17Blocks

17 Blocks

(1) This is how a block is constituted in an offshore area: (a) assume that there is laid over the offshore area a grid constituted by: (i) lines running along meridians drawn through each degree of longitude and the minutes between those degrees; and (ii) lines running along parallels drawn through each degree of latitude and the minutes between those degrees; (b) take a bounded space defined by the grid; (c) the seabed and subsoil within the offshore area that is under that space is a block in the offshore area. (2) The following diagram shows how a block is constituted: A diagram depicting the graticulation and constitution of a block

Note: Each block is identified by giving the name of the plan in the 1:1,000,000 map series, an identifying number of the 5 minute primary block and a letter identifying the 1 minute block. The block in the diagram is 1621(a) on the Darwin sheet.