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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) |
227
|
|
Carrier,
Personnel and Cargo (tracked and
wheeled) |
52
|
|
Trailer,
(tracked and wheeled) |
39
|
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Front-end
loader, bucket and forklift |
45
|
|
Forklift,
warehouse |
20
|
|
Motor
toboggans |
90
|
|
Crane |
2
|
|
Road
grader |
4
|
|
Roller |
4
|
|
Tractor,
crawler |
26
|
|
Tractor,
wheeled |
2
|
|
Sweeper,
magnet |
1
|
|
Snow
plane |
6
|
|
Truck,
fire, pumper |
8
|
|
Trencher |
2
|
|
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 |
2
|
| Personnel
Carrier |
5
|
| Snow
Plane |
2
|
| Tele-handler |
1
|
| Tractor
Crawler |
3
|
| Trencher |
1
|
| Truck, light and
heavy |
2
|
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
2001-2002 season in
Antarctica.
McMurdo Station
- ATC Voice
Switch installation and configuration will
take place in Mac Ops, Mac Relay, Mac Center,
and Raven Ops.
- Relocate
legacy VHF base radio infrastructure from old
T-Site facility to the newly completed T-Site
building
- Relocate NASA
support equipment to new T-Site
building.
- Perform all antenna
moves and upgrades, including cabling, at
T-Site as part of
the McMurdo HF modernization
project.
South Pole Station
Testing of
wireless LAN equipment operating in the 2.4
gigahertz range will take
place.
Palmer Station
Satellite earth
station installation will take place to provide
phone and data
connectivity on a full time basis.
Description of Airfields
McMurdo Station
Air
Facilities
- Williams
Field - 10,000 ft. and 8,000 ft. skiways on
ice shelf.
- 10,000 ft.
and 8,000 ft. ice runways (on annual sea
ice)
- Pegasus
Glacier Ice runway -1 x 10,000
- 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
Pumper/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
- One 350 lb.
dry chemical unit.
- One 150 lb.
dry chemical unit (PKP).
Navigation
Aids
None.
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