Quick update!

Well its Friday and I've had a busy week. I've been watchkeeping, had a fire excercise, engine room safety tour, and chart corrections.

Doh, at least the weather is improving. We've hit 20°C and its only gonna rise for the time being.

While the ship is on transit South to Stanley we are undertaking science operations. That means using the midship gantry (a bit like an old Fort boat RAS rig) to put a CTD (not sure what that means) over the side to take water samples at 300metres and 500 metres. We also put out a sensor on the starboard quarter to look at the light in the water. We do this at 0400 and 1230 everyday. I have to put the ship on DP (Dynamic Postioning) to keep the ship over the body of water being sampled. When thats done we continue down the line heading South. I will try to get some pictures up of this but as Im either in bed (plus its dark at 4 in the morning!) or driving the ship when they are doing science then it makes it a little difficult.

If you want to ring me then I can give you a number to get through to my cabin. My mams rang so its does work!

Catch you later,

G