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Section VIII
details the number and type transportation facilities and communications
equipment for use within the Antarctic treaty area.
Surface, Marine, and Air Transportation Vehicles
McMurdo Station
| Truck, (light and heavy) |
97
|
| Carrier, Personnel and Cargo
(tracked and wheeled) |
58
|
| Trailer, (tracked and wheeled) |
39
|
| Front-end loader, bucket and
forklift |
47
|
| Forklift, warehouse |
20
|
| Motor toboggans |
120
|
| Crane |
3
|
| Road grader |
4
|
| Roller |
4
|
| Tractor, crawler |
34
|
| Tractor, wheeled |
2
|
| Sweeper, magnet |
1
|
| Snow plane |
6
|
| Truck, fire, pumper |
8
|
| Trencher |
1
|
| Aircraft, LC-130 |
6
|
| Helicopters, Aerospatiale AS-350B-2 |
3
|
| Helicopters, Bell 212 |
1
|
| Scraper |
2
|
| Backhoe |
2
|
Amundsen-Scott
South Pole Station
| Cranes |
3
|
| Excavator |
1
|
| Front
Loader, tracked |
7
|
| Motor
Toboggans |
10
|
| Personnel
Carrier |
4
|
| Snow
Plane |
2
|
| Tele-handler |
1
|
| Tractor
Crawler |
5
|
| Trencher |
1
|
| Truck,
light and heavy |
4
|
Palmer Station
| Front-loader
(wheeled) |
2 |
| Motor toboggans |
2 |
| Boats, rubber
(Zodiac) |
16 |
| Forklift, all
terrain |
1 |
| Telescopic
material handler |
1 |
| Vehicle, all
terrain, 4-wheel |
4 |
Description of
Communications Facilities
Note:
For information on frequencies, see attached Comms
forms (Attachment A). The following projects are
contemplated for the FY 2002-2003 season in Antarctica.
McMurdo Station
In an effort to provide the station
with 24 hour a day/7 days a week email connectivity, installation
of a narrow band data link between McMurdo and South Pole stations
is scheduled using a single Iridium phone channel. a Four channel
Iridium data solution may be in place by the end of the Austral
Summer.
South Pole
Station
Upgrade and modification to the
South Pole Marisat/GOES Terminal are scheduled that will include
replacement of the existing antenna feed and satellite modems,
evaluating system performance over Marisat and if satisfactory,
reintegration of the GOES system to enable use of the 9 meter
dish.
Palmer Station
Installation of a 384 kbs satellite
link is planned to provide 24 hour connectivity to Palmer Station.
Description of
Airfields
McMurdo Station
Air Facilities
- Williams Field - Two 10,000 ft.
skiways on ice shelf.
- Sea Ice Runway- Two 10,000 ft. runways (on annual sea ice)
- Pegasus Glacier Ice runway -1 x 10,000
- McMurdo helicopter landing pad.
Crash Equipment
- Two Canadian Foremost
Chieftains, 1200 gallons AFFF (each)
- Two Nodwell Flex-Trac equipped
with 1350 lb. PKP, 200 gallon AFFF
- One Nodwell Flex-Trac equipped
with 3,000 lb. PKP
- Seven 150 lb. PKP sled-mounted
extinguisher on the flight line
- Two 3,000 lb. PKP sled-mounted
extinguishers at the heli-pad
- One Tanker, 3,400 gallons
of water.
- Two Pumpers, 750 gallons (H2O),
1000 GPM
Navigation Aids
- Precision (course & glide
slope) Approach Radar (PAR) and Approach Surveillance Radar
(ASR) on primary landing runways, AN/FPN-36 radar.
- AN/TRN-26 TACAN.
- AN/URN-25 TACAN
- T-1109/GRT-22 UHF radio beacon.
- Terminal Approach Control Radar
(GPN-27)
- Precision Approach Path
Indicator (PAPI)
- Mobile Microwave Landing System
(MMLS).
Amundsen-Scott
South Pole Station
Air Facilities
14,000 ft. skiway
Crash Equipment
Three 350 lb. dry chemical units
Navigation Aids
- PAR and ASR radar, AN/FPN-36.
- AN/URN-25 TACAN.
- T-1109/GRT-22 UHF beacon.
Palmer Station
Air Facilities
None. Open field landings
on glacier possible.
Crash Equipment
None
Navigation Aids
T-1109/GRT-22 UHF beacon.
Marble Point
Camp
Air Facilities
One helicopter landing pad.
Crash Equipment
Three 150 lb. dry chemical units (PKP).
Navigation Aids
None.
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