Handbooks, Manuals & Operational Guidelines
COMNAP publishes or supports the production and distribution of a number of manuals and handbooks that provide National Antarctic Programs and others with guidance in specialist fields of activity. Some of these publications may be produced by, or in conjunction with, other Antarctic or International organisations.
A number of guidelines are developed by COMNAP's Expert Groups and Networks with the aim of assisting National Programs implementing common procedures and practices to enhance operational effectiveness and safety. Whenever appropriate, these guidelines are forwarded to the Antarctic Treaty bodies, which may endorse them and officially recommend that all nations signatories to the Antarctic Treaty follow these guidelines.
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COMNAP RPAS Operator’s Handbook (18 December 2023)
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Tsunami Awareness in Antarctica (Brochure) (2023)
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Inter‐continental Checklists for supply chain managers for the reduction in risk of transfer of non‐native species (version May 2019)
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Understanding Risk to National Antarctic Program Operations and Personnel in Coastal Antarctica from Tsunami Events (2012)
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COMNAP Preliminary Research Report: Understanding Risk in Coastal Antarctica from Tsunami Events (2011)
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Non-native Species Checklists (Brochure format) (2010)
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Non-native Species Checklists (Poster format) (2010)
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COMNAP Fuel Manual – V1.0 (01-April-2008)
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COMNAP Best Practice for Energy Management (2007)
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COMNAP Waste Management in Antarctica (2007) - Workshop Proceedings
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COMNAP Practical Guidelines Environmental Monitoring (January 2005)
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COMNAP Emergency Response and Contingency Planning (2004)
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COMNAP Best Practice to avoid Wastewater Disposal onto Icefree Ground at Inland Stations (2002)
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COMNAP-SCAR Antarctic Environmental Monitoring Handbook (June 2000)
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COMNAP Guidelines for Advance Exchange of Operational Information on Antarctic Activities (1999)
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COMNAP Visitors’ Guide to the Antarctic (1993)