Everyone should by now know how the BC TAP form (the Provincial Travel Assistance Program for medical reasons) allows a patient free travel on the ferry to get to a specialist medical appointment on Vancouver Island.
But did you know that BC Ferries has a MAL (Medical Assured Loading) program allowing you to go to the head of the ferry lineup for assured loading? This may be critical during overload situations.
Here is the link with the criteria on how to obtain a MAL and that page also has a link on how to obtain a TAP, which you must also have at the same time: https://www.bcferries.com/book-sailings/medical-assured-loading
J. Caldbeck
Forbes Hall Health Services Group
