RE: [Paddlewise] Canadian Customs

The prohibition of liquid fuel and related appliances on aircraft has been
discussed to death on rbp.  This is not simply Canadian foolishness, the US
regulations are based on airline industry consensus standards.  The bottom
line is that the probability of fire or explosion from leaking fuel is
greater than zero and is controllable by the airlines.  They choose to
control this risk by a blanket prohibition.  While some airlines have
variations on the theme, the easiest solution for airline management is to
give the gate agents no discretionary authority.  In addition, the fact is
the captain of the aircraft is responsible for the safety of all of the
passengers and has the right to refuse to transport anything they consider
hazardous. For those adventurous souls who want to live on the edge, meet
new people and, see new sights, you can, of course, sneak your stove
on-board, get caught and spend up to 5 years in jail and pay up to $20,000
(US)in fines. Plan B, for the less adventurous, is to pay to ship the stove
by other means, although the cost of shipment may exceed the value of the
stove.  

Dana Dickson

> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:38:41 +1300
> From: Eddie van den Hurk <vdh_at_xtra.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Canadian Customs
> 
> Sisler, Clyde wrote:
> > 
> > I read an article where a guy going through Canadian 
> Customs was told they
> > were confiscating fossil fuel burning camp stoves.  A 
> vaugue bell sounded in
> > the back of my mind that I had heard something like this 
> before, Paddlewise,
> > r.b.p. or somewhere.
> > 
> Yes. Friends of mine returning from kayaking in Canada were told that 
> their M.S.R.cooker(near new and well cleaned) could not be 
> taken aboard
> an aircraft because of possible explosions .New ,never used 
> ones are OK
> Hartbroken ;=) they left their near new gadget behind.
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