Don't sweat over the how's, why's and wherefore's of strapping bikes down. Everyone has their own preferred option and no amount of arguing is ever going to make them change their habits. I make a lot of ferry crossings during the year and, personally, I just go with the flow and do what I'm told to by the ferry staff. They will rarely be experienced bikers, so probably don't know much about the relative strengths of side stands v centre stands, but they do know about securing vehicles for potentially rough crossings.
The method shown in Pan European's photo is typical.
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