Research Vessels Tours
Welcome
Welcome to our on-line request service for group tours of the UW's oceanographic research vessel THOMAS G. THOMPSON. Please take a look at the calendar to determine the dates currently available for tours and then proceed to the request form. We will do our best to accommodate your tour but due to operations, maintenance and repair activities, and last minute changes in the sailing schedule, we may not be able to meet your specific date and time request. Tours are scheduled on the hour and last approximately 30 to 45 minutes and are normally conducted at the School of Oceanography's dock on Portage Bay in Seattle.
Safety and Security Notice
The R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON is a working vessel. Numerous personnel safety hazardous exist and extreme caution is required. While on the tour you will be climbing up and down ladder ways, stepping over coamings (def. raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow) and repeatedly moving about inside and outside of the vessel. Security measures are also in place which may require presentation of government issued identification, inspection of carry-on bags and restrictive access to certain parts of the vessels.
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