We are part of the state highway system, so the rules of the road apply. All
travelers are affected by important ferry system safety regulations. Please read,
and follow these rules listed below:
Prohibited Items
The following items are prohibited on Washington State Ferries’ vessels and at all terminals:
- Hazardous materials (Title 49 CFR, Parts 170-180)
- Explosives or incendiary devices (Title 33 CFR, Part 6)
- Chemical, Biological or Radiological Agents or Devices (Title 33 CFR, Part 6)
- Unlawful or Illegally Possessed Firearms (9.41 RCW)
- Illegal Fireworks (70.77 RCW)
- Acetylene Tanks
- Propane tanks:
Customers may bring propane on board the ferries, in limited quantity. You may carry up to one freestanding propane tank in addition to those installed in recreation vehicles, not to exceed 100 pounds water equivalent weight each (approximately 25 gallons).
Regulations require that all propane tanks be turned off and secured, unless they are the primary fuel source for your vehicle. Alert the ticket seller and he/she will give you a tag for your tank.
- Gasoline:
Gasoline may only be transported in properly capped portable containers (total quantity not to exceed 12 gallons) in a vehicle. Each container is limited to (6) gallons and must be UL or USCG approved and in good condition. All vehicles must have gas caps.
- Firearms:
Customers may transport firearms as they would legally on a Washington state highway. You must carry the proper permits, and the ammunition must be in a separate container from the firearm,
- Pressurized tanks: (oxygen) must be capped
- No dumping of hazardous (oil, anti-freeze) waste while on board.
- Livestock carriers cannot leak waste.
- Please deactivate your car alarm upon boarding a Washington State ferry. Vehicles and vessel crew transiting the auto deck, as well as the normal movements experienced while a ferry is underway or docking may cause car alarms to sound.