Station Duties

Aside from an expeditioner's job, each person is required to assist general station duties and extra jobs.

The duties are usually done on a Saturday and include:

• Cleaning bathrooms
• Vacuuming work places
• Cleaning communal areas
• Any other generic jobs

The one main duty that is done by a different person every day of the week (or for two - three days at a time) is the "slushy," a.k.a. kitchen hand or dish pig.

As for extra jobs, these are conducted at any time outside of work hours. The list includes:

• Anaesthetists & Theatre Nurses - To assist the Doctor when necessary
• Beach Coordinator - Takes overall control of all water craft during station refuel and resupply
• Boating Officer - In charge of maintaining the IRBs (Zodiacs) that are on station
• Clothing Store Manager - Distributes extra kit when necessary
• Deputy Station Leader
  
• DVD Editors
  
• Electoral Returning Officers
• Environment Officers
  
• Field Equipment Officer
• Fire Chief & Deputy & team members - This should be titled Emergency Response Team as they are responsible for any chemical spills and confined spaces too.
• Flag Officer - They're Federal Government buildings, so yes, the flag is flown.
• Fort Knox & 'Bottle Shop' Manager
  
• Gymnasium Officer
• Hairdresser
• Head Brewer (and team) - Home brew, because we can.
• Hydroponics Coordinator
• Icy News & Station News Coordinator
• Librarian
• OH&S Officer
• Postal Agent
• Projectionist
• Search & Rescue Leader and team members
• Sewing Officer
• Social Club Treasurer
• Station Photographer
• Waste Management Officer
• Web Coordinator
• Year Book Editor

For Macca this year,  all of these jobs are spread across 13 people, so there'll be a bit of extra strain trying to get everything done. I will be one of the Deputy Fire Chiefs, one of the Search and Rescue Leaders, Brewmaster, assisting with hydroponics and assistant station photographer.

Mmmmmm, home brew.