It should go without saying that gas should be off while aboard ship. While you may not be asked, or checked by the crew on boarding, if it is in the regulations or conditions of carriage then it is your responsibility.
jacktherev
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Ok Daire but if we are not to,d how are we to know? After all we are given specific instructions what we are to do and not to do on take off in an aircraft. I've no problem with that I adhere to it. My problem is when there no specific instruction given what do do. So I just leave it on assuming its ok. If they don't bother to check and tell me how can I be accountable?
I couldn't agree more, Jacktherev, the ferry companies are remiss in not telling people, but the regulation, from the Marine and Coastguard Agency in the UK, and the Department of Transport in Ireland are clear enough. Gas, in cylinders in vehicles in cargo spaces I.e. car decks, must be isolated.
Exbiker
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Jack, you are trying, without any success, to defend an indefensible, un-winable argument, give up or risk being labelled a pedant. or is it pendant either way you won't win this one
the fat controller
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I don't think it's a case of winning an argument/discussion, I for one would not have turned my gas off on the ferry, but now that I know it's against maritime regulations I will be turning it off from here on in. I have always turned it off on the the tunnel as they tell you to do so along with leaving a window open slightly and the lack of instructions from the ferry company are to blame for the confusion, but the clarity from this discussion means that we all know what to do now.
Each vehicle is allowed a maximum of 47kgs of gas (about 4 cylinders) . The gas flow must be shut off at the cylinders when the vehicle is on the ship. The cylinders must be adequately secured against movement and stored away from sources of ignition and heat
the above is from Irish Ferries, whats not to understand, ??
a bit of common sense should be exercised, nobody tells you to insure your car/tax your car/mot you car, but i bet you still do it, because its the LAW, same goes for leaving your gas on whilst on a ferry.
drifter
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Wow! A gas explosion on a ferry way out in the Celtic Sea would not be a great start to the hols.
For that reason and as a basic safety precaution - and because it is the regulations we always turn off the gas.
The French have great supermarkets so we don't bother carrying any perishables - so no need for fridge while on the ferry
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