Dialing an emergency number in a foreign country using a satellite phone

Question

I'm getting an Inmarsat phone for my time around San Pedro de Atacama in Chile to help me with emergencies.

What number do I dial if I have an issue?

I know 133 is the emergency number, but I don't think that works given my phone is a satellite phone.

I read that I need to look up the local police phone numbers, but that information is not published anywhere online!

Answer 1

Here is what I found for most countries,

If you have an Inmarsat satellite phone:

1. You will need to obtain the full international access code, country code, and phone number for the local fire, police, or ambulance depending upon the nature of the emergency and store it in your contacts.

How to call emergency numbers from your Sat Phone

and for the specific numbers for Chile.

Note: I have not tested this, but the numbers should be correct.

• Full international access code from Wikipedia

  1xx0, where xx is the international carrier selection code

  The Chilean carrier selection codes can be found on Wikipedia.

• Country code

  +56

• Phone numbers

  Emergency Telephone Numbers (within Chile)

  Police (carabineros): 133

  Ambulance (ambulancia): 131

  Fire (bomberos): 132

  Sea Rescue (rescate del mar): 137

  Air Rescue (Busqueda y Salvamento Aereo): 138

  Mountain Rescue (rescate del montana): 699 4764

  ExperienceChile.Org - Health & Safety