Active Pass Safety?

[Political Incorrectness]

If you go back to earlier in this thread, the speed restriction has been answered. Cascade, Active pass gets its name from the strong current that are in the pass even during non windy days.

[WettCoast]

Active Pass(age) actually gets its name from a mid 19 century US Navy survey ship. Captain Richards, of the Royal Navy, had named this waterway after his ship the HMS Plumper, but the American Name was the first on the map and it 'stuck'. BTW, the original Post Office on Mayne Island was known as Plumper Pass until 1900.

For more on this see the book BC Place Names by the Akrigg's.

[Balfour]

ferrymaniac101 said:

If you go back to earlier in this thread, the speed restriction has been answered. Cascade, Active pass gets its name from the strong current that are in the pass even during non windy days.

It also gets it's name for the amount of activity that goes on there. Crazy fishing boats, ferries, currents, and of course certain ferry forum members jumping around in the waves created by the wakes of ferries.

[sgrant]

ferryman said:

When I was standing near the bow on the Queen of Vancouver, while going through the pass, about a month ago, a crew member released some sort of emergency brake on the chain. Once it looked like we had cleared the final corner out of Active Pass, the brake was tightened up again, and the crew member resumed his other duties. I'm assuming this is to prevent a grounding, like the Queen of Alberni grounding in the early 1980s.

Now that you mention it, I recall seeing those gizmos being disengaged and engaged before and after Active Pass.

[Dane]

sgrant said:

ferryman said:

When I was standing near the bow on the Queen of Vancouver, while going through the pass, about a month ago, a crew member released some sort of emergency brake on the chain. Once it looked like we had cleared the final corner out of Active Pass, the brake was tightened up again, and the crew member resumed his other duties. I'm assuming this is to prevent a grounding, like the Queen of Alberni grounding in the early 1980s.

Now that you mention it, I recall seeing those gizmos being disengaged and engaged before and after Active Pass.

This is also done on the S-Class, but it's automatic. Fancy stuff.

[Political Incorrectness]

qsandwich said:

ferrymaniac101 said:

If you go back to earlier in this thread, the speed restriction has been answered. Cascade, Active pass gets its name from the strong current that are in the pass even during non windy days.

and of course certain ferry forum members jumping around in the waves created by the wakes of ferries.

Then you observed one of the many signs of boredom and some members try and climb cliffs without a harness. >coughCHRIScough<

[Ferryman]

ferrymaniac101 said:

Then you observed one of the many signs of boredom and some members try and climb cliffs without a harness. >coughCHRIScough<

Hey, I'm a roofer. I'm used to having to climb steep stuff.....

I know, that doesn't make me invincable to everything......but wouldn't that be cool if I was......