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Marine Science

Marine Fieldwork

Before you undertake any marine fieldwork, please seek advice from your supervisor &/or the marine fieldwork manager. You must fill out the appropriate fieldwork forms and hand them in to the marine fieldwork manager in advance of conducting fieldwork.

Peter Tung
Marine Fieldwork Manager

Peter Tung (office: E8A 105; tel: 9850 9392)

 

Forms

  • FORM 1. Fieldwork Notification [DOC 57kb], [XLS 38kb] - to notify each time a party wishes to carry out fieldwork.
  • FORM 2. Fieldwork Participant [DOC 75kb], (XLS 37kb ) - to be completed ONCE by each person wishing to do fieldwork and to be kept on record for important personal information.
  • FORM 3. Fieldwork Risk Assessment [DOC 76kb] - to be completed for each fieldwork activity to indicate risks and methods to offset them. This may be reused for repeated fieldtrips if activities / methods / locations remain similar. Note: A copy must be kept readily available with the field party and the call back receiver.
  • FORM 4. International Fieldwork Notification [DOC 68kb] - used to supplement Form 3. for international fieldwork only.
  • FORM 5. Undergraduate Course Risk Assessment [DOC 95kb] - used only for undergraduate course fieldwork, rather than Forms 1-3.

Incident & Hazard Reporting

Marine Equipment

There is a range of marine equipment that is available for use, including vehicles, boats, SCUBA gear, emergency equipment such as First Aid kits, Satellite phones, EPIRBs, two way VHF radios (see below for more detail).

Boat Use

Users of the BIOLOGY boat must hold a current NSW Maritime Boat Driver's Licence. They must read and follow the Boating Checklist and demonstrate a reasonable level of proficiency in small boat handling before being given permission to use the boat. A registar of recognised boat users is held by the Marine Fieldwork Manager.

See Peter Tung for access and bookings.

Vehicle Use

To book Biology vehicles, please see Craig Angus (E8A 173, ph: 9850 8249) for Head of Department approval prior to initial use and to discuss any extensive field trip use.

Collecting Marine Specimens

If you require marine specimens collected for you for research or teaching, please see Peter Tung. If you wish to collect specimens yourself, you will have to obtain the correct permits through NSW Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries, or the appropriate Marine Park Authority (e.g. Jervis Bay, Byron Bay) or state governing body. This will usually take at least two months to be processed and approved so plan ahead for such activities. If you need animals kept alive for any period of time and would like them housed in the Sea Water Facility, please contact Penny McCracken in advance.