Schedule
for Damon Ramsey
I try to keep this as updated as possible. For just completed trips and work history go to work history of Damon Ramsey
PLEASE NOTE DUE TO THE VIRUS, THIS SCHEDULE IS CHANGING DAILY AS I ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH CONSTANT CANCELLATIONS AND SWAP INTO MORE APPROPRIATE OR LIKELY TRIPS; AND SO I APOLOGISE THAT IT HAS TURNED INTO A CONFUSING MESS! Please note; that for the next few seasons, I will have to concentrate on companies offering Asia/Australia contracts to minimize cancellations.
Examples:
Work; including my role, dates, locations, ship, company
Private expeditions, time off
Courses & training
2020
OCTOBER
Private expedition: across Australia; SA Nullarbor, Flinders ranges, Central Australia, North-west Queensland, south-east Queensland.
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - 2nd October - 22nd October, Kimberley, Coral Adventurer, Coral Expeditions
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - Lecturer and Zodiac driver/guide. 20th October 2020 - 31st October. Fort Lauderdale, USA - Colon, Panama. On board Silver Explorer, for Silversea.
NOVEMBER
ROLE CANCELLED -??Guest Lecturer. 28 Oct 2020 - 04 Nov 2020. Cairns - Cairns. Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea expedition. On board, for Coral Expeditions. - Guest Lecturer. 04 Nov 2020 - 11th Nov 2020. Cairns - Cairns. Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea expedition. On board, for Coral Expeditions. - Guest Lecturer. 11th Nov 2020 - 18th Nov 2020. Cairns - Cairns. Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea expedition. On board, for Coral Expeditions. - Guest Lecturer. 18th Nov 2020 - 25th Nov 2020. Cairns - Cairns. Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea expedition. On board, for Coral Expeditions.
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - Lecturer and Zodiac driver/guide. 31st October - 8th November 2020. Colon, Panama - Guaquayil, Ecuador. On board Silver Explorer, with Silver Sea.
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - Lecturer and Zodiac driver/guide. 17th November - approx 1st December 2020. Easter Island, Chile, - Papeete, French Polynesia. On board Silver Explorer, with Silver Sea.
Public Lecture, 4th November 2020, "Sounds of suburban south-east Queensland", Venue TBC, Sunshine Coast, with Table 4 Twenty.
DECEMBER
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS: 11th December onwards, New Zealand Subantarctic, on board Silver Explorer, Silversea.
CANCELLED CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS: 21st December - 5th January 2021, Ushuaia to Ushuaia, Antarctica and South Georgia, on board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.
2021
JANUARY
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - 5th January 2021 - 20th January, Ushuaia to Ushuaia, Antarctica and South Georgia, on board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - 20th January 2021 - 30th January, Antarctica, Ushuaia to Ushuaia, on board Silver Cloud, for Silversea.
FEBRUARY
Cancelled: Expedition team, 16 Feb 2021 to 27 Feb 2021, Ushuaia - Ushuaia, Antarctica in depth, on board Eclipse, Scenic Cruises.
MARCH
Cancelled - Expedition team, 27th Feb 2021 - 10th March 2021, Ushuaia to Ushuaia, Antarctic in Depth, on board Eclipse, Scenic Cruises.
Cancelled - Expedition team, 10th Mar 2021 - 27th March 2021, Ushuaia - Rio, Antarctica, Sth Georgia & Falklands, on board Eclipse, Scenic Cruises.
APRIL
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - Lecturer/Biologist, 9th April 2021. Micronesia - Australia. On board Silver Explorer, Silversea.
CANCELLED- 4th April - 22nd April 2021, Easter Island - Tahiti, on board Island Sky, for Noble Caledonia.
CANCELLED- 22nd April - 7th May 2021, TAHITI-FIJI, on board Island Sky, for Noble Caledonia.
?? 23rd April - 1 May 2021. Cairns - Cairns. For Noble Caledonia.
MAY
?? 1st - 9th May 2021. Cairns - Cairns. For Noble Caledonia.
CANCELLED-7th May - 19th May 2021, Fiji - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, on board Island Sky, for Noble Caledonia.
CANCELLED-19th May - 27th May 2021, Rabaul - Port Moresby Papua New Guinea, on board Island Sky, for Noble Caledonia.
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - Lecturer/Biologist, May 2021- New Guinea - Indonesia - Singapore. On board Silver Explorer, Silversea.
JUNE
Guest Lecturer, 31st May - 10th June 2021, Kimberley coast, on board Coral Geographer, Coral Expeditions.
Guest Lecturer, 11th June - 21st June 2021, Kimberley coast, on board Coral Geographer, Coral Expeditions.
Guest Lecturer, 21st June - 1st July 2021, Kimberley coast, on board Coral Geographer, Coral Expeditions.
cancel? - do Arctic AECO exam
JULY
(cancel work and replace with next local contract if going)
Expedition team, 6th July 2021 - 19th July 2021, Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen, 'Arctic adventure', on board Scenic Eclipse, Scenic Cruises.
Lecturer/Biologist 24th July - 10th September 2021, Australia: Kimberley - across the top - east coast. On board Explorer, SS.
AUGUST
(cancel work and replace with next local contract if going)
Expedition team, 4th August 2021 - 17th August 2021, Reykjavik - Longyearbyen, 'Arctic explorer', on board Scenic Eclipse, Scenic Cruises.
(cancel work and replace with next local contract if going)
Expedition team, 17th August 2021 - 30th August 2021, Longyearbyen - Bergen, 'Across the Arctic circle', on board Scenic Eclipse, Scenic Cruises.
(continued) Lecturer/Biologist 24th July - 10th September 2021, Australia: Kimberley - across the top - east coast. On board Explorer, SS.
SEPTEMBER
short break
(continued) Lecturer/Biologist 24th July - 10th September 2021, Australia: Kimberley - across the top - east coast. On board Explorer, SS.
OCTOBER
Lecturer/Biologist 10th October - 11th December 2021. SC, SS.
NOVEMBER
(cancel work and replace with next contract if going)
Naturalist & Zodiac driver, 10th -26th Nov 2021, USHUAIA - STANLEY (?), on board Hebridean Sky, for Noble Caledonia.
(continued) Lecturer/Biologist 10th October - 11th December 2021. SC, SS.
DECEMBER
(cancel work and replace with next contract if going)
Naturalist & Zodiac driver, 26th Nov - 14th Dec, STANLEY - USHUAIA, on board Hebridean Sky, eclipse charter?, for Noble Caledonia.
(continued) Lecturer/Biologist 10th October - 11th December 2021. SC, SS.
2022
JANUARY
Lecturer/Biologist 5th January 2022 - 12th February 2022. SC, SS.
FEBRUARY
(continued) Lecturer/Biologist 5th January 2022 - 12th February 2022. SC, SS.
14th February - 20th March - break?
MARCH
(cancel work and replace with next local contract if going)
Birding/Marine Biologist/Naturalist, 27 Feb - 10 March 2022, Antarctic In Depth, on board Scenic Eclipse, Scenic. - Birding/Marine Biologist/Naturalist, 10 March - 28 March 2022, South Georgia to Rio, on board Scenic Eclipse, Scenic.
Lecturer/Biologist. 21st March 2022 - 25th April 2022. SW, SS.
APRIL
(continued) Lecturer/Biologist. 21st March 2022 - 25th April 2022. SW, SS.
MAY
Lecturer/Biologist. 3rd May 2022 - 19th May 2022. Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Singapore. On board Silver Explorer, for SilverSea.
Biologist. 19th May - 28th May 2022. Singapore to Broome, Indonesia. On board Silver Explorer, for Silversea.
Biologist. 28th May 2022 - 4th June 2022. Broome to Darwin, Kimberley. On board Silver Explorer, for Silversea.
JUNE
Biologist. 4th June 2022 - 14th June 2022. Darwin to Broome, Kimberley. On board Silver Explorer, for Silversea.
Biologist. 14th June - 24th June. Broome - Darwin, Kimberley. On board Silver Explorer, for Silversea.
JULY
transfer between Darwin and Broome between different company/ship contracts?
Guest Lecturer. 27th June 2022 - 07th Jul 2022. Kimberley coast. Broome - Darwin. On board Coral Discoverer, for Coral Expeditions.
Guest Lecturer. 8th July 2022 - 18th Jul 2022. Kimberley coast. Broome - Darwin. On board Coral Discoverer, for Coral Expeditions.
Guest Lecturer. 18th July 2022 - 28th July. Kimberley coast. Broome - Darwin. On board Coral Discoverer, for Coral Expeditions.
AUGUST
Guest Lecturer. 29th July 2022 - 08th August 2022. Kimberley coast. Broome - Darwin. On board Coral Discoverer, for Coral Expeditions.
break for a few days
Biologist/Lecturer. 20th August 2022 - 24th September 2022. Perth - Cairns. Western Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Cairns. On board Silver Discoverer, for Silversea.
(cancellation to replace with previous local contract if going)
Marine Biologist, 13th Aug - 30th August 2022, Franz Josef Land, on board Scenic Eclipse, Scenic.
SEPTEMBER
(cancellation to replace with next local contract if going)
Marine Biologist, 30 Aug - 10 Sept 2022, Beyond the Arctic Circle, on board Scenic Eclipse, Scenic. - Marine Biologist, 10 Sept - 21 Sept 2022, Beyond the Arctic Circle, on board Scenic Eclipse, Scenic. - Marine Biologist, 21 Sept - 3 Oct 2022, Lofoten Isl & Norwegian Fjords, on board Scenic Eclipse, Scenic.
Biologist/Lecturer. 20th August 2022 - 24th September 2022. Perth - Cairns. Western Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Cairns. On board Silver Discoverer, for Silversea.
Few weeks in Bangkok? or FNQ?
OCTOBER
Guest Lecturer, 11th Oct 2022 - 21st Oct 2022. Cape York. Cairns - Thursday Island. On board Coral Discoverer, for Coral Expeditions.
Guest Lecturer, 21st Oct 2022 - 31st Oct 2022. Cape York. Thursday Island - Cairns. On board Coral Discoverer, for Coral Expeditions.
NOVEMBER
Few days off in Bangkok
Biologist/Lecturer. 7th November 2022 - 5th January 2023. - SW, SS.
(cancellation to replace with previous local contract if going)
Naturalist, 10th November - Nov 2022, Antarctica, on board Scenic Eclipse 1, Scenic.
DECEMBER
Biologist/Lecturer. 7th November 2022 - 5th January 2023. - SW, SS.
(cancellation to replace with previous local contract if going)
Naturalist, th December - December 2022, Antarctica, on board Scenic Eclipse 1, Scenic. - Naturalist, th December 2022 - 9th January, Antarctica, on board Scenic Eclipse 1, Scenic.
2023
JANUARY
Biologist/Lecturer. 7th November 2022 - 5th January 2023. - SW, SS.
break?
26 Jan - 7 March 2023, Marine Biologist, Antarctica, Scenic.
FEBRUARY
(continued from last month) 26 Jan - 7 March 2023, Marine Biologist, Antarctica, Scenic.
MARCH
(continued from last month) 26 Jan - 7 March 2023, Marine Biologist, Sub-Antarctic, Scenic.
break
?(applied) 27th March - 3rd May 2023, Biologist, Peru - Costa Rica - Baja - USA, Eclipse 1, Scenic.
APRIL
?(applied) 27th March - 3rd May 2023, Biologist, Peru - Costa Rica - Baja - USA, Eclipse 1, Scenic.
available
MAY
?(applied) 27th March - 3rd May 2023, Biologist, Peru - Costa Rica - Baja - USA, Eclipse 1, Scenic.
available
JUNE
available
JULY
?(applied) 2nd July - 6th August, Japan - Russia, on board Eclipse 1, Scenic.
AUGUST
?(applied) 2nd July - 6th August, Japan - Russia, on board Eclipse 1, Scenic.
available
SEPTEMBER
available
OCTOBER
available
NOVEMBER
available
DECEMBER
available
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