5.1 The routeing system selected for a particular area should aim
at providing safe passage for ships through the area without unduly restricting legitimate
rights and practices, and taking account of anticipated or existing navigational hazards.
5.2 When planning, establishing, reviewing or adjusting a
routeing system, the following factors shall be among those taken into account by a
Government:
.1 their rights and practices in respect of the exploitation of
living and mineral resources;
.2 previously established routeing systems in adjacent waters,
whether or not under the proposing Government's jurisdiction;
.3 the existing traffic pattern in the area concerned, including
coastal traffic, crossing traffic, naval exercise areas and anchorage areas;
.4 foreseeable changes in the traffic pattern resulting from port
or offshore terminal developments;
.5 the presence of fishing grounds;
.6 existing activities and foreseeable developments of offshore
exploration or exploitation of the sea-bed and subsoil;
.7 the adequacy of existing aids to navigation, hydrographic
surveys and nautical charts of the area;
.8 environmental factors including prevailing weather conditions,
tidal streams and currents and the possibility of ice concentrations; and
.9 the existence of environmental conservation areas and
foreseeable developments in the establishment of such areas.
