Arrival – On hire, load marine science equipment and Macquarie Island Cargo.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VTrials
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA01A
Remarks:
Departing to McMurdo. – Deploy summer personnel to McMurdo for flight to Casey by Hercules C130
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V1
Remarks:
Arrival – Discharge Marine Science gear. Discharge Macquarie Island RTA. Bunker MGO. Load Davis resupply cargo. Load helicopters.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VTrials
Remarks:
Arrival – Discharge Marine Science gear. Discharge Macquarie Island RTA. Bunker MGO. Load Davis resupply cargo.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VTrials
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V1
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT3
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V1
Remarks:
Arrival – Discharge Davis RTA. Load Casey resupply cargo. Bunker SAB for Casey. Load light essential cargo for Davis. Load Marine Science gear.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Arrival – Load Casey resupply cargo and Davis light essential cargo. Bunker SAB for Casey. No helicopters to be carried on this voyage. Load Marine Science gear
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA02A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Runway proving flight - cargo and essential crew only. First season flight planned 1 December, delayed by runway construction until 8 December followed by unsuitable weather.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA02B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA03A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome. Initially scheduled as a back to back flight with FA02 departing 11 December. Delayed by weather.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA03B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA04A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome. Departed as originally scheduled.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA04B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA05A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Marine science deploy to meet V2. Initially planned 21 December delayed due weather.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA05B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Casey winterers RTA
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA06A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome. Originally scheduled 5 Jan, delayed due weather.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA06B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA07A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome. Departed as sceduled.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA07B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome.
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT7
Remarks:
Arrival
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT10
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA08A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome. Departed as scheduled.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA08B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Arrival – Discharge Casey RTA. Load Mawson resupply cargo. Bunker SAB for Mawson and Macquarie Island.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V3
Remarks:
Arrival – Load Mawson cargo and fuel. Davis light essential cargo.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V3
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA09A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome. Cancelled due to runway melt.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA09B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome. cancelled due to runway conditions
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA10A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome - cancelled due to runway melt.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA10B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome- cancelled due to runway conditions
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA11A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome. Originally scheduled 9 February delayed due weather.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA11B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA12A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome. Originally scheduled 16 February delayed due weather.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA12B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA13A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Passenger flight to Wilkins Aerodrome. Departed as scheduled.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA13B
Remarks:
Arriving From Wilkins Aerodrome. – Return flight from Wilkins Aerodrome.
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FAUS04A
Remarks:
Departing to McMurdo. – Retrieve USAP expeditioners
Date:
Transport:
C-212 (VH-VHA)
Trip No:
F002
Remarks:
Arriving From Casey.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V3
Remarks:
Arrival – Discharge Mawson RTA cargo.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V4
Remarks:
Arrival – Discharge RTA. Load MI resupply cargo. Bunker SAB. Load helicopters and LARC
Date:
Transport:
Airbus A319
Trip No:
FA14A
Remarks:
Departing to Wilkins Aerodrome. – Originally scheduled 21 February. Postponed due to C212 conducting French medivac with subsequent requirement to delay A319 for C212 engineer RTA.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V4
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V4
Remarks:
Arrival – Disembark returning expeditioners.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V5
Remarks:
Arrival – Disembark Davis winterering and summering expeditioners. Discharge RTA cargo. Backload refuelling equipment and limited additional MI cargo.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V4
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V5
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V5
Remarks:
Arrival – Discharge Macquarie Island winterering and summering expeditioners and RTA cargo. Discharge Helicopters. Off-hire.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V5
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
L'Astrolabe
Trip No:
V6
Remarks:
Arrival – Load cargo, bunker, depart Selfs Point.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VE1
Remarks:
Arrival – Load Helicopters and Pest Eradication Project cargo
Date:
Transport:
L'Astrolabe
Trip No:
V6
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VE1
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
L'Astrolabe
Trip No:
V6
Remarks:
Arrival – Discharge, off hire.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VE1
Remarks:
Arrival – Discharge Cargo and off hire
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VE1
Remarks:
Departure
Casey
Date
Transport
Trip no.
Remarks
Date:
Transport:
C-212 (VH-VHA)
Trip No:
FC001
Remarks:
Arriving From Hobart. – Positioning
Date:
Transport:
C-212 (VH-VHA)
Trip No:
FC888
Remarks:
Departing to Bunger Hills. – Taking field support personnel into Bunger Hills to set up camp
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Arrival – Casey resupply and refuelling.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
C-212 (VH-VHA)
Trip No:
F002
Remarks:
Departing to Hobart.
Davis
Date
Transport
Trip no.
Remarks
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V1
Remarks:
Arrival – Davis resupply and refueling. Davis winter personnel changeover. Stage deployment of Mawson winter and summer personnel and light essential cargo from Davis.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V1
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Arrival – Summer personnel changeover and light essential cargo transfer.
Arrival – Deliver Mawson resupply cargo and load RTA to ship. Summer personnel retrieval. Refuel Mawson station.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V3
Remarks:
Departure
Macquarie Island
Date
Transport
Trip no.
Remarks
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VTrials
Remarks:
Arrival – Refuel and essential cargo resupply of Macquarie Island.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VTrials
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT3
Remarks:
Arrival
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT3
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT7
Remarks:
Arrival
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT7
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT10
Remarks:
Arrival
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT10
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V5
Remarks:
Arrival – Resupply and refuel Macquarie Island by helicopter and LARC. Station changeover off winterering and summering expeditioners.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V5
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
L'Astrolabe
Trip No:
V6
Remarks:
Arrival – Minor resupply.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VE1
Remarks:
Arrival – Carry out Pest Eradication project
Date:
Transport:
L'Astrolabe
Trip No:
V6
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VE1
Remarks:
Departure
Bluff, NZ
Date
Transport
Trip no.
Remarks
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT3
Remarks:
Arrival
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT7
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
Orion
Trip No:
VT10
Remarks:
Arrival
Marine Science
Date
Transport
Trip no.
Remarks
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VTrials
Remarks:
Start – Trial Cruise of Marine Science gear off continental shelf.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
VTrials
Remarks:
Finish
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V1
Remarks:
Start – Worby AUV trial and helicopter radar overflights
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V1
Remarks:
Finish
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Start – Howard marine science. 5-6 stations - up to 3 hours per station for RMTs. Work will be spread over transit leg - one day total time allowed.
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Finish
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Start – Rintoul moorings project
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Finish
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Start – Constable Project - 10 days
Date:
Transport:
Aurora Australis
Trip No:
V2
Remarks:
Finish
Date:
Transport:
RV Tangaroa
Trip No:
VY1
Remarks:
Start – Whale research.
Date:
Transport:
RV Tangaroa
Trip No:
VY1
Remarks:
Finish
Wellington, NZ
Date
Transport
Trip no.
Remarks
Date:
Transport:
RV Tangaroa
Trip No:
VY1
Remarks:
Arrival
Date:
Transport:
RV Tangaroa
Trip No:
VY1
Remarks:
Departure
Date:
Transport:
RV Tangaroa
Trip No:
VY1
Remarks:
Arrival – Return to port. Off hire.
Date:
Transport:
RV Tangaroa
Trip No:
VY1
Remarks:
Departure
Flights for 2009–2010
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A map showing Australia and Antarctica. The map shows the journey of 9 voyages that have occured in the 2009–2010 season, with each route highlighted in a distinct colour.
VTrials, Aurora Australis
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Marine Science trials & Macquarie Is LIGHT Resupply Leader: Mr Rob Bryson Deputy Leader: Mr Aaron Spurr
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
On hire, load marine science equipment and Macquarie Island Cargo.
Location:
Marine Science
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Trial Cruise of Marine Science gear off continental shelf.
Location:
Macquarie Island
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Refuel and essential cargo resupply of Macquarie Island.
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Discharge Marine Science gear. Discharge Macquarie Island RTA. Bunker MGO. Load Davis resupply cargo.
V1, Aurora Australis
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Davis resupply & refuel. Mawson winter/summer personnel in. Leader: Dr Karin Beaumont Deputy Leader: Miss Sharon Labudda
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Discharge Marine Science gear. Discharge Macquarie Island RTA. Bunker MGO. Load Davis resupply cargo. Load helicopters.
Location:
Marine Science
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Worby AUV trial and helicopter radar overflights
Location:
Davis
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Davis resupply and refueling. Davis winter personnel changeover. Stage deployment of Mawson winter and summer personnel and light essential cargo from Davis.
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Discharge Davis RTA. Load Casey resupply cargo. Bunker SAB for Casey. Load light essential cargo for Davis. Load Marine Science gear.
VT3, Orion
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Macquarie Island (Tourist Vessel-Orion)
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Location:
Macquarie Island
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Location:
Bluff, NZ
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
V2, Aurora Australis
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Casey resupply. Davis summer personnel changeover. Leader: Dr Doug Thost Deputy Leader: Mr Aaron Spurr VM Trainee: Dr Margaret Lindsay
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Load Casey resupply cargo and Davis light essential cargo. Bunker SAB for Casey. No helicopters to be carried on this voyage. Load Marine Science gear
Location:
Marine Science
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Howard marine science. 5-6 stations - up to 3 hours per station for RMTs. Work will be spread over transit leg - one day total time allowed.
Location:
Marine Science
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Rintoul moorings project
Location:
Casey
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Casey resupply and refuelling.
Location:
Marine Science
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Constable Project - 10 days
Location:
Davis
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Summer personnel changeover and light essential cargo transfer.
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Discharge Casey RTA. Load Mawson resupply cargo. Bunker SAB for Mawson and Macquarie Island.
VT7, Orion
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Macquarie Island (Tourist Vessel - Orion)
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Bluff, NZ
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Location:
Macquarie Island
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
VT10, Orion
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Macquarie Island (Tourist Vessel-Orion)
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Location:
Macquarie Island
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Location:
Bluff, NZ
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
V3, Aurora Australis
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Mawson resupply. Davis light essential. Leader: Mr Rob Bryson Deputy Leader: Mr Simon Langdon VM Trainee: Mr George Osborne
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Load Mawson cargo and fuel. Davis light essential cargo.
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Davis summer retrieval Leader: Mr Andy Cianchi Deputy Leader: Mr Mick Stapleton
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Discharge RTA. Load MI resupply cargo. Bunker SAB. Load helicopters and LARC
Location:
Davis
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Recover summer Davis personnel.
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Disembark returning expeditioners.
V5, Aurora Australis
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Macquarie Island resupply and personnel change-over Leader: Mr Andy Cianchi Deputy Leader: Mr Mick Stapleton VM Trainee: Dr Karen Westwood
Comments: V5 has been added to the voyage schedule to supply Macquarie Island. The Macquarie Island leg of V4 (post-Davis has been cancelled).
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Disembark Davis winterering and summering expeditioners. Discharge RTA cargo. Backload refuelling equipment and limited additional MI cargo.
Location:
Macquarie Island
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Resupply and refuel Macquarie Island by helicopter and LARC. Station changeover off winterering and summering expeditioners.
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Discharge Macquarie Island winterering and summering expeditioners and RTA cargo. Discharge Helicopters. Off-hire.
V6, L'Astrolabe
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Deliver cargo to Macquarie Island Leader: Mr Simon Langdon Deputy Leader: Miss Sharon Labudda
Comments: V5 unable to deliver all cargo.
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Load cargo, bunker, depart Selfs Point.
Location:
Macquarie Island
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Minor resupply.
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Discharge, off hire.
VE1, Aurora Australis
Last updated: Purpose of voyage: Pest Eradication Program at Macquarie Island Leader: Mr Andy Cianchi Deputy Leader: Mr Graeme Beech
Comments: Deliver Pest Eradication Program to and from Macquarie Island, bring home 6 AAD personnel from APRANSA project 3188.
Location
Arrive
Depart
Details
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Load Helicopters and Pest Eradication Project cargo
Location:
Macquarie Island
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Carry out Pest Eradication project
Location:
Hobart
Arrival:
Departure:
Details:
Discharge Cargo and off hire
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