1. 5th Workshop on "SMART Cable Systems: Latest Developments and Designing the Wet Demonstrator Project" ( Dubai, UAE, 17-18 April 2016) Implementation Topics to Support Business Plan Development Ryan Wopschall, Market Manager – Undersea Cable Systems, Fugro rwopschall@fugro.com

2. Early stage project development in support of SMART Cable business case – Route Design (Candidate Routes) – Sensor / Repeater Location and Analysis – Permitting Considerations – Future Planning Contents

3. Business Case Drivers – Route Length – Number of Repeaters Number of Sensors – Burial and Armoring Quantities – Candidate Routes – Seabed Analysis for Sensor Placement Locations – Optimization of total project cost parameters (burial, armoring, etc. Route Design

4. Early stage (desktop study) assessment of sensor locations – Bathymetry Water depth Slopes – Sediment Type – Geologic Features – Identify Sensor Locations (delineated in Route Position List) Sensor Locations

5. Commercial vs. Scientific Systems – Permitting for Implementation vs. Permitting for Ownership Survey Installation Maintenance Unknowns – Begin project / ownership permitting as early as possible to ensure successful project implementation schedule Permitting Considerations

6. Burial Considerations System Burial is required for essentially all shore areas Burial to occur potentially out to 1000-1500m water depth – May result in first senor being far off shore Question: – Will SMART systems be able be buried and still effective? – If not, will there be a loss of some critical inshore data (water level changes in shore)?

7. – Identify the following Candidate routes to develop business plan parameters Detailed assessment of sensor locations delineated at Route Position List (RPL) level Optimize requirements for cable burial and armoring (protection) to control cost Engage in permitting process early – Early engagement in route planning to support business case planning Future Planning – a way forward