deployment

According to the link, winter and spring is the time when the largest swells are experienced in the Garden Island area. Have CWE chosen this particular time for a reason?

It might be that they consider it a plus if the deployment can be done in adverse conditions. Some of the locations being considered will always have some degree of turbulence that would make deployment difficult (vis a vis Reunion Island).

It would be a demonstration of competency to be able to do the deployment in less than ideal conditions.

"The wave climate of Perth's coastal waters consists of oceanic swell and wind-generated waves. The swell generally develops in the Southern and south Indian Oceans and approaches WA from the southwest. Records collected south-southwest of Rottnest Island have indicated that the swell waves have a mean significant period of about 12s and significant wave heights of between 0.5m and 5m with a mean annual value of about 1.8m. The largest swells are recorded in WINTER and SPRING and the smallest swells are recorded in summer and early autumn. Occasionally, winter or late summer storms will form to the north-west and on these rare occasions, significant swells may be generated from this quarter."

http://www.australianmarinecomplex.com.au/_document/pdfs/common-user-facilities-policies/Attachment-1-Ambient-Weather-Conditions-at-Jervoise-Bay-Cockburn-Sound.pdf