diff --git a/parsers/survex.py b/parsers/survex.py
index 2b2a20c..f058583 100644
--- a/parsers/survex.py
+++ b/parsers/survex.py
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class LoadingSurvex():
     rx_names   = re.compile(r'(?i)names')
     rx_flagsnot= re.compile(r"not\s")
     rx_linelen = re.compile(r"[\d\-+.]+$")
-    rx_teammem = re.compile(r"(?i)(Insts|Notes|Tape|Dog|Useless|Pics|Helper|Disto|Consultant)\s+(.*)$")
+    instruments = "(waiting_patiently|slacker|Useless|nagging|unknown|Inst|instrument|rig|rigger|rigging|helper|something| compass|comp|clino|Notes|sketch|book|Tape|Dog|Pics|photo|drawing|Helper|GPS|Disto|Distox|Distox2|topodroid|point|Consultant|nail|polish|varnish|bitch|monkey)"
+    rx_teammem = re.compile(r"(?i)"+instruments+"?(?:es|s)?\s+(.*)"+instruments+"?(?:es|s)?$")
     rx_person  = re.compile(r"(?i) and | / |, | & | \+ |^both$|^none$")
     rx_qm      = re.compile(r'(?i)^\s*QM(\d)\s+?([a-dA-DxX])\s+([\w\-]+)\.(\d+)\s+(([\w\-]+)\.(\d+)|\-)\s+(.+)$')
 #   remember there is also QM_PATTERN used in views_other and set in settings.py
@@ -134,6 +135,16 @@ class LoadingSurvex():
                 models.DataIssue.objects.create(parser='survex', message=message)
 
     def LoadSurvexTeam(self, survexblock, line):
+        """Interpeting the *team fields means interpreting older style survex as well as current survex standard,
+        *team Insts Anthony Day   - this is how most of our files specify the team member
+        *team "Anthony Day" notes pictures tape    - this is how the survex documentation says it should be done
+        We have a huge variety of abbreviations and mispellings. The most laconic being 
+        *team gb, bl
+        If you look at e.g. http://expo.survex.com/survexfile/161#T_caves-1623/161/lhr/alllhr
+        you will see than have the team members are recognised by this parser, but not recognised by the
+        wider troggle system (the name is not a hyperlink) - apparently randomly. 
+        GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup() needs to be fixed.
+        """
         teammembers = [ ]
         mteammember = self.rx_teammem.match(line)
         if mteammember: