NORBIT Aptomar BlueDeal monitoring and reporting

APT-BD-03- Bird and Mammal Detection Manual

EXAMPLE REPORT

Customer: Aptoil AS

Location and time: Barents Sea, Q3-Q4 2018

Field: Rogar

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1 Introduction and background..................................................................................................................6

2 Bird and Mammal monitoring requirements..............................................................................................7

3 Bird and mammal monitoring procedure...................................................................................................8

3.1 Visual characteristics of seabirds and mammals.....................................................................................113.2 Species groups...................................................................................................................................... 233.3 Estimating the number of seabirds and mammals..................................................................................253.4 The STB vessel – Birds and mammals monitoring and detection sensors................................................25

4 Imaging, uploading and reporting on the BlueDeal customer portal..........................................................25

4.1 Monitoring/imaging position of the vessel...............................................................................................254.2 Using the single-lens refee camera........................................................................................................264.3 Connecting the single-lens refee camera to PC and transfer of fles........................................................274.4 Uploading the fles to the Aptomar BlueDeal online portal.......................................................................274.5 Bird detection process........................................................................................................................... 294.6 Charging the camera............................................................................................................................. 304.7 Cleaning the lens................................................................................................................................... 304.8 Aptomarin............................................................................................................................................. 30

Abbrevations

IR – InfraredBaM – Birds and Mammals CTO – Clean to OperateOSD – Oil Spill DetectionNEA – Norwegian Environmental AgencyOBM – Oil-based MudOIM – Offshore Installation Manager

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1 Introduction and background

This manual describes how the personnel on STB vessel Tora Merker(or in its place), on behalf of Aptoil AS, shall work to cover licenserequirements in regards to monitoring and documentingpresence/occurrence of valued ecosystem component (VEC) speciesand other relevant species of birds and mammals during drilling ofexploration well X/4-1 Rogar (Figure 1). The species included were 1)identifed in the environmental risk assessment for the Rogar areamade by DNV-GL (ref.1) on behalf of the operator, or 2) specifed asrelevant for the area during the summer/autumn. The monitoring is tobe performed using eyesight (binoculars) and, if feasible, single-lensreflex camera.

Figure 1. Visual monitoring and reporting on birds and mammals from ERRV/STB vessel

For the autumn season, pelagic seabirds are dimensioning for theoperation’s risk-level. The highest impact is calculated for northernfulmar, with 15 % of the operator´s acceptance criteria for moderateenvironmental damage. The highest risk level for coastal seabirds(national dataset and Svalbard/Bjørnøya dataset) and the beachhabitat is ≤1 % in the autumn season. Based on the outcome of therisk assessment, the Norwegian Environmental Agency (NEA) set nospecifc requirements for bird and mammal monitoring as prerequisitefor the drilling campaign. However, the knowledge about presenceand distribution of auk birds in August and September, when they arenot capable of flying (moulting) and perform swimming migrations, isstill defcient. Although the available data indicate that the migratoryswimming of common and brünnich’s guillemotts from Septemberonwards most likely takes place south and south-east of Rogar(outside the probable influence area for the drilling), variationsbetween years do occurr. This means that presence of brünnich’sguillemott in the Rogar area can not be ruled out. In addition, theBarents Sea has a special signifcance on both Norwegian and

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international scale. It has one of the world’s highest concentration ofseabirds in general, and is an important area for many species ofmammals. Many of these species are on the Norwegian orinternational red lists. The rich and vulnerable animal life cause oiland gas activity in the Barents Sea to receive massive public attentionand concern. Aptoil are aware their environmental responsibility, andhas therefore chosen to monitor and document the presence of birdsand mammals during the Rogar drilling campaign even though it isnot an offcial requirement.

Focus of the monitoring is to be placed on birds, in particular atlanticpuffn, razorbill, brünnich’s and common guillemots, little auks,black-legged kittiwake, fulmar, northern gannet and ivory gull due totheir status as endangered or vulnerable in this area, and/or becausethey potentially perform swimming and/or feeding migrations throughthe Rogar drilling area during summer/autumn. Info pages on theseparticular birds are found at the end of this manual.

2 Bird and Mammal monitoring requirements

The BaM monitoring requirement defned by Aptoil for the Rogardrilling campaign are summarized in Table 1.

Table 1.

License requirements

MONITORING TASK DURING WHAT PART OF THE OPERATION FREQUENCY

Bird (and mammal) detection and species identifcation with special focus on atlantic puffn, razorbill, brünnich’s and common guillemots, little auks, black-legged kittiwake, fulmar, northern gannet and ivory gull.

Entire drilling campaign 6 hours

In order to comply with the requirements in Table 1, the followingBlueDeal solution will be implemented during the Rogar drillingoperation (Table 2):

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Table 2.

BlueDeal monitoring solution for the Rogar drilling campaign

Remote sensing technology and technique

• Binoculars (eyesight)• Single-lens reflex camera

Reporting and documentation system

BlueDeal online customer portal

Monitoring job Personnel on Tora Merker (or in its place)

Manuals and work procedures from Aptomar

• BlueDeal Bird and Mammal Detection Manual

Training of personnel on the vessels

Aptomar

Responsible for the follow-up of the monitoring and reporting

Aptomarin 24/7 Maritime Control Centre

3 Bird and mammal monitoring procedureThe bird and mammal (BaM) monitoring and reporting is anintegrated part of the BlueDeal environmental monitoring solutionfrom NORBIT Aptomar, following the same work methodology(including imaging position downwind from the rig with good view)and, usually, reporting frequency. However, for the Rogar campaign,the bird and mammal monitoring is going to be performed every 6hours, while the oil spill and ice monitoring frequency is every 3hours. The species to be monitored include all the VECs from theenvironmental risk assessment (Table 3), as well as a user-specifedlist of species that are likely to potentially be encountered in the areaduring the campaign (Table 3; orange letters). All other detected birdsand mammals that are not included in Table 3 should also beregistered to one of the following two categories: 1) Unidentifed birdor 2) Unidentifed mammal. If you can identify the species but it isnot included in Table 3, write it in the comment feld on the portal onthe corresponding date and timepoint. The coastal seabirds in the listare less likely to be observed in the Rogar area, so focus shall beplaced on pelagic seabirds (blue column).

An image overview of the species to be monitored follows Table 3,with description and key characteristics such as colour, size, beak,feet etc. These characters are not always easy to see at long distanceand varying weather conditions, and correct identifcation alsodepends strongly on whether the specimen is in the water or flying. If

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it is not possible to identify the individuals to species-level, thesecond best is to try to defne them to a main group as described inTable 4. If this is not possible either, the third best is to merely countthe birds or make an estimate on the size-category as presented inTable 5.

To sum up the BaM procedure:

1. Detect birds and/or mammals

2. Identify the species or the species-group

3. Count the individuals or make an estimate on the number (size-categories 1-4 in Table 5)

Table 3. Bird and mammal species included in the environmental risk assessment for the Rogar area (SEAPOP, 2013;SEAPOP, 2017; Artsdatabanken (redlist), 2015), and user-specifed species in orange letters. The categories ofArtsdatabanken’s redlist are as follows: NT – nearly threatened, EN – endangered (strongly threatened), CR – criticallythreatened, VU – vulnerable, LC – least concern (viable population). Only the species that are evaluated as criticallythreatened (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU) that are defned as threatened. * Designate the species that arealso included in the dataset for coastal seabirds on Bjørnøya/Svalbard, ** designate categorization for theSvalbard/Bjørnøya dataset in cases where these deviate from the categorization on the mainland. The coastal seabirdsin the list are less likely to be observed in the Rogar area, so focus shall be placed on pelagic seabirds and, to a lessextent, mammals.

NORWEGIAN COMMON NAME LATIN NAME RED LIST STATUS DATASET

Alke Alca torda EN

Pelagic seabirds – Dataset Barents Sea

Alkekonge Alle alle -

Gråmåke Larus argentatus LC

Havhest Fulmarus glacialis EN

Havsule Morus bassanus LC

Krykkje Rissa tridactyla EN

Lomvi Uria aalge CR

Lunde Fratercula arctica VU

Polarlomvi Uria lomvia EN

Polarmåke Larus hyperboreus -

Fiskemåke Larus canus NT

Svartbak Larus marinus LC

Sabinemåke Xeba sabini VU*

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Alke* Alca torda EN

Coastal seabirds – dataset Barents Sea (both regional and national)

Fiskemåke Larus canus NT

Gråmåke* Larus argentatus LC (-)

Havhest* Fulmarus glacialis EN (LC)

Havsule* Morus bassanus LC

Islom* Gavia immer -

Ismåke* Pagophila eburnea VU

Krykkje* Rissa tridactyla EN (NT)

Lomvi* Uria aalge CR (VU)

Lunde* Fratercula arctica VU (LC)

Makrellterne Sterna hirundo EN

Polarlomvi* Larus hyperboreus - (NT)

Polarmåke* Larus hyperboreus - (NT)

Praktærfugl* Somateria spectabilis - (NT)

Rødnebbterne* Sterna paradisaea LC

Siland Mergus serrator LC

Sildemåke Larus fuscus LC

Smålom* Gavia stellata LC

Stellerand* Polysticta stelleri VU

Storjo* Stercorarius skua LC

Storskarv Phalacrorax carbo LC

Svartbak* Larus marinus LC

Toppskarv Phalacrocorax aristotelis LC

Teist* Cepphus grylle VU (LC)

Ærfugl* Somateria molissima NT

Polarsvømmesnipe Phalaropus fulicarius LC*

Fjelljo Stercorarius longicaudus NT*

Tyvjo Stercorarius parasiticus NT

Polarjo Stercorarius pomarinus NA

Kortnebbgås Anser brachyrhynchus NA

Hvitkinngås Branta leucopsis LC

Ringgås Branta bernicla NT*

Havert Halichoerus grypus LC

Marine mammalsSteinkobbe Phoca vitulina LC

Ringsel Pusa hispada VU

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3.1 Visual characteristics of seabirds and mammalsFollowing are images of the main species of seabirds and mammals that can be expected for the Rogar area and their visual characteristics.

Alke (Alca torda)

High, side-compresset flat, square, black beak with white crossing lines. Male and female alike.

Alkekonge (Alle alle)

Tiny auk-bird with short legs and short, blunt beak. Buzzing, instable flying, often in flocks.

Gråmåke (Larus argentatus)

Medium-sized gull with light grey upper side. Blackand white wing tips. Orange feet. Yellow beak with red spot.

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Havhest (Fulmarus glacialis)

Light grey dense body with dark wing tips. Short thick neck and stout/square head. Black spot on the upper-beak.

Havsule (Morus bassanus)

Very large, white seabird with black wingtips, yellowneck, throat and head and light blue eyes. Dark grey paddlers. The sexes are alike.

Krykkje (Rissa tridactyla)

Small gull with black feet, greenish beak, black wing-tips. Thin, red line around the eyes.

Bottom: Juvenile specimen, black beak , black spot on the cheeks and neck, black rim on the wings.

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Lomvi (Uria aalge)

Black “drawings” in the white feathers on the sides, and a longer and slightly thinner beak than Polarlomvi.

Some have a white ring around the eye with a white stripe down the side.

Lunde (Fratercula arctica)

Only auk-bird with white cheeks and a large, colorful beak that is flat-compressed from the side.

Polarlomvi (Uria lomvia)

Slightly thicker and shorter beak than Lomvi, with white “lipstick”.

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Polarmåke (Larus hyperboreus)

Large gull, entirely white. Pale feet and beak with black tip.

Svartbak (Larus marinus)

Our largest gull species. White with black upper-side. Pink legs. Yellow beak with a red spot.

Fiskemåke (Larus canus)

Small gull with blue-grey upper-side and black and white wing tips. Yellow feet and beak.

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Sildemåke (Larus fuscus)

Resemble Svartbak (Larus marinus), but is much smaller. White plumage with dark grey/black back and overside of the wings. The feet are bright yellow, and the yellow bill has a red spot on the side.

Male and female look alike.

Ismåke (Pagophila eburnea)

Medium-sized gull with snow-white plumage, black feet and yellow beak that is black at the base.

The juvenile has black bill and black specks on the body.

Sabinemåke (Xeba sabini)

Small, dark-hooded gull with split tail. The beak is yellow on the tip, the eyes are red. The wings are relatively large compared to the body, and are black along the rim when seen I flight.

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Fjelljo (Stercorarius longicaudus)

The smallest of the jo species. Relatively bright plumage, white chest with the rest of the body grey. Themid tail feathers are very long. Juveniles are entirely grey. The adult have a dark hood. Sexes are alike.

Tyvjo (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Relatively large bird with broad wing-span (125 cm). Grey over the back, and in a ribbon over the chest, white belly and cheeks, and black hood. Several color variants exist.

Polarjo (Stercorarius pomarinus)

Larger than the Tyvjo, with much broader wings. Best recognized by the broad, club-shaped central tail-feather that is twisted in the end. Several color variants exist.

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Storjo (Stercorarius skua)

Large bird, up to 60 cm long, 1,3-1,4 kg heavy and a wing span of 140 cm. Adult birds are greyish brown, theyoung are brown.

Kortnebbgås (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Medium-sized goose with short bill. Upper part of the throat is dark brown, while the lower part and the chest is lighter brown with thin white lines. Wings darker brown with white lines, the rear end iswhite. The sexes are alike.

Hvitkinngås (Branta leucopsis)

Medium sized goose with short, black bill. In a yellow-white face-mask. The hood, neck and throat are black. Grey-white belly, wings ash-grey with black and white crossing stripes. The paddlers are black. The sexes are alike.

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Ringgås (Branta bernicla)

Medium sized goose with black head, throat and chest, and brownish-black back. A white spot/band over the throat. White in the rear end.

Islom (Gavia immer)

Large Lom-species with black and white speckles and a white collar on the neck. Black, pointed beak.

Praktærfugl (Somateria spectabilis)

Both male and female has a more rounded head-shape than Ærfugl. The male has a large yellow bump on the forehead, while the female is enirely brown (right bird in the image to the right) like the Ærfugl-female.

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Siland (Mergus serrator)

Slim, speckled duck with a long, thin neck. Long beak with a hook at the tip. Fluffy, long feathers on the head.

Rødnebbterne (Sterna paradisaea)

A relatively small tern with greyish white plumage, black hood, entirely red bill and short, red legs. Theonly tern that can be found on Svalbard.

Male and female look alike.

Makrellterne (Sterna hirundo)

Relatively small tern with white/light grey belly and grey back and wing feathers that are black at the tip. Black hood and red bill with black tip. Small, red feet. Slightly more sturdily built than rødnebbterne.

Male and female look alike.

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Smålom (Gavia stellata)

Long, slim bird laying deep on the water. White chest, grey upper-side. Pointy, black beak pointing slightly upwards. Grey head and neck with red-brown area on the throat.

Stellerand (Polysticta stelleri)

Much smaller than Ærfugl. The male has a rust-redunder-side and white head with short, light green neck-bump, black eye-spot, black throat and neck-ring. The back is black, and the wings are black and white. The female is very similar to the Ærfugl female, with white edges on the dark wings.

Storskarv (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Big, black seabird with a blue metallic shine. Whiteand orange cheeks. Swimming with just the head above water.

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Teist (Cepphus grylle)

Medium-sized auk bird with black body and white upper-wing. The beak is black and the feet are red.

Toppskarv (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

Duck-sized, entirely black bird with slim body and long neck. The feathers have a green metallic shine. Yellow, pointy beak with a hook at the end.

Ærfugl (Somateria molissima)

Our largest duck species. Pointy head-profle. The male is the only duck-species with a white upper-side and black under-side. The head is white with ablack parietal and green neck. The female is entirely brown.

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Polarsvømmesnipe (Phalaropus fulicarius)

Little wader. Dark grey forehead, white around the eyes, red-brown throat, chest and underside. Light yellow and black drawings on the wings, yellow bill with black tip. Makes a lot of noise.

Havert (Halichoerus grypus)

Long, rounded snout and numerous black spots over the back.

Steinkobbe (Phoca vitulina)

Very small, round head, grey-brown back and light, speckled underside.

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Ringsel (Pusa hispida)

The smallest and most common seal in the Arctic. Light greyish brown on the back, with oval white drawings. Entirely light silver on the belly-side.

3.2 Species groups

In table 4 the species are placed in one of nine main groups Alke,Måke, And, Gås, Sule, Lom, Jo, Hval and Sel. These are the ones tobe used if species-identifcation is not possible. Figure 2 can be usedas supplement to Table 4 to get an quick look-up of the relevant birdsbased on main color and body size.

Table 4. Main groups of birds and mammals in the Rogar area

NORWEGIAN COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIES GROUP

SPECIES INCLUDED IN THE GROUP GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS FORTHE GROUP

Alke Alke, Alkekonge, Lomvi, Polarlomvi, Teist, Lunde Black on the head and back, white on the underside. The teist is entirely black with white wing and red feet.

Måke(incorrectly includes havhest due to its resemblance to måke)

Gråmåke, Havhest, Krykkje, Polarmåke, Svartbak, Fiskemåke, Sildemåke, Ismåke, Sabinemåke, Makrellterne, Rødnebbterne

In general relatively large, white or light grey as main colour, with blackor dark grey on the wings and/or back. Yellow beak.

And Gråstrupedykker, Havelle, Laksand, Ærfugl, Praktærfugl, Siland, Stellerand, Sjøorre, Svartand, Lappfskand

Duck-like appearance. Round, flattened body-shape on the water, relatively large head. Typical duck-beak (large and flattened) and several species that are quite colorful. Duck-feet (paddlers)

Gås Kortnebbgås, Hvitkinngås, Ringgås Large birds with relatively long neck and small head. Smaller and narrower beak than the ducks. Duck-feet (paddlers). Generally grey/brown.

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Sule Havsule, Storskarv, Toppskarv, Skarv: Large black birds with yellowbeak. With or without “top” on the head. Swim with only the head above water. Havsule: large white bird with yellow head, black wing-tips, duckfeet and light-blue eyes with black drawing around them.

Lom (incorrectly includes snipe)

Islom, Smålom, Polarsvømmesnipe Duck-like birds with white ground colour, spotted blac or dark grey on the wings/back. One with grey head and red throat, the other with black head and black ring around the throat. swim with half the body submerged. Relatively long, thin and pointed beek (unlike the flattened duck-beak).

Jo Storjo, Polarjo, Tyvjo, Fjelljo Medium sized gull-like birds, robustbody with hooked, robust bill. Tyvjo, fjelljo and polarjo have mid-tail feathers that are longer than therest. Generally brown and white.

Hval All whales

Sel All seals

Figure 2. Key criteria for visual species/species-group identifcation of the relevant seabirds.

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3.3 Estimating the number of seabirds and mammals

Table 5 below lists 4 size/number-categories for the birds and mammals during monitoring. If no birds or mammals are detected, no BaM is to be written on the portal.

Table 5. Size categories of seabirds

SIZE CATEGORY NUMBER OF SPECIMENS IN THE SIZE CATEGORY

1 Small: < 10 specimens

2 Medium: 10-50 specimens

3 Large: 50-100

4 Very large > 100

3.4 The STB vessel – Birds and mammals monitoring and detection sensors

The STB vessel is free to choose the class(es) of sensors to be usedfor the BaM monitoring. If they use binoculars or just eyesight, single-lens reflex camera or a combination, is an evaluation to be made bythe vessel crew dependent on the prevailing weather conditions.Based on this decision, the crew shall every 6 hours report on theclass of wildlife in the monitored area (species or group), decide on asize-group (1-4), take one or several pictures (single-lens reflexcamera) if possible, and report on the BaM/CTO/ICE portal. This data,evaluation and documentation is stored and shared to Aptomar OPSroom by the ORV offcer on duty, and the species-identifcationverifed by biologists.

4 Imaging, uploading and reporting on the BlueDeal customerportal

4.1 Monitoring/imaging position of the vessel

The monitoring/imaging position of the vessel should be down-windfrom the drilling rig (see Figure 8 a and b in APT-BD-04; Oil Spill andIce Detection Manual for handheld Thermal Camera). This area is thesame area as for oil spill monitoring and detection. Make sure thatthere is a good overview of the rig and the area around it.

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4.2 Using the single-lens refee camera

The single-lens reflex camera Sony DSLR-A200 with 10.2 megapixelswith a 4.5-5.6/75-300 objective. It allows a relatively good zoomaround the vessel, but is not good enough for long distance zoomingof small birds. The camera is easy in operation, turn it on byswitching the power nob to on (Figure 3c). Remove the lens cover infront of the lens, and set the imaging mode wheel to auto (green;Figure 3b). You may otherwise try out the modes you like. Use themanual zoom on the lense (Figure 3b) to zoom in on/to the desiredlevel, and press the autofocus/image capture button (Figure 3b) halfway down to autofocus. When satisfed, push the same button all theway down to capture an image. To transfer the images to a computer,use the USB cable (Figure 3a and e) found in the side pocket of thecamera case. Open the CF/video-out door on the right side of thecamera (Figure 3d), and plug the USB cable into the camera and theUSB plug into the computer. Transfer the chosen images to thechosen unit(s) and folder(s). Delete the images after transfer to betterkeep the control as the camera card flls up with images. To chargethe camera, access the battery by sliding open the battery door underthe camera on the right side (Figure 3d), and release the battery bypushing the little blue button. Put the battery into the slot on thebattery charger found in the side pocket of the camera case (Figure3a and e) and connect it to a power source using the power cablefound in the other side pocket of the camera case (Figure 3a). Put thebattery back in when it is fully charged, and continue to take pictures.

Figure 3. The Sony single-lense reflex camera.

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4.3 Connecting the single-lens refee camera to PC and transfer of fles

All images are stored on the integrated SD card in the camera. Theyare transferred to the computer via the USB cable that came in thecamera case (Figure 3). The fles include:

• Date (flename)

• Time (flename)

Download the images fles to the computer. A dedicated folder namedwith date and hour for each BaM monitoring round is recommended.It is up to the reporters to elaborate a naming system that works, tokeep track of the images.

4.4 Uploading the fles to the Aptomar BlueDeal online portal

Once the images, if any, from the complete BaM monitoring round aredownloaded from the camera to the PC, follow the reporting procedureon the same BlueDeal online portal as for oil spill and ice:

1. Log onto the BlueDeal portal in any browser with the followingaddress:

http:// rogar .tcms.aptomar.c o m

• Username: tora_merker

• Password: Cdn92wle

2. Go to “Manual OSD, ICE and BaM report” on the main menu(Figure 4)

3. Enter the result of your observation in the Title and Teet feld ofthe form (Figure 4);

◦ For no observation of birds or mammals, enter: Title: NoBaM (beside CTO and IFW) + Date + Time + “your initials”(No BaM 10. Aug 09.00 JPG). 0900, 1500, 2100 and0300 should be used for the BaM monitoring andreporting. If the weather conditions or light do not allowvisual inspection, comment on this in the Teet feld. Speedand direction of the wind is always recommended as

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additional information in the text feld in case of anincident.

◦ If birds and/or mammals are detected, enter: Species +numer or size category 1-4 + Date + Time + your initials(Table 5; Birds Måke size group 2, Alke 4 stk. 14. Aug.1500 OM), and use the Text feld for description if/whenrequired. If the species can not be identifed, utilize thespecies group category (Table 4) or just bird(s) ormammal(s; if species group cannot be identifed either).

◦ Upload the images (if any) of the birds and/or mammalsusing the “Add Media” button. Make sure they receive theright/proper fleame with date and time.

4. Press “Publish” (Figure 4). The fles will reach Aptomarin if/assoon as the system is online and have suffcient bandwidth toshore.

Figure 4. Manual OSD, ICE and BaM reporting on the BlueDeal online customerportal.

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4.5 Bird detection process

The three steps of the bird monitoring process is described in the following, and should be performed in this exact manner on every 6 hour monitoring round right after the Oil Spill and Ice Monitoring and Detection process (APT-BD-04) from that time and position is completed. NB: It is important that BaM is done shortly before entering the reservoir zone, even though this deviates from the agreedinterval. This to secure that no birds are affected if an incident shouldoccur.

From the same position that you just performed the hourly Oil Spilland Ice Monitoring and Detection (APT-BD-04; Figure 8a,b and 9).Inspect the sea-surface to visually (with binoculars) evaluate if thereare any birds or mammals present. If any, go to 2. If no birds aredetected, go to 3.

If birds or mammals are detected, and if it is feasible, take a picture(or several) with the single-lens reflex camera. Zoom in and out to getgood pictures of single species and overview of many individuals.Focus should be on the species defned in the species defned in theinfo pages at the end of this manual: atlantic puffn, razorbill,brünnich’s and common guillemots, little auks, black-leggedkittiwake, fulmar, northern gannet and ivory gull

1. When the bird and mammal monitoring round is completed,and if birds and/or mammals were detected andphotographed, go inside and connect the camera to acomputer with the USB cable and transfer the images fromthe round (see section 4.3). A dedicated folder for eachday/week/month is recommended to keep track of the images.

2. Whether animals were detected or not, log on to the BlueDealweb portal and follow the bird and mammal reportingprocedure described in section 4.4. NB! The numberestimates of the bird clusters can be made during monitoring,or based on the pictures after the moniroing round inconnection with the reporting on the customer portal.

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4.6 Charging the camera

As soon as a monitoring round is completed, leave the camera tocharge.In this way you are always sure to have an operative camera.

4.7 Cleaning the lens

If the lens of the single-lens reflex camera requires light cleaning,utilize the lens cloth that came with the camera. If further cleaning isrequired (greasy fngerprints, salt crystals etc.), use lukewarm tapwater and rinse carefully with the lens cloth.

4.8 AptomarinAt Aptomarin 24/7 maritime control center the BaM reports from thevessel are received every day. These reports are analyzed, statisticallyvisualized and reported to the E&P company on a weekly basis or inaccordance with the Customer. A thorough report from the entire BaMmonitoring will be handed over to the operator at the end of thedrilling campaign.

If/when required, Aptomarin 24/7 Surveillance Centre has the following contact information:

Phone: +47 73 52 48 84

E-mail: aptomarin@aptomar.com

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