Family and friends support

Here are details for contacting a member of your family or a friend who is working with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Antarctica, the Arctic, or onboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA).

Emergency

Phone +44 (0) 1223 221400

Do not hesitate to contact us if there is an emergency.  A member of human resources is always on call. We can quickly pass information on to your relative or friend.

If you need them to pass on bad news to your relative or friend, inform HR so we can provide them necessary support.

General enquiries

+44 (0) 1223 221400: Monday to Friday 8.30 to 16.30 (UK time).

Contacting someone in Antarctica

Ask your relative or friend for their BAS email address. They can also use their personal email address. It can be difficult to receive attachments to emails and difficult to reply to emails received because of restricted bandwidth in stations and onboard RRS SDA.

Read the current  itinerary of the RRS SDA. Itineraries are always subject to change and cannot be guaranteed.

For any enquiries regarding sending mail to Antarctica please contact BAS Supply Chain Logistics.

Mail for RRS SDA

Mail should be sent to BAS Cambridge for forwarding on to the ship. Due to the uncertainty of the SDA’s passage, we cannot guarantee a time when the post will be delivered.

Address mail to:

Name of recipient

Name of station or vessel

C/o Kath Nicholson

Attention: Logistic stores

British Antarctic Survey

High Cross

Madingley Road

Cambridge

CB3 0ET

You can email people on the vessels during this period in the normal manner.