Inhabitants
During the winter months there are usually around 14 overwintering staff. In a typical winter the team is isolated from when the last ship leaves in late February until the first plane arrives in early November. In the peak summer period, from late December to late February, staff numbers increase to around 70.
Often, none of the wintering team are scientists. Most are the technical specialists required to keep the station and the scientific experiments running. The current (2012) wintering team at Halley includes a chef, a doctor, a communications manager, a vehicle mechanic, an electrician, a plumber, a field assistant, two electronics engineers, two meteorologists and a data manager. In addition there is a Winter Base Commander who is sworn in as a magistrate prior to deployment. Their main role is to oversee the day-to-day management of the station.
1996 saw the first female winterers at Halley. There have been at least two women wintering every year until 2009.
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