......................................................................17
2.1 Scientific Information................................................................................................................................17
2.1.1 Forward Plans....................................................................................................................................17
2.1.2 Science Activities in the previous year (01 October 2004 – 30 September 2005)............................17
2.2 Operational Information............................................................................................................................29
2.2.1 National Expeditions..........................................................................................................................29
2.2.2 Non-governmental expeditions……………………………………………………………………………..48
2.3 Permit information.....................................................................................................................................57
2.3.1 Visits to Protected Areas....................................................................................................................57
2.3.2 Taking and harmful interference with flora and fauna........................................................................57
2.3.3 Introduction of non-native species.....................................................................................................57
2.4 Environmental Information........................................................................................................................57
2.4.1 Compliance with the Protocol............................................................................................................57
2.4.2 List of IEEs and CEEs........................................................................................................................57
2.4.3 Monitoring activities report.................................................................................................................58
2.4.4 Waste Management Plans.................................................................................................................58
2.5 Relevant national legislation.....................................................................................................................58
2.6 Other information......................................................................................................................................58
2.6.1 Inspection reports...............................................................................................................................58
2.6.2 Notice of Activities undertaken in Case of Emergencies...................................................................58
3. PERMANENT INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................60
3.1 Science Facilities......................................................................................................................................60
3.1.1 Automatic Recording Stations and Observatories.............................................................................60
3.1.2 Scientific equipment...........................................................................................................................63
3.2 Operational Information............................................................................................................................66
3.3 Waste Management Plans........................................................................................................................71
3.4 Contingency Plans....................................................................................................................................72
3.5 Inventory of Past Activities........................................................................................................................72
3.6 Relevant National Legislation...................................................................................................................72
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1. PRE-SEASON INFORMATION (01 October 2005 – 30 September 2006)
1.1 Operational Information
1.1.1 National Expeditions

The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) coordinates German Antarctic activities.
The following German institutions perform Antarctic expeditions as well as operation of stations:

National institutions activities planned in 2005/06

Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) yes

German Aerospace Center (DLR) yes

Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) yes

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) yes

Universities yes

Antarctic activities planned in co-operation with other national operators yes
A. Stations
Planned summer and winter operation from 01 October 2005 until 30 September 2006

Station Position Max. Population Medical Remarks
support
Neumayer Station 70°39' S Winter: 9 Yes Permanently occupied.
08°15' W Summer: up to Science: observatories for
Operated by AWI. 45 meteorology, air chemistry,
geophysics.
Logistics: aircraft missions and surface
traverses.

Officers in charge at Neumayer Station:
Station leader: Wolfgang Meyer (AWI, physician) until January 2006,
Maja Petzel (AWI, physician until January 2006.
Logistic co-ordinator: Jürgen Janneck (AWI, technician) for season 2005/2006.

Station Position Max. Population Medical Remarks
support
German Antarctic 63°19' S up to 20 for 2 At O`Higgins Occupied during campaigns in winter
Receiving Station 57°54' W campaigns Station and summer.
(GARS) Science: satellite data acquisition,
Annex station to VLBI and GPS measurements.
General Bernardo Planned campaigns:
O'Higgins (Chile). Technical support for ESAT
Operated by DLR in ERS 2 LR/HR Data Acquisition
co-operation with VLBI 2005/2006
INACH (Chile).

Officers in charge at GARS:
Director of GARS: Klaus-Dieter Reiniger (engineer) DLR / DFD-BI
Head of campaign(s): Alfons Zimmer (scientist) DLR / DFD-BI
Werner Ziegltrum (engineer) DLR / DFD-BI
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Planned summer operation only

Station Position Max. Population Medical Remarks
support
Kohnen Station 75°00' S Up to 28 Yes 05 November 2005 – 07 February 2006,
00°04‘ E operated by AWI.
Science:
deep ice coring in the frame of EPICA.

Officers in charge at Kohnen Station:
Station operator: Cord Drücker (AWI, technician)
Sepp Kipfstuhl (AWI, scientist)

Station Position Max. Population Medical Remarks
support
Dallmann Laboratory 62°14' S Up to 14 At Jubany 01 October 2005 – 31 March 2006
Annex station to 58°40' W Station Science:
Jubany Station (1) Antarctic benthic ciliates,
(Argentina). morphology, taxonomy, ecology
Operated by AWI (University of Bonn, Prof. Norbert
and DNA/IAA. Wilbert)
(2) Physiological examination of
Antartic fish species and the limpet
Nacella concinna (AWI, Doris Abele)
(3) Comparative taxonomic, cytological
studies on snow algae and higher
plants from Antarctic, Arctic and
Mideuropean environments
(Fraunhofer-IBMT, Berlin, Dr. Thomas
Leya)

Officers in charge at Dallmann Laboratory:
Station leader: Doris Abele (AWI, scientist) from 25 October 2005 to 25 November 2005
Katja Heise (AWI, scientist) from 25 November 2005 to 07 April 2006
Chief technician: Richard Steinmetz (AWI, technician) from 25 October 2005 to 18 December 2005

Planned field camps for season 2005/2006
Expedition GANOVEX IX (BGR):
It is planned to build up a temporary base camp in the Edisto Inlet near Cape Hallett and several temporary
satellite camps within the investigation area (North Viktoria Land).

Planned other activities:
a) Planned Traverses (AWI)

Activitiy Period of operation
Supply traverse Neumayer via Kottas to Kohnen 11 December 2005 – 20 December 2005
Supply traverse Kohnen via Kottas to Neumayer 15 January 2006 – 24 January 2006

Officer in charge:
Chief technician: Jens Köhler (AWI, technician)
b) Planned activities at other stations during season 2005/2006

Station Scheduled period German German Scientific activity
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Location (Begin / End) participants officer in
host nation charge
Dumont d‘Urville 18 October 2005 1 scientist AWI Study about the diving
66°39'46"S, 140°00'05"E Dr. Plötz and foraging behaviour
France 21 December 2005 of emperor penguins
Mirny (66°33’S, 93° 01’E) 01.November 2005 1 scientist TU Dresden Observations with GPS
Prof. Dietrich and geodetic surveys in
31.March 2006 order to determine
precise positions of
different stations
Amundsen Scott Station November 2005 8 scientists DESY Operation of the Amanda
89°59'51"S, 139°16'22"E February 2006 Zeuthen Neutrino Telescope.
USA Dr. Spiering Investigation of high
energy cosmic neutrinos,
University of search fort dark matter
Dortmund and magnetic mono-
Prof. Rhode poles, monitoring of the
Galaxy for Supernova
bursts. Start of the
construction of IceCube,
the successor of
Amanda.
Bellingshausen 28 November 2005- 5 scientists University of Project continuation from
62°11'47"S, 58°57'39"W Jena previous year:
Russia 25 March 2006 Dr. Peter Risk assessment for the
Fildes Peninsula and
Ardley Island.
February 2006 1 scientist University of Project continuation from
Jena previous year:
February 2007 Dr. Peter Risk assessment for the
Fildes Peninsula and
Ardley Island.
January 2006 1 scientist University of Antarctic benthic ciliates,
Bonn morphology, taxonomy,
Prof. Wilbert ecology

Gondwana 27 October 2005 8 scientists BGR, The primary objectives of
74° 38’ S, 164°13’E Dr. W. Roland this BGR project are to
09 February 2006 5 logistics investigate the plate
tectonic relations
6 air crew between transform faults
(e.g. Balleny Fracture
2 media Zone and Tasman
Fracture Zone) and
continental structures in
northern Victoria Land:

B. Ships
Planned operations for RV Polarstern:
Country: Germany
Operator: AWI/Reederei F. Laeisz GmbH
Number of voyages: 6 legs

Leg ANT XXIII/2: Lazarev Sea
Cape Town ETD: 19 November 2005

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Neumayer ETA: 04 December 2005
ETD: 05 December 2005

Punta Arenas ETA: 12 January 06

Master: Uwe Pahl (Reederei F. Laeisz / shipping company)
Cruise leader: Dr. Volker Strass (AWI)
Crew: 44
Staff (scientist and technicians): 55
Activity: Krill, LAKRIS, Supply of Neumayer Station

Leg ANT XXIII/3: Drake Passage
Punta Arenas ETD: 14 January 2006
Punta Arenas ETA: 08 February 2006

Master: Uwe Pahl (Reederei F. Laeisz / shipping company)
Cruise leader: Christine Provost (IFREMER)
Crew: 44
Staff (scientist and technicians): 55

Activity: Oceanography, Biology

Leg ANT XXIII/4: Amundsen Sea

Punta Arenas ETD: 10 February 2006

Dallmann-Laboratory ETA: 07 April 2006
ETD: 08 April 2006

Punta Arenas ETA: 11 April 2006

Master: Uwe Pahl (Reederei F. Laeisz / shipping company)
Cruise leader: Dr. Karsten Gohl (AWI)
Crew: 44
Staff (scientist and technicians): 55

Activity: Geosciences, Re-supply of Dallmann Laboratory.

Leg ANT XXIII/6: Lazarev Sea

Cape Town ETD: 17 June 2006
Cape Town ETA: 17 August 2006

Master: Uwe Pahl (Reederei F. Laeisz / shipping company)
Cruise leader: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bathmann (AWI)
Crew: 44
Staff (scientist and technicians): 55

Activity: Krill, LAKRIS

Leg ANT XXIII/7: Weddell Sea

Cape Town ETD: 19 August 2006
Cape Town ETA: 19 October 2006

Master: Stefan Schwarze (Reederei F. Laeisz / shipping company)
Cruise leader: Prof. Dr. Peter Lemke (AWI)
Crew: 44
Staff (scientist and technicians): 55
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Activity: Sea ice, Oceanography, CRYONWED
For further and actual information please see at
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/php/ResearchPlatform/Display.php?year=2006&name=polarstern&type=ship

Planned co-operation with other vessels of other national operators and NGOs during season
2005/2006:

RV S.A. Agulhas (South Africa, SANAP)
Transport of cargo and personnel for transport from Atka Bay to Cape Town

RV Astrolabe (France, IPEV)

Transport of personnel (1 scientist) and cargo (150 kg) for Dumont d´ Urville for AWI

Transport of personnel and cargo for Ganovex IX expedition from Gondwana via Dumont d´ Urville to Hobart

V Irizar (Argentina, DNA/IAA)

Transport of cargo (10 tons) to the Dallmann-Laboratory in co-operation with DNA

RV Italica (Italy)

Transport of personnel and helicopters for the expedition (Ganovex IX) from Antarctica to mainland

MV NN (Uruguay, IAU)
Transport of cargo from Montevideo to Dallmann-Laboratory

RV Akademik Fedorov (Russia)
Transport of 1 scientics to Mirny

MV Hanseatic (Germany, NGO)

Transport of personnel (4 scientists) to Dallmann Laboratory and back to the mainland

MV NN (Germany)
Re-supply of Neumayer Station at the begin of February, transport of cargo and personnel from Atka Bay to
Cape Town
C. Aircraft
Planned aircraft missions with Do228-101 (operated by AWI)

One Dornier Do228-101 aircraft Polar 2 (DAWI) will be used for scientific and logistic flight missions.

Chief pilot: Hans-Jürgen Berns (DLR)
Chief technician: Alexander Wolf (DLR)
Chief scientist: Daniel Steinhage (AWI)

Crew: 2 pilots, 2 technicians
Scientific staff: 3 scientists
Mission schedule:
Ferry flight southbound: 1 aircraft Do228-101 (Polar2)
Route: Punta Arenas – Rothera – Halley – Neumayer

departure in Germany: 30/11/2005
estimated arrival at Neumayer: 16/12/2005
estimated begin of logistic flights: 17/11/2005
estimated begin of aerogeophysical flights: 21/12/2005
estimated end of aerogeophysical flights: 05/02/2006
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estimated end of logistic flights: 12/02/2006
estimated departure from Neumayer 13/02/2006
estimated arrival in Germany 01/03/2006

The aircraft will operate from Neumayer (German wintering base), Kohnen (German summer base),
Novolazarevskaya (Russian wintering base), and S17/Syowa (Japanese summer camp).
Logistic flights are scheduled from 17 November 2005 until 12 February 2005 between Neumayer, Kohnen
(Germany), Novo Airbase (Russia), and S17/Syowa of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE).

Flight hours: 122 h (science)
28 h (logistics)
130 h (positioning from Germany to Neumayer Station and back)
Planned flight activities with helicopters

RSV Polarstern
Two helicopters (MBB BO105 CBS5) operated by HeliTransAir, will support the expeditions during legs ANT
XXII/2 and ANTXXIII/4–7.

ANT XXIII/2
Chief pilot: Jürgen Büchner
Chief technician: Jens Breuer
Planned flight hours: 150

ANT XXIII/4
Chief pilot: Uwe Lahrmann
Chief technician: Oliver Feldt
Planned flight hours: 220

ANT XXIII/6
Chief pilot: Markus Federowitz
Chief technician: Marc Johnson
Planned flight hours: 80

ANT XXIII/7
Chief pilot: Jürgen Büchner
Chief technician: Micael Stimac
Planned flight hours: 150

For further information please contact: http://www.helitransair.com

Ganovex IX

The expedition GANOVEX IX, organized by BGR, will be supported by one Twin Otter (DHC-6), operated by
Kenn Borek Air Ltd. and two helicopters (AS350B), operated by Helicopters (NZ) Ltd.

Twin Otter (DHC-6)
Chief pilot: NN
Chief technician: NN
Planned flight hours: 260

Helicopter (AS350B)
Chief pilot: NN
Chief technician: NN
Planned flight hours: 250

For further information please contact: http://www.borekair.com or http://www.helicopters.net.nz

Dallmann-Laboratory

One helicopter (MBB BO105 CB), operated by DAP Antarctica Ltda, will support the expedition for transport of
cargo and personnel.

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Helicopter (MBB BO 105 CB)
Chief pilot: NN
Chief technician: NN
Planed flight hours: 10

For further information please contact: http://www.aeroviasdap.cl/
Planned activities using Dronning Maud Land Air Network (DROMLAN)

Dronning Maud Land Air Network (DROMLAN) provides intercontinental flights to/from Antarctica and feeder
flights within Dronning Maud Land to any member country of Managers of National Antarctic Programs
(COMNAP) in science related activities, including logistics.
DROMLAN has been established as an international project by Belgium, Finland, Germany, India, Japan,
Norway, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, and UK.
Novo Airbase is operated by Russian Antarctic Expedition (for details see AFIM). Aircraft IL-76TD will be
operated by Antarctic Logistics Centre International (ALCI) as the logistic operator of the Russian Antarctic
Expedition (RAE). DROMLAN national operators have concluded transport contracts with INTAARI/ALCI for
their activities.
For season 05/06 altogether 7 intercontinental flights are scheduled in order to carry personnel and cargo for
AWI (Germany), FIMR (Finland), NP (Norway), SPRS (Sweden), NIPR (Japan), NCAOR (India), and RAE
(Russia) from Cape Town via Novo Airbase.

Flight
Date number Route For Novo For Cape Town
AWI-
pax/cargo AWI-pax/cargo
03 - 05 November 2005 IL 22 CPT - Novo - CPT 11 / 3800 kg 0
10 - 12 November 2005 IL 23 CPT - Novo - CPT 17 / 4000 kg 0
25 – 28 November 2005 IL 24 CPT - Novo - CPT 26 /1380 kg 0
02 – 04 February 2006 IL 25 CPT - Novo - CPT 0 31 /1700 kg
11 – 13 February 2006 IL 26 CPT - Novo - CPT 0 19/ 680 kg

02 – 06 January 2006 C-130 CPT - Troll - CPT 10 / 200 kg 17 / 200 kg

Feeder flights (logistics) will be performed by BT-67 and AN-2 aircraft to various stations and summer camps
in Dronning Maud Land. These flights are performed in cooperation between RAE, AWI and ALCI. For
Germany 28 scientists and technicians with about 7,2 tons of cargo will be transported to Kohnen Station and
38 scientists and technicians with about 2,2 tons of cargo to Neumayer.
Planned air transport between Punta Arenas and Teniente Marsh Station

Transport of personnel and cargo to Dallmann-Laboratory/Jubany will be done in co-operation with the
Instituto Antarctico Uruguayo, Instituto Antarctico Chileno. These flights will be performed with a C-130 aircraft
operated by the Uruguayan and Chilean air force between Punta Arenas (PA) and the airfield at Teniente
Marsh. ALCI will operated with an BT-67 from Punta Arenas to Teniente Marsh.

Date Nation Route For Frei For Punta Arenas
Pax / cargo Pax / cargo
24 – 29 October 2005 Chile PA – Frei – PA 5 / 1000 kg 0
21 – 26 November 2005 Chile PA – Frei – PA 3 1
05 – 10 December 2005 Chile PA – Frei – PA 3 2
01 – 03 December 2005 Uruguay PA – Frei – PA 200 kg 0
02 – 07 January 2006 Chile PA – Frei – PA 3 0
20 – 25 February 2006 Chile PA – Frei – PA 0 7
27 – 30 March 2006 Chile PA – Frei – PA 0 2

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D. Science Rockets

None

E. Military

None

1.1.2 Non-governmental expeditions
A. Ship-based Operations

# 1 Ship-based Operation
Name of operator Turismo SIM Ltd., Wolf Kloss, Calle Maragaño
168, P.O. Box 6, Puerto Williams, XII Region,
Chile
Name of vessel S/Y SANTA MARIA
Country of registry of vessel Chile
Number of voyages 1
# of crew/pax 2/5
Port of departure to Antarctica Puerto Williams (Chile)
Port of arrival from Antarctica Puerto Williams (Chile)
Date of departure / arrival 10.01.05 / 05.02.05
Areas of operation A1
proposed landing sites and the
planned dates at which these
landings will take place:
# Date Site Type of activity
1 16./17.01.06 Deception Island Zodiac landing
2 18.01.06 Enterprise Island Zodiac landing
3 19.01.06 Cuverville Island Zodiac landing
4 20.01.06 Paradise Bay Zodiac landing
5 21.01.06 Port Charcot Zodiac landing
6 22.01.06 Port Pleneau Zodiac landing
7 23.01.06 Argentine Islands Zodiac landing
8 24.01.06 Peterman Island Zodiac landing
9 25.01.06 Port Lockroy Zodiac landing
10 26.01.06 Dorian Bay Zodiac landing
11 27.01.06 Melchior Islands Zodiac landing
12 28.01.06 Melchior Islands Zodiac landing

# 2 Ship-based Operation
Name of operator Henk Boersma, P.O. Box 61, 9410 Ushuaia,
Argentina
Name of vessel S/Y SARAH W. VORWERK
Country of registry of vessel Germany
Number of voyages 2
# of crew/pax 2/8
Port of departure to Antarctica Ushuaia (Argentina)
Port of arrival from Antarctica Ushuaia (Argentina)
Date of departure / arrival 23.12.05 / 20.01.06, 27.01.05 / 21.02.05
Areas of operation A1 & A2
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