Those without elevators are the Hiyu, Hyak, Kaleetan, Klickitat, Spokane, Walla Walla and Yakima. Ferries with ramps are the Chinook, Kalama, Skagit and Tyee. If you need to have your vehicle parked near an elevator on the ferry, tell the ticket seller at the terminal. The ferry system hires all employees, with the exception of management positions, through various unions. Generally, hiring for such positions is done in May and names are forwarded to the WSF Human Resources Department from a list compiled by the IBU from an earlier registration they hold.
All positions are entry level, on-call and last only through the summer season.
Engine room personnel must have two ways of exiting the engine room, which is below deck. To park in these diagonally striped areas could endanger lives. Not only is this rule based on common sense, it's mandated by the Coast Guard. So if ferry crews tell you to stay back or move forward, please follow their instructions. To fight such a fire, crews require access to foam nozzles, which are stored in the access ways to our engine-room control spaces.