the fuel carriage requirments to which you operate ae based on on safety.
if you choose to operate below them, then you will be lucky if your employer spends $5 on your reef.
Those requirements are there for a reason,,,,and all hard learnt!
when you get the sack, a prospective employer will be happy to take you on, for staying legal.
Staying legal keeps thier insurance costs down...it the ugliest cost to them after fuel