Recruitment of members of the 5th "Aqualine Expedition"! !!

~ Let's explore the back side of Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway together! ~

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June 14, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway Co.

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo) and Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway Co. (Ota-ku, Tokyo) are Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Umihotaru Parking Area (PA) on Thursday, August 4th. We will recruit 170 members who wish to participate in the 5th "Aqualine Expeditionary Party" held in ).

The Aqualine Expedition is very well received as a free summer study and a plan that adults can enjoy, and we receive more than 10 times the number of applicants every year.

1 What is Aqualine Expedition

"How did you build bridges and tunnels in the sea? ], "How thick is the wall of an undersea tunnel?" , "If a traffic accident or fire should occur in the undersea tunnel, where would you escape?" ]...

The crossing at the bridge and undersea tunnel Tokyo Bay Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway in, we have been asked the question from many people. In the Aqua line expedition, the Japan Coast Guard, it will enable cooperation to the third Regional Coast Guard Headquarters Chiba Coast Guard patrol boat "Awanami", from the sea, from the land, from the sea floor, can not be is usually intrude never Expressway of to explore all over the back, while approaching the secret of Aqua line, we will answer these questions.

2 Outline of the Aqualine Expedition (see below for details such as recruitment requirements)

(1) Implementation date: Thursday, August 4, 2011
(2) Venue: Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Umihotaru PA
(3) Participation fee: Free
(4) Exploration course: All 11 times (planned)
(5) Recruitment capacity: 170 people (If there are many applications, it will be decided by lottery)

[Last year]

Image image of last year's situation

Image image of last year's situation

[Contents of implementation and application guidelines]

1 Implementation details

  1. Implementation date: Thursday, August 4, 2011
  2. Participation fee: Free
  3. Age: 3rd grade and above
    • The expedition walks a long distance. There are also stairs going In-bound Out-bound.
  4. Duration: 90 to 120 minutes for each course
  5. Departure time and number of recruited members
Course number Departure time Number of recruiting members Experience ship name
1 9:00 25 people Patrol boat "Awanami"
2 9:30 10 people Inspection ship "Hayabusa"
3 9:50 25 people Patrol boat "Awanami"
4 10:15 10 people Inspection ship "Hayabusa"
5 10:55 10 people Inspection ship "Hayabusa"
6 12:20 10 people Inspection ship "Hayabusa"
7 12:30 25 people Patrol boat "Awanami"
8 13:00 10 people Inspection ship "Hayabusa"
9 13:20 25 people Patrol boat "Awanami"
10 13:40 10 people Inspection ship "Hayabusa"
11 14:30 10 people Inspection ship "Hayabusa"
  • "Course 3," "Course 7," and "Course 9" are only available to groups that include at least one child who is in the third grade or above and in the third grade or below. For other courses, there are no age restrictions if you are in third grade or above.
  • Experience vessels will berth at the disaster prevention quay in Umihotaru PA. Due to the difference in speed between the two vessels, the patrol boats will sail around the "Wind Tower" course and the inspection boats will sail around the "Aqua Bridge" area.

(6) Expedition route

Image of expedition route

  • 1: The aqualine exploration from the sea may be canceled urgently depending on the weather and wave conditions on the day. Also, please be aware that if an emergency dispatch request is issued to the Awanami by the Chiba Coast Guard, it may be canceled without notice.

(7) Others: Expeditioners will be presented with "Dr. Aqua Certificate" and "Umihotaru's original original goods". The above exploration route may change depending on the weather.

2 Application guidelines

(1) Participation in a group: A group of 5 people or less.
One group can apply for multiple courses.
However, one group cannot change the representative and make multiple applications for the same course.
All such applications will be invalidated once confirmed.

(2) Application method: Homepage "Umihotaru Net Please apply from the special page of (operator: Tokyo Bay Transit Road Co., Ltd.).
We do not accept applications by phone.

(3) Application period: From Tuesday, June 14, 2011 to Sunday, July 3, 2011

(4) Determination of members: We will contact the elected members separately.

(5) Contact: For inquiries regarding recruitment,
NEXCO EAST Customer Center (24 hours reception)
Navi dial: 0570-024-024
(Customers using PHS/IP phones: 03-5338-7524)

(6) Others: The personal information you have registered will be strictly managed and will not be used for anything other than this event.

[To the media]

If you wish to accompany the "Aqualine Expedition", please contact NEXCO EAST by Friday, July 22. Please note that the number of people on board the vessels to be used is limited, so we may not be able to accommodate your request if there are a large number of desired media outlets.