Indonesia cabotage
Indonesian Shipping Law No. 17/2008 (asas cabotage)
- Citizenship requirement
- Indonesian-flag + Indonesian-crewed
- Vessel flag required
- Indonesian flag only
- Officer quota
- 100% Indonesian-national officers + ratings
- Wage effect
- Indonesian domestic seafarer wages significantly below international rates; INSA + KPI CBAs
Notes
Fully implemented 2011 after transition period. Massive expansion of Indonesian-flag domestic fleet (2000+ vessels post-2011). Offshore-supply and specialized-vessel sub-sectors gradually opened via specific tender exceptions.