FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Life at sea is demanding. Long hours, isolation, fatigue, and high responsibility create a unique environment where unhealthy coping mechanisms, like smoking, can thrive. However, smoking is not just a personal habit but a serious risk in the environment onboard vessels. Smoking remains one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide. For seafarers, the risks are even greater due to limited access to medical care while onboard. Conditions such as heart disease, respiratory illness, and cancer can develop silently and become life-threatening far from help. RelatedNews DNV: How to document PFOS-free fire-extinguishing foam on board Britannia: Key safety tips for overside work var jnews_module_21369552_0_6a01de88d1048 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21369552","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4080,2399,458,1686","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","