MS SEABOURN VENTURE is a passenger ship operated by Seabourn Cruise Line Ltd., based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Plans are to operate one cruise to Nunavut commencing September 18, 2022 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and ending in St. John’s, Newfoundland on October 2, 2022. Aboard will be up to 260 passengers, 120 crew members (including 27 members of the Expedition Team) and one Ice Navigator to assist the Master. The itinerary includes several stops Greenland prior to arrival to Nunavut. The project duration in Nunavut is six days, from September 23-29, 2022. The First Port of Arrival to Canada will be made to Pond Inlet on September 24, 2022 for the purpose of clearance and entry purposes Customs & Immigration. The vessel will remain at anchor, with authorities taken to the vessel by tender. Once the vessel has been cleared by authorities passengers will come ashore in small groups for a community visit. On September 25, the vessel plans to visit Dundas Harbour. The vessel will anchor and passengers will be tendered ashore where they will explore the abandoned outpost. Later on September 25 the vessel will drift near Croker Bay and passengers will view the glacier fronts by way of zodiac scenic tours and kayaks. We are requesting permission for the vessel’s submarine to be used in this area as well. On September 26 passengers will go ashore at Beechey Island for a scenic hike. On September 29 the vessel will call Lady Franklin Island and Monumental Island for wildlife viewing by means of the vessel and the vessel's Zodiacs and kayaks. Activities will follow Government Nunavut's recommended wildlife viewing distances to polar bears and the EC-CWS Guidelines to Avoid Disturbance to Seabird and Waterbird Colonies in Canada (https://www.ec.gc.ca/paom-itmb/default.asp?lang=En&n=E3167D46-1). Activities will also follow the Government of Nunavut's Welcoming Visitors to Nunavut guidelines and the Code of Conduct for Operators in Nunavut, as provided by Cruise Nunavut, as well as guidelines for operators as provided by the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (www.aeco.no), of which the Company is a Full Member in good standing. Equipment includes the following: MS SEABOURN VENTURE Quantity: 1 Size / Dimensions: Length overall 170m, Breadth 26m, 23,000 Gross Tonnage Proposed use: Vessel providing transportation and accommodations Fuel: Low Sulfur Marine Gas Oil / Total amount in litres: 1270m3 / Double skin tanks / Ice-class of hull - PC6 Polar Class (RINA) Storage Methods of Fuel: Built-in fuel tanks of the vessel MK6 HD Zodiac-brand auxiliary boats outfitted with Yamaha-brand 100 HP 4-stroke outboard engines Quantity: 14 Size / Dimensions: Length overall 7.0m, width 2.88m, carrying capacity of 20 persons Proposed use: Zodiac tours and to facilitate shore landings Fuel: 1.7 m3 litres unleaded gasoline (30 pcs. x 25 litre tanks) for the Zodiacs; 6300 litres fuel stored in the Marina (in a class-approved storage tank); and 250 litres of fuel stored in jerry cans (in non-flammable containers) Storage Methods of fuel: See Fuel above. MK5 HD Zodiac-brand auxiliary boats outfitted with Yamaha-brand 70 HP 4-stroke outboard engines Quantity: 10 Size / Dimensions: Length overall 5.85m, width 2.48m, carrying capacity of 15 persons Proposed use: Zodiac tours and to facilitate shore landings Fuel: See MK6 Fuel above Storage Methods of fuel: See MK6 Storage Methods of fuel above Each Zodiac is equipped with safety equipment and fuel-efficient engines that comply with all environmental protection standards and minimize noise, thereby mitigating impact to wildlife. Kayaks Quantity: 7 doubles (for 14 kayakers) plus 2 single kayaks (for guide use) Size / Dimensions: Length overall 4.8m (doubles) / 4.5m (singles) Proposed use: Recreational use (in areas away from wildlife) Operations will be conducted in small groups to be led by one or two kayak guides (in single kayaks) and support staff in a rescue Zodiac (outfitted with safety equipment), which will accompany the groups at all times. The following will be contacted in advance to provide an introduction and overview on the planned activity: Iqaluit Economic Development Officer, Hunters and Trappers Organization of Iqaluit (Amaruq HTO), Inuit Heritage Trust and the Qikiqitani Inuit Association. Where applicable, permit and license applications will be submitted in advance to the appropriate authorities and carried on board. Applications include: - Corporate registrations (Government Nunavut, Dept. of Economic Development & Transportation / Cruise Nunavut) As noted, the activity is for the purpose of tourism and . As such, no structures will be erected (permanent/temporary), including camps and associated structures, docks, piers and/or airstrips to support the proposed tourism activity. A detailed operations plan has been compiled to evaluate environmental aspects of the planned activity and to ensure compliance with requirements under Federal and Territorial legislation. Operations have been planned to be fully self-sufficient, with activities managed by experienced personnel and to be within the search and rescue capability of the vessel, including for medical evacuation. It is anticipated that the environmental impact resulting from the planned activity will be not more than minor or transitory. Cruise Vessels – Canadian Arctic and Covid Management As Canadian agents for multiple cruise lines calling in Canadian waters this year, we have been working closely with the below listed organizations on a safe resumption to cruising as it relates to Covid-19. •Transport Canada •Public Health Agency Canada •Canadian Border Services Agency •Department Fisheries and Oceans •Provincial and Territorial Health Departments •AECO •Industry Representatives (cruise lines) All passengers and crew must be fully vaccinated. All passengers and crew must have a pre-embarkation covid test (72 hours for PCR/48 hours for rapid antigen test). Vaccination and testing information is reported to Public Health via ArriveCan app prior to individuals embarking the vessel. Passengers and crew will be monitored for symptoms over the duration of the cruise. Any passengers/crew who test positive for covid during the voyage will be isolated in designated area onboard the vessel. Close contacts will be isolated and tested. The intent is for any covid positive individuals to remain onboard in isolation until either disembarkation or 10 days of isolation have passed and they are asymptomatic. Cruise ships are equipped with onboard medical facilities and can manage patients onboard. In an individual becomes medically unstable and requires advanced treatment, the individual will be medevacked to a health facility outside of the Canadian Arctic. All cruise ships MUST have a Covid-19 Management Plan in place, which clearly outlines sanitation procedures, health policies, handling of positive cases, etc. For ports outside of the Arctic there is a Ship to Shore checklist which must be completed for each port. There is a working group comprised of the above organizations still developing the framework for the Arctic. We are part of this committee, and all details are passed to the cruise lines we represent.