TSA, Tanks & Ferries

[kidspot]

Recent events is changing TSA's grip on reality.

You peaked my curiosity... care to expand on how/why... (I've not been keeping up with current events lately)


Mike S - great comments! I agree wholeheartedly, unfortunately we're still left living with the results ...

Aloha, Tim

 

[chrisch]

From P&O (https://www.poferries.com/portal/page?_pageid=1613,278207&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_calledfrom=1)

"viii) No more than 3 gas cylinders may be carried and these should be adequately secured against movement of the ship with the supply shut off at the cylinders during the voyage. Leaking and inadequately secured or connected cylinders will be refused shipment."

I can find no other reference on any of the ferries we use. Now the big question are doubles one or two cylinders!!!! (Last time we went through with two doubles and two stages and two singles - I make that 8).

Chris

 

[eandiver]

ahh - I wonder who does all the inspections then? Whenever a ship comes into port here they have armed soldiers with rifles, the tables and screening machines setup where all passengers have to pass through. In a recent conversation with a couple of crew memebers I was told they are not even allowed to have a cork screw on board with them (one was the bar tender) but have to sign one out and sign it back in for work...

Different inspectors, but it seems to be the same limitations ...

Tim

Customs and/or the port authority.

 

[rgbmatt]

Last month, we shipped 4 full-size O2 cylinders and a bunch of tanks, stage bottles, and rebreather cylinders (mostly full) from Oahu to Maui on Young Brothers. They made sure that everything in the container was properly secured but didn't complain about anything else.

I doubt it will be an issue.

 

[RICHinNC]

A good point about propane tanks Mike. One would think ferries can not be treated like planes. But I worked for the gov for 20 years and came to understand....""they"" can do some really stupid things.
rich