tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post2146783969945530769..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: Smoking on a ship.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-30397383423319829282010-10-01T11:22:51.232+01:002010-10-01T11:22:51.232+01:00I used to work for an oil major on crude and LPG t...I used to work for an oil major on crude and LPG tankers. Of course, we always had the no smoking outside rule in place because we were carrying a few million barrels of hydrocarbons (inerted though so still as much chance of causing an explosion as finding an honest politician).<br /><br />Like you, we saw the gradual creep of no smoking rules to the point where the only place one could smoke onboard the last vessel I sailed on was what had been a small storage locker approx 6ft by 6ft with a bare minimum of ventilation.<br /><br />This on a vessel where 12 of us smoked including the entire galley department. Now here was the kicker, the galley department weren't allowed to clean the ashtrays because of a "risk of harm due to passive smoking." The chief mate assigned the job to me for some reason because I was the only officer to smoke.<br /><br />Luckily, none of the company vessels were British flagged. Know a few lads whose company outright banned smoking onboard right in the middle of their four month trip. Possession of tobacco was an instant dismissal offence.<br /><br />I have since moved to a small company working on a coastal survey vessel. British flagged, but all 6 of us smoke. I once again enjoy a bridge watch sitting in the chair chain smoking.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829462136531720413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-72070714265256034722010-09-27T19:53:57.007+01:002010-09-27T19:53:57.007+01:00I remember "Fort Austin" & "For...I remember "Fort Austin" & "Fort Grange" .. ;)Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-14725368205407896412010-09-27T19:21:23.887+01:002010-09-27T19:21:23.887+01:00I go even further back. I can still remember the o...I go even further back. I can still remember the original Wave and Fort classes. I think?The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-60414190298729716522010-09-27T18:59:38.197+01:002010-09-27T18:59:38.197+01:00Been bloody glad to see you RFA lads on more than ...Been bloody glad to see you RFA lads on more than one occassion ...<br /><br />Back in the days of "Olna", "Tide Spring", "Grey Rover" et al ...<br /><br />Always good to do a "Razz" & get the mailies .. ;)Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-2469525363015077042010-09-26T20:57:25.305+01:002010-09-26T20:57:25.305+01:00If you thought the aim was the end of war by Healt...If you thought the aim was the end of war by Health and Safety proclamation at least we could laugh at the naivety. As it is I can't help but feel that if these baccy regs had applied in 1982 the captain of the <i>Sheffield</i> would have been fined for destruction of the No Smoking signs.<br /><br />Hey, what the fuck are the submariners supposed to do? They get waterproof fags or what?Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.com