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Continuing our return journey to Hobart, the expeditioners aboard have
adjusted to the rolling and pitching of the ship in moderate swells by
evidence of today's strong turnout at lunch. The darts competition and
onboard game of 'Assassin' continues as does regular instalments of
popular television series and films in the rec-room for those not busy
with ongoing scientific projects or report writing.
Members of the voyage management team and the ship's Chief Mate remain
occupied with the review of standard operating procedures, whilst others
finalise cargo reports and monitor the condition of scientific samples
aboard.
At this time, Matt, one of two weather observers on board the AA is
undertaking his three hourly instruments and 'eyeball' measurements.
Pressure, temperature, wind, humidity, cloud cover, visibility and sea
state are all measured, with data transmitted to the Bureau of
Meteorology and disseminated globally. In addition to those MET staff
aboard the AA, a number of other Australian ships voluntarily contribute
data to the bureau to enhance the accuracy of forecast and weather
models. Daily manual verification of the temperature and humidity
instruments are also undertaken by Matt and his team.
This evening clocks will be set forward one hour.
And finally, happy belated 18th birthday wishes to Kara from our great
and very photogenic Boson, Joe.
Cheers, Andy, Brett, Dave and James
Map
A map showing Australia and Antarctica. The map shows the journey of one voyage that has occured in the season, with each route highlighted in a distinct colour.