Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/WayConnectedToArea.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/WayConnectedToArea.java	(revision 6723)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/WayConnectedToArea.java	(revision 6724)
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.validation.TestError;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.mappaint.ElemStyles;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Predicates;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Utils;
 
 /**
@@ -65,4 +67,5 @@
     private void testForError(Way w, Node wayNode, OsmPrimitive p) {
         if (wayNode.isOutsideDownloadArea()) {
+        } else if (Utils.exists(wayNode.getReferrers(), Predicates.hasTag("route", "ferry"))) {
         } else if (isArea(p)) {
             addError(w, wayNode, p);