Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Factors for Selection. - The following factors shall be considered by the President in the identification, proposal, and designation of the coordinates of the archipelagic sea lanes specified in Section 7 hereof, as well as in the establishment and designation of substitute sea lanes or air routes:

(a) National security and public safety;

(b) Safety of navigation, both domestic and international, to safeguard life and property at sea;

(c) The presence of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas designated, or to be designated, in accordance with international law;

(d) Protection of fishing grounds and key biodiversity areas in the Philippine Maritime Zones;

(e) Management of risks pollution on account of ship operations and accidents;

(f) Sustainability for continuous, expeditious, and unobstructed transit from one prt of the EEZ or high seas to another part of the EEZ or high seas; and

(g) Non-duplication of routes of similar convenience between the same entry and exit points into archipelagic waters.