Ocean waters
(b) “Ocean waters” means those waters of the open seas lying seaward of the base line from which the territorial sea is measured, as provided for in the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone (15 UST 1606; TIAS 5639).
Source
33 USC § 1402(b)
Scoping language
None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (chapter 27) of this section.