Per Larsen

Chief Integrated Rating (Bosun)

Per has undertaken over 50 voyages on the Aurora Australis since joining her in 1994, in support of many aspects of the Australian Antarctic programme. Per’s main duty as Bosun is the general operation of the ship and cargo, as well as helicopter operations.

He has participated on most of the major marine science cruises over the last 13 years. These include the first east Antarctic winter-time sea ice and oceanography study (July-August 1995); a large scale krill and oceanography survey (BROKE, January-March 1996, and BROKE-West in 2006); most of the WOCE SR3 oceanographic transects between Hobart and the Antarctic coast; a large sub-Antarctic Zone oceanographic study (September 1997); and the successful winter survey of the Mertz Glacier Polynya (July-August 1999). Many of the activities undertaken on these voyages include equipment employed on the vessel – e.g., trawling, plankton sampling, CTD deployment, mooring deployment and recovery, sea ice research and Geoscience studies ship operations.

In 2006 Per was the recipient of the Australian Antarctic Medal for his dedication and outstanding service in support of Australian Antarctic expeditions.