Australia’s Marine National Facility is a blue-water research capability, funded by the Australian Government and operated by CSIRO.
RV Investigator is our state-of-the-art ocean research vessel, supporting Australia’s atmospheric, oceanographic, biological and geoscience research from the tropical north to the Antarctic ice-edge.
Teachers and students from primary to tertiary education can get hands-on with the real world application of STEM, both when the ship is in port and at out sea.
Explore the Investigator with this virtual tour.
A near real-time display of Investigator's position and underway data is available at Near Real-time Underway Data (NRUD).
The Marine National Facility (MNF) is striving to ensure that the best possible outcomes are delivered from its resources to meet the needs of both the marine research community and the nation.
Subscribe to receive the latest news and updates from the Marine National Facility, including calls for sea time applications on RV Investigator.
The Indigenous Time at Sea Scholarship offers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students the opportunity to join voyages of RV Investigator.
The Educator on Board Program gives STEM teachers the opportunity to join scientists and get hands-on with research at sea on RV Investigator.
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