BC Ferries vessels to help “educate passengers” and enforce federal transportation rules.Transport Canada prevents passengers from remaining in their vehicles when on enclosed desk.
The rule does not apply to open vehicle decks. BC Ferries passengers can no longer remain in vehicles on enclosed decks as of Sept.
30 The federal agency issued an exemption back in March in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, but reinstated it in September.On Friday, the RCMP said Transport Canada and BC Ferries requested help from officers to conduct “joint on-board ‘walkabouts’ and to enforce the regulation.”“Remaining in a vehicle on an enclosed vehicle deck while a ferry is operating is not safe for passengers and has been banned internationally,”.