Quote Originally Posted by islaydarkblue View Post
There are no prizes for guessing that I am the member of the public mentioned in the minutes of the Islay Community Council meeting held on 18th May 2022 raising my concerns about the heavier weight of electric powered vehicles sailing on the Calmac ferries compared to the weight of petrol and diesel powered vehicles.
It has never been mentioned in the minutes of Islay Ferry Committee meetings to date nor has it ever been mentioned in the minutes of the Calmac Community Board of Directors meetings which are attended by the bosses of Calmac Ferries Limited, CMAL and Transport Scotland.
The secretary of Islay Community Council who is also a member of the Calmac Community Board of Directors told me that he raised the heavier weight of electric powered vehicles sailing on Calmac Ferries at the Calmac Community Board of Directors meeting which was held on 27th May 2022 and it should mentioned in the minutes of the meeting when they are eventually published after the next board of directors meeting.




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Additional weight, or potential additional weight, for the typical vehicle is a genuine risk that needs to be assessed so of course it should be raised. However that risk should be mitigated to ALARP to accommodate the vehicles which is what will happen and the risk of mezzanine deck collapse will be negligible.

Likewise with the very, very low potential for them to go on fire - it'll be mitigated to ALARP and the risk will be negligible.