BC ferries runs by transport canada rules, and those state that closed car decks must be vacated. its something that people often just ignore, and it pisses deckhands off when they are doing their rounds and have to bang on windows.

That's (the video) is nothing, 3-5m swells only.

Not even, more like 1 - 3m at the max. These ships really don't do rough weather well, what real blue water mariners laugh off as a light breeze basically shuts down the ferries here.

Dan Miller coastals are better than spirits in rough conditions

I was just on a Coastal last September. They remind me of mini cruise ships.

Shawn Bennett this is tsawwassan and swartz bay

Yeah this is the Coastal Renaissance from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay

Nanaimo is a first nations term. It’s English translation is “One sailing wait”.

God, the Queen of New Westminster cant even leave port in winds, it's too dangerous to dock.

@@sean-mv8fz the boat you mentioned there is one of the older boats. It is the last ferry of the Victoria class of ships, where it had sister ships Queen of Victoria, Queen of Vancouver, Queen of Nanaimo, Queen of Burnaby, etc. The Queen of New Westminster is the last one of all these, but it is also the most unique one. It had a second car deck put on it to have two ramps, which is why they still have it, also they upgraded in 2009 i think.

Yes

7am which way? You probably saw me onboard!

Pfft... "Scary"... Landlubbers... Lol.

RIP. Idk why, because I don't think anyone had a problem being down there.

If ventilation was a problem, the crew could run a ventilation fan. The risk is that people can get squashed between vehicles or between a vehicle and the ship's structure as the vehicles move about with the movement of the ship. I've seen container lorries fall over onto cars in rough seas. On one occasion, a car's rear windscreen popped out when a high van fell over and squashed the car - the rear windscreen popped out and lay undamaged on the deck but the car's top half was flattened. There's also the risk of fire on the vehicle deck. If passengers were allowed to roam freely on vehicle decks, crew members (in the event of fire) would have to risk their lives to evacuate them. The shipping company can't guarantee that every vehicle is electrically safe, or that cargo in trucks is safe - fires can start in a vehicle on the vehicle deck. Also, there's a chance of theft from cars. The International Maritime Organisation’s International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea rule is as follows: "In all ro-ro passenger ships, the master or the designated officer shall ensure that, without the expressed consent of the master or the designated officer, no passengers are allowed access to an enclosed ro-ro deck during navigation." www.imorules.com/GUID-7FD05C88-F624-4038-994A-6605F8A94ECF.html

What?

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH I'm also very confused

Actually they now don't allow you to go down to the lower closed vehicle deck because of that.

It’s a big ship it would take hours to sink and there are alarm systems and exits to upper decks

*cough* MS Estonia *cough* *ahem*

This was posted 6 years ago, before that restriction got put in to place.

@@greego5952 That restriction was in place when I crossed between P.E.I. and New Brunswick on the MV Abegweit back before they built a bridge. Wanted to go down to get something out of my truck... No way, Jose. Not allowed down there while sailing. They did allow passengers to return to vehicle decks during the docking. Once we were slowed right down, they would open the bow doors for fresh air.

@@greego5952 Passengers weren't allowed on vehicle decks of British ships from before I left the sea 40 years ago. Those with a good reason e.g. to check on dogs in cars, needed permission and had to be escorted by a crewmember.

@@ianm452 Cool, but I rode BC Ferries a lot and I know that the restriction of riding on the enclosed vehicle decks is something somewhat recent. But you are still allowed on the open space vehicle decks.

the HMS Pimpin'

It’s called the coastal celebration.

Absolutely. She is breaking international rules made for her own safety. A crewmember should escort her off the vehicle deck.

The coastal celebration is not over 50 years old. Ya it's over 10 years old.