Noise report 2013

Ricky's Noosa
Environmental Noise Level Impact Assessment for External Dining Areas Located
Within Sound Park, Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads                                                              Page 9 of 25



                           APPENDIX A: NOISE MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT


Measurement Equipment

The following equipment was used to conduct the ambient noise level study at Monitoring Location A:

•   Bruel and Kjaer Type 2260I Modular Precision Sound Analyzer – Observer – Serial No. 2409373,
    with Type BZ 7220 Software and Prepolarised free-field ½” microphone, Type 4189, Serial No.
    2395447;

•   Bruel and Kjaer Type 3592 outdoor microphone kit, including Type UA1404 outdoor microphone;

•   Bruel and Kjaer Type AO 0442 ten metre microphone extension cable; and

•   Bruel and Kjaer Type 4231 Sound Level Calibrator, Serial No. 2292747.

All of the above equipment is Type 1 in accordance with the requirements of Australian Standard AS
1259-1990, Acoustics – Sound Level Meters, as required by Australian Standard AS 1055.1-1997.


Measurement Equipment Settings

The above equipment was used with the following settings:

•   Detector:                         RMS
•   Time Weighting:                   FAST
•   Frequency Weighting:              A
•   Sound Incidence:                  FRONTAL
•   Microphone sensitivity:           -26.6 dB
•   Range:                            10-90 dB.


Calibration

The sound level meter was calibrated to the required value of 93.8 dB at 1000 Hz immediately before
and after the noise level measurements were conducted. At no time was an adjustment of more than
±0.5 dB required. This complies with the requirements of the Australian Standard.


Monitoring Location

Monitoring Location A was on the balcony of Unit 11, Noosa Shores Resort, Noosa Parade, Noosa
Heads, with the microphone elevated 1.8 metres. Refer Figure 1 for further details of Monitoring
Location A.


Atmospheric Conditions

Throughout the extended background noise assessment period atmospheric conditions complied with
the requirements of the Australian Standard.




David Moore & Associates Pty Ltd                                          Our reference: R13103/D2829/Rev.0/10.10.2013