But really? On a sub??? I would have figured being "air tight" would by common sense prohibit smoking.
the modern submarines have the first class air cleaning systems
The ventilation system on a modern boat is extremely sophisticated—air is constantly moving around and is filtered. The second hand smoke argument is pure B.S. It’s politically correct busy bodies doing what they do best...controlling other people’s lives.
Not a cigarette smoker myself, but there are places on a boat where people should be allowed to smoke. It’s hard enough to man up a boat and keep it at sea, without all this stupid artificial stress. And when the wenches come on board....