An erj captain notices a ramp worker smoking 25 ft from parked aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	618038
Time
Date	200405
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	618038
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Company
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Prior to departure, I went into operations and noticed that a ramp worker was smoking less than 25 ft away from our aircraft. I asked him politely to stop smoking and his reply was that jet fuel was not that flammable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ERJ CAPT NOTICES A RAMP WORKER SMOKING 25 FT FROM PARKED ACFT.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP, I WENT INTO OPS AND NOTICED THAT A RAMP WORKER WAS SMOKING LESS THAN 25 FT AWAY FROM OUR ACFT. I ASKED HIM POLITELY TO STOP SMOKING AND HIS REPLY WAS THAT JET FUEL WAS NOT THAT FLAMMABLE.

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.