This document gives requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that environmental
monitoring in the offshore Arctic region is fit for purpose. The Arctic region includes the territory lying
to the North of the Arctic Circle (Latitude 66°33'45.8"). This document can be applied to sub-Arctic
locations which experience Arctic-like conditions and contain relevant components of a cold-climate
ecosystem.
This document is applicable to all Arctic oil and gas operations from licence block acquisition through
exploration, engineering design, construction, commissioning, operation, decommissioning and
restoration. It covers the offshore or maritime environment, including for the purposes of this document,
the fully marine and estuarine waters of the Arctic, whether frozen or ice-free. The environment
includes all relevant physical, chemical and biological components. Monitoring methods for onshore
(terrestrial) environments are not covered in this document, although onshore environments are
included where monitoring is required at onshore locations in relation to an offshore development.
This document covers both monitoring of environmental aspects for normal, abnormal and emergency
conditions, and monitoring of environmental impacts. It includes monitoring in near-field, far-field,
transboundary and regional scales, but does not include global environmental monitoring.Cross References:TS 20281IEC 17025ISO 19493ISO 14669ASTM E1611ISO 14031ISO 15587-2ISO 9001ISO 12846ASTM E2122ISO 5667-9ISO 5667-19ISO 10260EN 16260ISO 11277GOST R 8.589-2001ISO 5725-1GOST 17.1.5.01-80ASTM E729ISO 19008ASTM E1367ISO 35106NS 4764ISO 9000ISO 14001:2015Incorporates the following:Corrigendum, October 2019