National Seas Act 1977. Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 1977 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleBeing an Act to describe and provide for the demarcation of (a) the territorial sea; and (b) the internal waters; and (c) the offshore seas; and (d) the archipelagic waters, for the purpose of asserting the rights of the State in relation to those areas. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Sovereignty Geographical area Oceania, Small Island Developing States Abstract The Act provides for the description and demarcation of: (a) the territorial sea; (b) the Internal Waters; (c) Offshore Seas; (d) Archipelagic Waters. Schedule 1 provides for principles for ascertaining baselines. As a general principle, in respect of each part of the coast the baseline follows the low water line. Where the distance between the low water line on each natural entrance point of a bay: (a) does not exceed 24 miles, the baseline follows a straight line between those points; or (b) e Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Implemented by Declaration of the baselines by method of coordinates of base points for purposes of the location of archipelagic baselines. Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 2002 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Offshore Seas Proclamation 1978. Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1978 (2006) Keyword: Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX