With more than 1300 scientific dives per year, the Centre for Scientific Diving (AWI-CSD) is the central platform for all scientific diving related activities at the AWI. The CSD is also home of the AWI research group In situ Ecology. The CSD is located on Helgoland island where excellent training and research facilities are available in combination with the Biologische Anstalt Helgoland. Besides, the AWI-CSD operates permanent dependances in Bremerhaven and Sylt as well as temporary dive bases at the polar research station AWIPEV (Arctic - Spitsbergen), Dallman (Antarctic) and Neumayer III (Antarctic). With currently 12 certified "Dive Mission Leaders", the AWI CSD is one of the main scientific diving facilities in Europe and conducts professional underwater research in all oceans of the world.
The main goals of the AWI Center for Scientific Diving are:
As an official education centre for Scientific Diving in Germany (certified by the German Examination Board for Scientific Diving), all scientific dives at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute are done within the framework of the German regulations for Scientific Diving BGR/GUV-R 2112 (download English version here) released in 2011 by the Statutory Accident Insurance in close cooperation with the German Commission for Scientific Diving).
Contact
Head of working group
Prof. Dr. Philipp Fischer
04725 / 819 3344
0471 / 4831 1275
Dive missions offshore & IT
Dr. Markus Brand
04725 / 819 3131
Dive missions polar station AWIPEV, Bremerhaven and HSE
Max Schwanitz
0471 / 4831 1592
Dive missions Helgoland & UW sensor installation
Laura Eickelmann
04725 / 819 3384
Dive operations Helgoland & data management
Miriam Lienkämper
04725 / 819 3149
Dive operations Helgoland & sensor management
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04725 / 819 3149