Decree relative to the measurement of the Swedish territorial sea.

This Decree defines straight baselines (art. 1), gives co-ordinates of baselines in the sea bordering Finland, indicates the width of the territorial sea (art. 2), and provides for the inclusion of co-ordinates of baselines in sea maps (art. 3). Straight baselines shall run between points on the coastline corresponding to the low-water line as indicated in a chart. The territorial sea shall measure 12 nautical miles from the baselines. Points of the baselines shall be included in sea charts by the Maritime Office.