Amelia Travers - Day 3 0600 AM shift woke to the rather fervent rolling of the Southern Surveyor in the southern seas. Due to the high seas the ship was running behind schedule so science had to take a backseat for the morning while captain made valiant efforts to catch up time. Many of our crew were feeling a little under the weather with the more enthusiastic rocking of the boat however we managed to undertake some chlorophyll sampling in the morning hours. With the ship ploughing through the waves we managed to gain enough time to undertake a sampling station after lunch. In an effort to expedite matters the AM shift joined forces with the PM shift to make the sampling as smooth as possible. From down in the operations room this appeared to be very effective (although it?s amazing how quickly time can fly by when you don?t have to stand on the back of a ship in the rain, where true oceanography is done).It's looking like we will have dropped enough small temperature sensors (XBT's) to calibrate this year?s batch which will be invaluable in the use of these data sets in ocean temperature and climate research. Although there?s been a few hiccups in this research mission its fantastic to be undertaking scientific activities on this boat that will help inform much larger global data sets!