United Nations Conventions On The Law Of The Sea 1982 has regulated some rights of

the sea passage, one of the which is rights of transit passage. In Indonesia, many ships from

other countries pass by not using rights of transit passage in the territorial sea but using the

right of innocent passage. For example, at Amamapare Port Site, the ship of PT Freeport

Indonesia was stopped for long periods at Arafuru Sea to did operational activities like

loading and unloading the shipload. The methods in this thesis used normative research. The

data was collected through the use of library research, regulations, and legal opinion. The

conclusion from this thesis is the application of rights of sea passage at Amamapare Port Site

does not use rights of sea passage that was regulated in United Nation Conventions On The

Law The Sea 1982. Activities at Amamapare Portside was use circular letter of the

transportation ministry of directorate general of the sea transportation

UM.003/28/06/UPP.Amp-14 and regulation of head of Amamapare Portsite Number:

OT.101/28/02/UPP.Amp-2014.