WW24 captain refused to stop smoking while a passenger was on medical oxygen.

Attributes
ACN	573234
Time
Date	200302
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	IAI1124/1124A/Westwind
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 72 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	573234
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight was a medical charter from ZZZ, first officer, to san, us. The passenger had head injury, but medical equipment attached to him. Throughout the cruise portion of the flight, the cockpit doors were closed. The captain (who is a smoker) smoked several times during the 15 hour flight to san. I am a non smoker. On the part 91 flight from san to home base (ZZZ1) the nurse informed myself that oxygen had been in use the whole time, but did not want to upset the captain, who is also the owner of the company for fear of conflict. Up until this point, I was completely unaware of any oxygen in use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WW24 CAPT REFUSED TO STOP SMOKING WHILE A PAX WAS ON MEDICAL OXYGEN.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS A MEDICAL CHARTER FROM ZZZ, FO, TO SAN, US. THE PAX HAD HEAD INJURY, BUT MEDICAL EQUIP ATTACHED TO HIM. THROUGHOUT THE CRUISE PORTION OF THE FLT, THE COCKPIT DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE CAPT (WHO IS A SMOKER) SMOKED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE 15 HR FLT TO SAN. I AM A NON SMOKER. ON THE PART 91 FLT FROM SAN TO HOME BASE (ZZZ1) THE NURSE INFORMED MYSELF THAT OXYGEN HAD BEEN IN USE THE WHOLE TIME, BUT DID NOT WANT TO UPSET THE CAPT, WHO IS ALSO THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY FOR FEAR OF CONFLICT. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF ANY OXYGEN IN USE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.