Variable 



Variable Label 



Column Value 



Value Label 



TIME FILL The time of day this sighting 

 card was fil led out. 

 NOTE: Code in military time 

 (i.e. 2:35 PM = 14:35) 



24-28 



The format of this variable is 

 hh:mm with the colon (:) in 

 column 26 and where: 

 hh = hour 

 mm = minute 



ACTIVITY Activity on platform when 

 marine mammal was sighted. 

 NOTE: Code only one activity 



per sighting card. 



Right justify the 



values. 



29-30 1 Drilling 



2 Production 



3 Dormant 



4 Testing 



■fe Blank if no response 



NOISE 



Estimate of platform noise. 



NOTE: Code only one noise 

 estimate for each 

 sighting card. Right 

 justify the values. 



31-32 



Q7 



Distance of mammal from plat- 

 form (in yards) 

 NOTE: Right justify value. 



33-36 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 



10 

 ■b 



1 Thru 

 9999 



Quiet 



Noisy 



Blank if no response 



The value of this variable 

 should be in the units yards, 

 Any other units should be 

 converted. If the respon- 

 dant answers a value of 

 greater than 9,999 yards, 

 code 9999 



Q8 Direction from platform to 



mammal (s). 



Q9 Direction marine mammal 



traveled 



QIO Did mammal (s) change 



di recti on? 



37 1 Towards shore 



2 Out to sea 



3 Upcoast 



4 Downcoast 



h Code blank if no response 



38 1 Towards shore 



2 Out to sea 



3 Upcoast 



4 Downcoast 



■h Code blank if no response 



39 1 Yes 

 2 No 



■b Code blank if no response 



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