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Part B - Minimum Requirements on geological survey 
7.2 Content 
The geological report contains at least the following specifications: 
• short project description, 
• objective of the investigations, 
• the company and persons involved, 
• description of the investigations carried out 
- period of time for work carried out in the sea and in the laboratory, 
- description of all measuring systems and equipment used including specifications re 
garding ranges of measurement and tolerance of individual parameters, 
- relevant specifications from measuring protocols such as e. g. ambient conditions, sound 
profiles in water, etc., 
- data processing, 
• findings of the Desk Study, 
• summary of the findings of individual investigations (e. g. bathymetry, echo-sounding meas 
urements, seismic surveys, boreholes, probes). Summary of all relevant data (e.g. back- 
scattering mosaic from side scan sonar investigations, seismograms) can be found in the 
preliminary geological report, 
• comparison of acoustic description of the sediment units with lithological description from 
the stratification record (e.g. in a table) and cone penetration testing findings, geological 
interpretation 
• lists of anomalies discovered, and recommendations for further handling if necessary, 
• locations of sections and boreholes, drilling logs in accordance with DIN 4023 including the 
range of tolerance of each measurement system used, the positional accuracy of the sec 
tions and exposures and the reference system used. 
• presentation of findings in the form of geological longitudinal and cross sections of suitable 
scale, 
• assessment of the findings, illustration of the interpretation limits and remaining exploration 
risks, and recommendations for further investigations if required, 
• summary, 
• digital data medium with digital map in CAD or GIS format, preferably as shape files and 
• delivery of the processed seismic survey together with a freely available reader on digital 
data media. 
Unpublished results from neighbouring areas can only be accessed if these are published in 
the report with the associated documentation. 
7.3 Specifications 
Reference system: ETRS89 (WGS 84) 
Projection: Corresponding UTM zone 
Depth information: based on CD (LAT) specifying the reference level