CAPSTAN sea training program

CAPSTAN is a tertiary sea training program on RV Investigator supported by a network of leading Australian university and industry partners.

CAPSTAN is developing Australia’s next generation of marine researchers in collaboration with marine science industries, universities and government.

CAPSTAN is a first-of-its-kind training initiative that is transforming how marine science education is delivered. It offers a national approach to applied teaching and learning excellence in marine science and wider STEM disciplines. Delivered onboard CSIRO’s state-of-the-art ocean research vessel (RV) Investigator, CAPSTAN is a force for institutional, industrial and inter-generational knowledge transfer and collaboration.

Offering learning and development opportunities for university students, trainers and Chief Scientists, CAPSTAN is delivering the next generation of marine experts for Australia.

CAPSTAN is a maritime education and training initiative of CSIRO, the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and the Australian and New Zealand International Scientific Drilling Consortium (ANZIC).

Read more: https://www.csiro.au/en/about/facilities-collections/MNF/Education-Training/CAPSTAN