The expedition crew gathers for a post-dive meeting. Coordinating a ship, a ship's crew, pilots, submersibles, launches, scientists, and technicians requires a constant flow of communications among every member of the expedition team. Every evening, after the submersibles have been serviced and the crew fed, the ship's galley is packed for the daily operations meeting. Each DeepWorker pilot discusses his or her dive and what worked and what didn't.
Dive supervisors go over details of each dive.
Deck crew from the Discovery Bay talk about launch and recovery problems and solutions. After the day has been reviewed, Navy Chief Aerographers Mate Mike Nelson provides a weather forecast. Chief Mike is on loan for the project from San Diego. Navy Chief Mike Nelson downloads satellite data. NOAA Corps officer Dana Wilkes reviews the next day's dive schedule with the SSE crew.