Oceans Aloft
Standards
Field Safety
Working in the field is inherently dangerous and requires acute attention to safety. Our staff has extensive experience implementing safety procedures from a variety of platforms. We are experienced in safe operating procedures on almost anything from large research vessels off Tonga to small Panga skiffs in remote regions of Fiji, from Tall Ships in the South Pacific to inflatables in stormy California surf zones.
Commitment & Dependability
If safety is #1 priority, our commitment and dependability is #2. Finding reliable field support personal and equipment, especially in remote international locations, can be difficult if not impossible. We understand the challenges you face when working in the field and want to reduce unnecessary hurdles so that you can focus more on doing science and less on time-consuming logistics. You can depend on us to help make your scientific mission a success. Now, if only we could influence the weather....
Oceans Aloft staff at training seminar, November 2006
Flexibility
International and remote locations:
— Working in parts of the world where little or no infrastructure exist is a challenge that we look forward to embracing with you. Respectfully seeking out local resources in your study area and incorporating local people's participation in your project is one facet where Oceans Aloft excels.
— Finding successful solutions when all things seem to go wrong is difficult without McMaster-Carr or Home Depot right around the corner. We can help you make something out of nothing, turning a sometimes desperate situation into a practical solution.
— We understand that cultural differences between people throughout the world can sometimes pose additional challenges to accomplishing the goals of your research. Exotic languages, tradition, organization, dress, belief, conception of morality, and local interactions with the coastal environment can sometimes help or hinder accomplishing a scientific mission. We have a successful history of working with local people of foreign seaports, villages, beach settlements, and fishing camps to discover local resources and utilize them to the advantage of your project, the native people, and their land.
— Oceans Aloft is effective at transporting your equipment and team into isolated locations as part of our complete overall service to your project. The aircraft we own is ideally suited to travel into remote areas and can use shorter unpaved runways to get you into localities larger airplanes can't.
