Ley de Fomento a la Marina Mercante (Decree Law 3.059 of 1979)
Citizenship requirement
Chilean-flag + Chilean-crewed for coastal cabotage
Vessel flag required
Chilean flag only
Officer quota
100% Chilean-national officers + ratings
Wage effect
Chilean domestic seafarer wages competitive with Latin American regional average
Notes
Coastal cabotage particularly protected due to Chile's long coastline + island territories. Domestic ferry sector + offshore-support-vessel sub-sector distinctly regulated.