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Checklist
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Items to bring
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Passport, ODP identification card, and ODP travel information |
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ODP cruise verification letter (important for port security) |
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Backup media (JAZ, MO, tape, ZIP, or CDs) |
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Work for slow periods |
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Soap, shampoo, toothpaste, tissues |
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Sunscreen |
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Vitamins or other dietary supplements |
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A small alarm clock or watch with an alarm (power in the cabins is 120V, 60 cycle) |
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Small flashlight to move around the cabin when others are sleeping |
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Extra batteries for all battery-powered equipment |
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Backpack to carry personal belongings during work shift when access to the cabin is limited |
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Sunglasses (reflection off the water, clouds, and ice can be fierce) |
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Extra pair of prescription glasses/sunglasses |
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Sweater or jacket for indoors (air conditioning can be strong) |
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Plain T-shirts for silk screening leg logo at the end of the cruise |
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Prescription medication (enough for months at sea and travel) |
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Necessary paperwork for medicines: some types are illegal in other countries |
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Camera and manual |
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Film (not available for purchase on ship) |
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Macro lens (if planning to take core photos) |
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100 ASA 35-mm daylight balanced process E6 film for core photos |
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Steel-toed boots if spending time on the rig floor (required for Co-Chief Scientists, loggers, Corkers, etc.) |
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Close-toed shoes (required in the laboratories and on the rig floor) |
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Pair of indoor shoes or slippers (footwear worn outside on catwalks, deck, or rig floor is not |
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to be worn in accommodation areas) |
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Old/tough clothes to weather dirt, mud, grease, paint, etc. The ship's laundry is efficient (clothes returned within 6 hr and door-to-door service) but can be hard on clothing. |
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Gym items: |
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Extra towel (also for sunbathing) |
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Workout clothes |
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Shoes |
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Water bottle |
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Workout tapes (some machines [but not all] play all formats of DVD and VHS) |
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Videos |
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Items to make the trip more enjoyable: |
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Music (CDs or tapes) |
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Family pictures |
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Candy and/or chocolate |
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Coffee (most labs have cappuccino machines and bean grinders) |
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Herbal teas |
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Dry fruit, etc. |
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Laser discs and DVD movies |