WORK EXECUTION PLAN

FOR

GEOPHYSICAL SEABED SURVEY FOR MOORING BUOY

1.0 WORK EXECUTION SCHEDULE
1.1 Survey Area
Based on the specification and requirements outlined in the scope of work
provided, the survey requirements are as follows:

Task for Geophysical Survey days

Transit/Mobilization 1
Deploy, tune and calibrate Geophysical sensors 1
Data acquisition (Geophysical Survey) / Recover Towed
Sensors 4
Demobilization / Depart Field, Return to PH 1
Total Field Work 7

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2.0 Survey Equipment
The following equipment will be mobilised for the project:
Quantities
No. Equipment
Online

Onboard Survey Vessel

1. DGPS 1

2. EIVA Navigation System 1

3. Meridian Gyro Compass 1

4. Side Scan Sonar 1

5. Single Beam (Dual Frequency) 1

6. Sub Bottom Profiler (SBP) 1

7. Geometrics G882 Magnetometer 1

CTD Velocity Probe (Used for Echo
8. 1
sounder Calibration)

9. TSS DM30 Heave Compensator 1

2.1 Personnel
• Party Chief (Senior Surveyor)
• Survey Engineer
• Online Data Processor
• Online Surveyor
• Geophysicist

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3.0 METHODOLOGY
3.1.1 Field Survey Requirement
• Transfer of height from a known Bench Mark to the Sea shore.
• Establishment of Tide gauge for Depth Reduction.
• Calibration of equipment
- DGPS Check or Transit Fix.
- Gyro alignment checks.
- Position Checks of sensors set-up
- Confirmation of Geodetic Parameters as issued by the
CLIENT.
• Unloading of existing field map for Depth confirmation.
• Survey lines shall be created within the designed corridor and
shall be run in line with survey expectations with all sensors.
• It shall be run at space distance of about 10 – 20 meters.
• SSS shall run parallel to the plotted maggy Contacts to confirm
the nature of the Feature (If in trench, buried or surface).
• SBP shall run on maggy line to confirm position and depth.
• The SBP frequency and other parameters shall be tuned to pick
the features and depth.
• Survey lines shall be run generally and independently on the
pipeline for optimal achievement of the purpose.
• Other supplementary lines shall be run at varying intervals or as
deem fit by prevailing field situation to re-confirm data captured.
• Fixes shall be made at observed Pipeline Crossing in all direction
of the survey.
• Vessel speed shall not exceed 2 - 3 knots.

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 • All sensors recorder shall be simultaneously annotated with fix
number, time and dates for easy data correlation.
• Positioning fixing shall be carried out when PDOP is less than 4,
the minimum satellite in view shall not be less than 6, the
elevation angle is not less than 20 degrees and signal to noise
ratio less than 40%.
• Graphical Information shall be delivered in compatible AutoCAD
format in separate layers and / or column on the map indicating
the actual Crossings and the Depth of Burial respectively.

Calibration and test of all equipment shall be done before the

commencement of the survey and shall be witnessed and approved for
use by Client representative.

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4.0 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES

4.1 Survey Positioning

Differential GPS shall be utilized for surface positioning. The system shall be
capable of operating continually on a 24-hour basis. Differential corrections
can be supplied by communications satellite.

The system shall be capable of a positioning accuracy of + 0.5 meters with an

update rate of better than 5 seconds.

During operations, the receiver shall be capable of displaying Quality Control

parameters to the operator by use of an integral display, or remote monitor.
The QC parameters to be displayed shall include, but not be restricted to the
following:
• Fix solution
• Pseudo range residuals
• Error ellipse
• Azimuth, altitude of satellite vehicles (SV’s) tracked
• Dilution of position (DOP) error figures for fix solution
• Identity of SV’s and constellation diagram
• Differential correction stations, position comparisons

If necessary, a transit fix at a platform/dock/trestle nearby the survey area shall

be carried out, to assure the DGPS is set up and operating correctly. The
transit fix shall be carried out in both a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction.

4.2 Gyrocompass
A survey gyro shall be installed on the survey vessels and interfaced to the
navigation computer. During mobilization, a calibration of the gyro shall be
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 carried out while the vessel is at the dock. The calibration shall be carried
out on opposite headings. Prior to mobilization to the vessel, the gyro shall
be aligned to a sun shot calibrated line in the office.

4.3 Computer Navigation and Software

The navigation computer and software shall be capable, but not limited to
the following:
• Simultaneous acquisition of all navigation and sensor data as interfaced.
• Generation of closures to all the geophysical acquisition equipment
recorders simultaneously.
• Helmsman display showing vessel and sensors (fish) position, proposed
route, intended survey line.
• Producing a header sheet and fix printout containing all relevant survey
constants with bathymetry and position fix information.

4.4 Bathymetric Data Acquisition

Odom Multibeam Echo Sounder gives very efficient simultaneous swath
bathymetry and side scan seabed mapping with accuracies that have been
shown to exceed the IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveys.
The applied phase measuring bathymetric sonar technology provides data
coverage of up to 12 times the water depth, giving unsurpassed survey
efficiency in shallow water environments. The same area can be mapped
30% to 40% faster using GeoSwath Plus than with a typical beam forming
echo sounder. The side scan data can be processed in GeoTexture software
to give bottom classification and texture analysis.

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4.4.1 TIDAL REDUCTION

All will be reduced to Client Specified Datum unless otherwise specified by

the Representative on Board, which will be calculated using harmonic
constants for the relevant port of reduction, or observed tides on location.
Tidal corrections will be applied in real-time by the online Integrated
Navigation software
Depths will be reduced for tides using data from the established tide gauges
around the survey location.

4.4.2 Motion Sensor

A motion sensor will be installed to permanently monitor and record the pitch,
roll and heave of the survey vessel. A lever arm can be entered into the
software to take into account the movement at a remote monitoring point.

4.5 Side Scan Sonar

The side scan sonar frequency shall be dual frequency 100 kHz/ 500 kHz.
The survey shall be run to give 200% coverage (100% overlap). Maximum range
per channel shall be 50m. Maximum fish tow height above seafloor shall 10%
of the scale used (i.e. 15m) or 20% in bottom-lock mode. The minimum water
depth (i.e. <1m) will solely depends on the towed Side Scan Sonar operation.

4.6 Magnetometer
A Cesium magnetometer shall be used to map the location of ferrous metal
objects (debris). The system shall have a sensitivity of 1 gamma for
completing the geophysical survey. This equipment is capable of adjusting
sensitivity and sampling rates for accurately detecting both existing

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 pipelines and fibre optic cable within the survey routes. The magnetometer
fish shall be towed to a minimum depth of 1m above the seafloor.

4.7 Sub bottom Profiler

The objective of the sub bottom profiler is to obtain high-resolution data in
the first 30 meters of sediment. The operating frequency and other
parameters shall be adjusted to optimize the acquired data. Vertical
resolution of less than 50 centimeter shall be acquired.

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5.0 PROCESSING
Data acquired during the survey shall be processed immediately after
demobilisation from the survey vessel, in order to present field reports on
the lines surveyed, and at the base for the presentation of the final reports
and charts. Survey navigation data shall be downloaded from back-up disks
created from the on-line survey computer and then assembled into
working batches and acquisition system sub-directories.

After initial processing and calculation of offset points, the data shall be
examined in the on-screen track editor for data quality and in order to
check the recorded data against the daily record sheets. The edited data
shall then be exported to track charts with tow point positions, to assist
the geophysicist with the interpretation.

5.1 Interpretation
Using the annotated Sub-bottom records, the interpretation shall be
transferred to the track charts. The interpreted shall be digitised onto the
charts, proofed by the geophysicist and output as coloured hard and soft
copies at appropriate scales using the system plotter.

5.2 Sub-Seabed Survey

The geology of the surveyed location shall be summarized on the
geological cross-section profiles and the depth to a consolidated stratum
which shall indicates the positions and depth of and features detected as
surveyed.
The Isopach of the surveyed location shall also be interpreted indicating
the first layer thickness of the surveyed area.

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5.3 Charting
Micro Station/ Carlson Survey/ AutoCAD are Windows based post-
processing, and charting software developed for data post-processing and
chart production. The system runs on a hardware platform comprising:
i) Central processing unit with integral hard disc
ii) 20" colour monitor
iii) Hewlett-Packard A0 plotter

The graphics display has advanced interactive plotting and editing

functions specifically tailored to meet the needs of offshore survey
charting and client requirements.

Track charts shall be compiled by importing the processed datum track

lines into the charts. Seabed Features charts shall be constructed from the
interpretations of the sub bottom contacts acquired for each survey line.

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 6.0 REPORTING
The final report shall address, but not be limited to, the following:
• Introduction and Scope of Work - Describing purpose and defining
the limits of the survey task, dates of data acquisition and brief
description of the equipment and vessel(s) used. A description of the
surveyed area including block names/number.
• Document Register for Client Approval – List of all required Reports
Drawings, and other data / document submittals.
• Summary of Survey Results - This section shall detail any hazards,
obstructions or major anomalies found in area surveyed.
• Positioning Systems - This section shall detail the positioning systems
used, calibration methods, results and performance of the systems
during the survey.
• Geophysical Report - Comprising of the following:
- Seabed Features: A comprehensive report on seabed features and
conditions as surveyed shall be processed.
- Sub Sea Geology: A comprehensive report on sub-seabed material
and structure as interpreted from the sub bottom profiler.
- Features: A list of surveyed features by co-ordinates with brief
descriptions, (e.g. pipeline crossings, well heads, existing pipelines,
existing cables, etc., pertinent to the project.

6.1 On-board Data Processing

The data acquired will be processed on board in order to determine if the
information acquired are acceptable or if an alternative will need to be
analysed.
• Submission of Preliminary report
• Demobilization from the project Site after approval of the Report.
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