2007 October 7 (Day 17)
Weather: Overcast
Site: C0001(NT2-03)Hole D (33°14’ N, 136°42’ E)
Science Operations on Deck: Pulled out of the C0001D, memory data load and checked tools. Made pre-processing of data from C0001D, two LWD tools are not responding. Carried out maintenance for drilling equipment and setup LWD assembly for the next site.

Science Operations in Labs: Carrying on monitoring real-time data from the C0001D LWD. Pre-spud meeting for science party. Lab technicians worked on documentation of handover while setting up instruments in the core processing deck.