[Limor Friedman]

Cynthia’s post motivated me to insist on getting replay from VBC ferries.
As last month at departure bay I was asked to show my fuel and was sent out to dispose it at the gas station since isobutane is forbidden.
( I almost lost my reservation, definitely lots one good almost full cartridge)

I started an email exchange with the dangerous good officer, their answer was to ask every time we travel if our fuel is prohibited or not.
but I emailed back this week to insist on consistency .
Here is the answer from officer Shawn:

Every cartridge has a UN number.

The UN number that is NOT allowed is :1969

The most common fuel cartridges that we are using:
UN 2037
UN 1075
Are allowed!

•  On the NSR cartridge the Number is at the bottom
  I also attached the email from the officer Shawn and asked him to remind his team.

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[Kim Bose]

My Husband emailed BC Ferry dangerous goods division. They say UN 2037 is not allowed on closed vehicle decks but is allowed on the open vehicle deck.

 

[Heather Kirk]

Thanks so much Limor, for investigating this. Now we have the evidence to contest this erroneous demand. BC Ferries needs to up the training level of  their staff.

[Roberto Dominguez]

Aha! So it seems the issue is with pure Isobutane, which although is may be less explosive than the Isobutane+propane mix, the fact is meant for industrial use it’s probably a bit risky to transport and is defined as UN 1969, which is not allowed.

The Isobutane+propane mix, broadly defined as UN 2037, in the cartridges we use (UN 2037) are clearly defined as small containers, which have lower pressure and not refillable, so risk should be low, hence allowed.

Thanks Limor for digging more into it, hopefully this is going to help BC Ferries updating their policies.

P.S. Don’t quote me on this one, I’ve got some AI help 😉

[John Leung]

It’s a bit confusing.

Their website still doesn’t give people detail info.

https://www.bcferries.com/travel-boarding/dangerous-goods

They didn’t even list UN 1969, but it mentioned UN 1011 butane.

 

“Some camping fuels are prohibited, for example, UN1011 Butane. Reach out to your terminal of departure prior to travel for more details, if desired.”

 

When I look up UN 2037, it isn’t even fuel specific, it’s more about container.

 

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