Radiation protection on research vessels

Before radioactive substances may be handled on board research vessels a notification of the activity and an appointment of a suitable radiation protection officer is required prior to it. For the research vessels ALKOR and LITTORINA this is handled by GEOMAR. Radioactive substances and the work with them must therefore be applied for from the permit holder (GEOMAR Kiel represented by Mr. Herzig) for each research cruise.

We would like to point out that it is prohibited to work with radioactive substances on board without a prior notification and/or without a permit and will result in criminal prosecution.

Please find more information about this topic in the following documents (german):

Information sheet - Handling radioactive isotopes on ships	pdf
Radiation safety instructions of GEOMAR	pdf
Notification of a voyage with the use of radioactive substances	pdf
Appointment as radiation safety officer	pdf
Approval for handling radioactive materials for RV ALKOR	pdf
Approval for handling radioactive materials for RV LITTORINA	pdf

Attention new regulation since 1.1.2017:
For the research vessels SONNE, METEOR and MARIA S. MERIAN, your applications will be processed by the AU staff unit of the University of Hamburg. The necessary forms can be found on the website of the German Research Fleet Coordination Centre (see links below).

Application for RV MARIA S. MERIAN

Application for RV METEOR

Application for RV SONNE

 

The radiation protection officer must fulfill the following requirements:

• Valid radiation protection course for open and closed isotopes not older than 5 years.
• Official recognition of expertise and practical proof of handling radioactive isotopes by the supervisor.

 

If you require further handling permits, please contact:

GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel
Staff Department HSE
Mr. Benjamin Roloff (Head of Department)
Phone: 0431 - 600 - 2528
Email: broloff(at)geomar.de