Over the course of three days, our Basic Workshop will teach students the basics of surveying a shipwreck. We will cover: Ship Terms, Laws and Ethics, Research, Survey Tools, and Trilateration (the technique we use to measure shipwrecks) as well as much more. The workshop is designed for divers and non-divers. The work is also appropriate for novice divers. At the completion of the class, all students will become members of MAST and invited to take part in field work. The cost of the class is $175 and covers all materials needed, breakfast and lunch in April, as well as the dinner program on April 25. Please note: this is a three day class - a full weekend in April with classroom and dry run practicals. Then one of two days in May for in-water practice (May 16 or 17).
Have you already taken the Basic Training? Take your training a step further and learn how to identify and catalog a cultural site. Topics on advanced techniques include Survey Logistics, Preliminary Documentation, the Great Anchor Project, and other special topics. This class is limited to MAST members who have completed the basic class, 15 students maximum . The cost of the class is $175 and covers all materials needed, breakfast and lunch in April, as well as the dinner program April 25.
If you prefer, you can find a registration form to mail in here.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Maumee Bay Lodge in Oregon, OH for this event. You can reserve a room for April 24 and 25 by calling (419) 836-1466 and mentioning you are with the Maritime Archaeological Survey Team. The room rates for this group is $130.
The dinner program on Saturday night is open to the public and you can purchase extra tickets below. It will be the annual meeting of the MAST membership, as well as an excellent presentation by Caitlin Zant, Underwater Archaeologist with the Wisconsin Historical Society. She will highlight their work on a shipwreck in Lake Michigan, the Wisconsin, and their novel new approach using photogrammetry 3D models to do long term site monitoring and quantifying change in shipwreck sites.
"Modeling Change: The Steamer Wisconsin and Metal Shipwreck Degradation in Lake Michigan" The Wisconsin, a steel steam screw vessel, sank in Lake Michigan in 1929. The preservation and management of this submerged cultural resource has been hindered by time, money, as well as invasive species. The Wisconsin Historical Society tested a new method of site monitoring with the Wisconsin, using photogrammetry 3D models taken nine years apart. The difference in these two computer models were quantified and gave archaeologists a better understanding of the change processes. This new method will hopefully develop long term strategies for long term shipwreck management.