We are booked shortly to travel with our car and caravan to Tasmania. We have been getting somewhat confusing reports on restrictions the carrier, Spirit of Tasmania, places on the following items:
1. Gas cylinders (e.g 9kg) mounted on a caravan: we understand from the carrier’s web site that these can remain in place, provided that they are disconnected from the caravan’s plumbing for the voyage duration, have effective shut-off valves and meet usual compliance specs. However, some people believe these cylinders will need to be removed from the caravan and carried separately on the ship, to be collected at the end of the voyage. Which is correct?
2. Fuel jerrycans: must be empty and dry of fuel, or filled with water. If they even smell of fuel (i.e. have been used recently), must they be filled with water?
3. Fuel in generators is OK. Is this true?
4. More a quarantine question than a transit one: we carry assorted timber offcuts in the caravan boot for all those odd uses – such as placing under axle stands, the jockey wheel, or for placing under the wheels to level a parked caravan. Does Tassie qurantine need to inspect and/or confiscate these?
Any recent experience/advice would be welcome. Thanks.
Mike & Helen
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