Kings Bay changes start times for safety and refresh courses

From Tuesday 25 August 2026:

The course starts at 08:00 in the Zeppelin meeting room, 1st floor in the Service Building.

From Friday 21 August 2026:

All refresh courses start at 09:30. The meeting point is the reception in the Service Building.

All Kings Bay (the state-owned company that runs Ny-Ålesund) safety course participants are expected to meet at course start prepared to go to the rifle range:

SUMMER/FALL

WINTER/ SPRING

DISCLAIMER

Kings Bay expects all participants to meet prepared and timely. If a participant meets later than 15 minutes past the starting time at 08:00 for the full course, the participant will have to sign up for another course and pay for both the original course and the new course *

A participant who fails to meet at 09:30 at the reception for a refresh course is eliminated from the current course without refund. If the participant wishes to attend another refresh course, the participant must also pay for the course replacing the one the participant failed to meet timely for *

* The delay or absence is valid, and the participant is not liable for the cost of the lost course, if the absence or delay is caused by medical reasons. Kings Bay will accept a doctor's note explaining the delay or absence.

The Royal Couple visiting Ny-Ålesund in 1995 in connection with the 70th anniversary. Photo: Rune Petter Ness