No Smoking Sign

No Smoking Sign

A no smoking sign combining the prohibition pictogram with bold NO SMOKING wording is the version most often chosen for crew accommodation, mess rooms, recreation spaces, and passenger areas where the message needs to be unmistakable to everyone on board, not just those trained to read ISO pictograms at a glance. The added text works well in cabins, corridors, and public lounges on passenger vessels, where visitors and new crew benefit from plain English confirming exactly what the red circle and diagonal bar mean. It reinforces the ship’s no-smoking policy in spaces where enforcement relies on visible signage rather than constant supervision.

The sign face carries a black cigarette pictogram struck through by the standard red prohibition bar, with NO SMOKING printed beneath in bold capitals for immediate readability from a distance. This worded no smoking sign is listed under IMPA code 33.8530 and ISSA code 47.585.30, distinct maritime catalogue codes that let a ship chandler or marine safety supplier pick the worded version specifically when a vessel’s specification calls for text alongside the pictogram rather than a symbol-only design.

Best Locations for Worded No-Smoking Signage

Passenger cabins, crew mess rooms, laundries, and recreational lounges are the typical fitting points for this sign, since these are spaces used by people who may not be familiar with maritime pictogram conventions, including passengers, agency staff, and short-term contractors. It also suits corridors leading to smoking-permitted deck areas, where the wording helps mark the transition point clearly. Vessels reviewing our full range of prohibition signs for a refit often specify this no smoking sign format throughout guest-facing areas and reserve a pictogram-only version for technical spaces such as engine rooms and tank decks.

Printed on fire-retardant sign stock suited to interior accommodation fit-outs, the design resists yellowing under cabin lighting and holds its colour through years of cleaning and general wear. Where fitted in corridors that double as escape routes, a photoluminescent variant keeps both the pictogram and the wording visible during an emergency lighting failure, an important detail in accommodation blocks where occupants may be unfamiliar with the layout. The printed surface also withstands the mild detergents used in routine cabin and corridor cleaning without the wording lifting or blurring, unlike lower-cost printed labels sold for shore-side office use.

The sign is available in self-adhesive vinyl for cabin doors and bulkheads, and rigid panel for corridors and public areas subject to heavier traffic. Ordering by IMPA 33.8530 or ISSA 47.585.30 lets a hotel services manager specify this no smoking sign precisely, avoiding a mix-up with the pictogram-only version during a large refit order. Vinyl sheets are supplied pre-cut to standard cabin-door sizing, while rigid panels suit the heavier traffic and occasional impact found in public corridors and lounges.

Reinforcing Smoke-Free Policy Fleet-Wide

Passenger vessel operators building smoke-free accommodation policies often reference AS 1319 signage conventions and the underlying ISO 7010 pictogram library when specifying wording alongside symbols for guest-facing areas, since the combination is widely recognised as best practice for mixed-nationality passenger and crew populations sharing the same accommodation deck. Standardising this worded design across a fleet’s accommodation decks keeps the policy visually consistent from one ship to the next. It also gives a hospitality manager transferring between vessels within the same fleet a familiar, ready-made reference point rather than learning a new house style each time.

A hotel director preparing a new vessel for passenger service will typically map every cabin corridor, lounge, and mess room during the pre-delivery walkthrough and specify this no smoking sign for each smoke-free zone in a single order, rather than discovering gaps once passengers are aboard. Because the wording removes any doubt for guests unfamiliar with prohibition pictograms, it also reduces the number of policy reminders crew need to give verbally, letting hospitality staff focus on service rather than repeatedly enforcing a rule the signage should already make clear. This matters most on the first day of a voyage, when guests are still forming their impression of the ship’s onboard rules and expectations.