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and deploy it. Reef material loaded on to the transporting vessel must be properly secured in compliance with Coast Guard standards to allow for its safe transport to the reef construction site. 3 . The GRANTEE's Project Manager shall complete the FWC Artificial Reef Cargo Manifest form to be maintained onboard the vessel at all times during transport of materials, pursuant to Chapter 370.25 , Florida Statutes . DEPLOYMENT AND MATERIAL PLACEMENT 4. During the deployment of the concrete reef material, the transport vessel must be effectively moored through double anchoring, be spudded down, or otherwise be held securely in place with minimal movement (+/-50 feet) to ensure accurate placement of the concrete patch reef on the bottom. Material must be arranged to provide habitat complexity as well as provide sand bottom forage area opportunities. Individual reef materials should not be widely scattered. Any machinery used to move and deploy the reef materials should be sufficiently powered/maneuverable and capably operated to ensure timely, effective and safe off-loading of materials. The tug or transport vessel shall meet all U. S . Coast Guard certification and safety requirements, be equipped with a working, accurate Global Positioning System (GPS) unit and other marine electronics including a working VHF radio. Effective and reliable communications shall exist at all times between the transport vessel, and the designated GRANTEE observer on site. Deployment operations will only be initiated when sea height in the operations area is no greater than two to four feet as forecast by the nearest NOAA weather office. Either the GRANTEE's observer or the subcontractor' s vessel captain reserves the right to suspend off-loading operations if positioning and other deployment objectives, including safety of personnel and equipment, are not being met. 5 . The reef material under this Agreement will be strategically placed as five separate piles. Each pile will measure approximately 90 feet wide by 35 feet long and 10 feet high. 6 . The minimum vertical clearance shall be maintained at above the highest point of the reef material (in accordance with the special conditions of the US Army Corps of Engineers permits). 7. The GRANTEE's Contract Manager shall oversee the temporary marking of the reef deployment location in advance of reef materials deployment in order to assist the subcontractor in the proper placement of the reef. The markers shall be buoys no less than 12 inches in diameter, clearly visible to the tug captain, and sufficiently anchored and with sufficient scope so that they will not drift off the designated deployment site prior to deployment. The COMMISSION will not pay for materials placed outside the permit area as described above. Precise GPS placement of marker buoys that do not shift position with time will also be important to insure the reef is constructed within the permitted area. 8 . The GRANTEE's Project Manager or GRANTEE's employee designated as an official observer shall remain on site during the entire deployment phase of the operation and confirm the GPS coordinates of the individual placements as well as the maximum vertical Page 2 of 5 , Attachment A