Marine Mammal Recording Form - Cover Page

MARINE MAMMAL RECORDING FORM - COVER PAGE

Regulatory reference number Country Ship/ platform name (e.g. DECC no., MMS permit no., OCS lease no., etc.)

Client Contractor Survey type

 site  4C  2D  VSP  3D  WAZ Start date End date  4D  other  OBC

Number of source vessels Type of source (e.g. airguns) Number of airguns (only if Source volume (cu. in.) airguns used)

Source depth (metres) Frequency (Hz) Intensity (dB re. 1µPa or bar Shot point interval (seconds) metres)

Method of soft start

 increase number of guns  increase pressure  increase frequency  other (where permitted) (where permitted)

Visual monitoring equipment Magnification of Height of eye How was distance of animals estimated? used (e.g. binoculars, big eyes, etc.) optical equipment (metres) (e.g. binoculars)  by eye  with laser rangefinder  with rangefinder stick/ callipers  with reticle binoculars  by relating to object at known distance  other

Number of dedicated MMOs Training of MMOs

 JNCC approved MMO induction course for UK waters  PSO training course for the Gulf of Mexico  MMO training course for Irish waters  other  none

Was PAM used? Number of PAM operators

 yes  no

Description of PAM equipment

Range of PAM hydrophones from Bearing of PAM hydrophones from Depth of PAM hydrophones (metres) airguns (metres) airguns (relative to direction of travel)

Deckforms/cover/rev.02 MARINE MAMMAL RECORDING FORM - OPERATIONS

Regulatory reference number ...... ………………………………... Ship/ platform name ...... (e.g. DECC no., MMS permit no., OCS lease no., etc.)

Complete this form every time the airguns are used, including overnight, whether for shooting a line or for testing or for any purpose. Times should be in UTC, using the 24 hour clock.

Date Reason for Time soft Time of Time of Time of Time of Time Time pre- Time Time Time Was it day Was any firing start/ full power start of end of line reduced airguns/ shooting search PAM PAM or night in mitigating l = line ramp-up line output (if source search ended began ended period action t = test began relevant) stopped began prior to required? x = test firing? (yes/ no) followed d = day immediately n = night by line w = dawn k = dusk

Deckforms/operations/rev.02 MARINE MAMMAL RECORDING FORM - EFFORT Regulatory reference number ...... ………………………………... Ship/ platform name ...... (e.g. DECC no., MMS permit no., OCS lease no., etc.) Please record the following for all watches, even if no marine mammals are seen. Enter data at least every hour. Start a new line on form if any one of these changes Date Visual Observer's/ Time Time Start position (latitude Depth End position (latitude Depth Speed Source Wind Wind Sea state Swell Visibility Sunglare w operator's of of end and longitude) at and longitude) at end of activity direction force g = glassy o = low (visual (visual watch watch a name(s) start of start (m) vessel f = full (Beaufort (like (< 2 m) mirror) only) only) t of watch (m) (knots) power scale) m = c watch (UTC, (from s = slight medium p = poor n = no h (UTC, 24hr SOL) (no or few (2-4 m) (< 1 km) glare white caps) o 24hr clock) s = soft l = large m = w = weak start & r clock) c = choppy (> 4 m) moderate glare run-in (many (1-5 km) P s = strong r = white caps) A g = good glare reduced r = rough (> 5 km) M power v = (big waves, variable (not soft foam, v = start) visual spray) watch n = not or Beaufort active p = sea states PAM v = (0 - 7+) variable (e.g. tests)

Deckforms/effort/rev.02 MARINE MAMMAL RECORDING FORM - SIGHTINGS

Regulatory reference number Ship/ platform name Sighting number Acoustic detection (e.g. DECC no., MMS permit no., (start at 1 for number (start OCS lease no., etc.) first sighting of at 500 for first survey) detection of survey)

Date Time at start of Time at end of encounter (UTC, 24hr encounter (UTC, 24hr clock) clock)

Were animals detected How were the animals first detected? visually and/ or acoustically?  visually detected by observer keeping a continuous watch  visual  visually spotted incidentally by observer or someone else  acoustic  acoustically detected by PAM  both  both visually and acoustically before operators/ observers informed each other

Observer's/ operator's name Position (latitude and longitude) Water depth (metres)

Species/ species group Description (include features such as overall size; shape of head; colour and pattern; size, shape and position of dorsal fin; height, direction and shape of blow)

Bearing to animal (when Range to animal (when first seen or heard) first seen or heard) (metres)

Total number Number of adults (visual sightings Number of calves (visual sightings only) only)

Behaviour (visual sightings only)

Direction of travel (relative to ship) Direction of travel (compass points)  towards ship  crossing ahead of ship  N  S  away from ship  variable  NE  SW  parallel to ship in same direction as ship  milling  E  W  travelling in opposite direction to ship  other  SE  NW  variable Airgun (or other source) Airgun (or other source) Closest distance of Time of closest approach activity when animals first activity when animals last animals from airguns (UTC, 24hr clock) detected detected (or other source) (metres)  full power  full power  not firing  not firing If seen during soft start give:  soft start  soft start  reduced power  reduced power First distance Closest distance Last distance (other than soft start) (other than soft start) during soft start (metres) What action was taken? Length of power-down Estimated loss of (according to requirements of guidelines/ regulations in country and/ or shut-down (if production (if relevant) concerned) relevant) (length of time due to mitigating actions until subsequent soft start, in (km)  none required minutes)  delay start of firing  shut-down of active source  power-down of active source  power-down then shut-down of active source

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