Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction THE OCEANOGRAPHERS Tom Trull Physical oceanographer Bernadette Sloyan Oceanographer Nathan Bindoff Physical oceanographer Anya Waite Oceanographer Martina Doblin Biological oceanographer Iain Suthers Biological oceanographer THE CREW Ian Taylor Ship's Master Fred Rostron Chief Engineer Kel Lewis Integrated Rating (crew member) John Barr Ship's Master Seamus Elder Engineer John Boyes ('Boysey') Chief Mate THE GEOSCIENTISTS Neville Exon Sedimentary geologist Robin Beaman Marine geologist Tom Hubble Marine geologist Patrick De Deckker Geologist/zoologist Colin Woodroffe Coastal geomorphologist Andrew Heap Marine geologist Steven Micklethwaite Geologist/geophysicist Richard Arculus Igneous petrologist THE SCIENCE SUPPORT STAFF Alicia Navidad Hydrochemist Steve Thomas Electronics technician Matt Sherlock Electronics engineer Ian Hawkes IT manager Jeff Cordell Electronics support technician Lindsay Pender Physicist/marine systems engineer Mark Lewis Equipment specialist Tara Martin Geophysicist THE BIOLOGISTS Chris Wilcox Marine ecologist Brian Griffiths Marine biologist Rudy Kloser Marine biologist MNF SHIP'S GROUP Lisa Woodward Voyage manager Ron Plaschke Director, Marine National Facility Don McKenzie Operations manager THE FUTURE Toni Moate Executive Director, Future Research Vessel Project List of interviewees.