More egregious violations of the Code Federal Regulations (CFRs) could result in civil or criminal penalties. That's because you unhinged exmilitary guys are a threat. Please view our advertising policy page for additional details about our partners. PURPOSE This directive establishes FPS policy for applying security force countermeasures to mitigate . Interesting SMR? Instead of addressing their mess, they are looking to SHOW how they are making changes to "Protect the public" by using us crew as an example. Are allowed front-of-the-line access atTSA PreCheck lanes and standard passenger screening lanes. 2023 KNOWN CREWMEMBER. All rights reserved. We do not speed up the security process because it's busy. I'm guessing there are very few prohibited items discovered during random screening. I said I'm not concerned with passenger volume or wait times. If you have been issued a temporary government issued photo ID and it is your only form of government issued identification, proceed to the passenger screening checkpoint or employee screening location to access the airport sterile area. Stay in your busted vehicle because I can tell by the way you type youre a bum at best. Nope, AFA, was also involved in the lobbying for KCM, all crew members or none. Worrying about wait times and passenger volume is what our management is for. You don't like your job and you feel so miserable at it. The government-approved Known Crewmember (KCM) program allows Flight Attendants and Pilots at many airlines to enjoy the convenience of an expedited security screening. If your crew-member record is SPOTLESS, your random screening should be much much less. Get ready for crew members to be cutting in front of you everywhere ! Yes, we expect, when we get to kcm that we will just be able to walk through and it is a disappointment when we cant. IATA - Personalised Passport, Visa & Health travel documentation advice 1. The protection from unwarranted searching isn't about protecting people carrying contraband. I'm a 44 year flight attendant. That's Have anyone seen how TSA Employees (as well as LEOs )gain access to the secured sterile areas of any of our nation's airports around the country? Responsibilities Conduct administrative duties and errands as required This whole system is a mess now and its not only hurting crew members, but it will hurt passengers that have paid for TSA pre check to now have to wait for countless crews to go ahead of them. So it does happen..not a fishy story. For everyones information, so long as the plane is on there is no need to have pilots on board while boarding passengers. At the end of a flight cabin crew members are there to make sure that passengers disembark the aircraft safely. TSA properly is strictly for managing terroristic threats. There is a dedicated crew line in every country and some countries have a system very similar to kcm where crew members are chosen randomly to be screened. As if trucks and other merchandise dont come through to be sold at airport property. Just a couple of weeks ago I posed the question of whether the Known Crewmember Program should be reconsidered. It just sucks overall, especially for those of us who do not smuggle drugs or weapons just do their jobs and just want to use flight benefits on their days off. In May 2007, the TSA approved the first version of an alternate screening method called the Crew Personnel Advanced Screening System (CrewPASS). The REAL problem is that airline management, in conjunction with the FA unions, basically hire anyone with a "pulse" to be a Flight Attendant. This enhanced process leverages current technology to provide an effective and cost-efficient solution. And as you put it yourself, FAs are 'impoverished'. Its really an interesting take when you mention pilots dont need to be screened as much. Backpacks (including clear backpacks), hard-sided coolers (regardless of size) and bags larger than 16 x 16 x 8 inches are NOT permitted at Wrigley Field.Other bags (such as wallets, purses, drawstring bags, fanny packs, lunch bags, briefcases and soft-sided coolers) smaller than 16 x 16 x 8 inches in size are permitted. What do you make of the news of the TSA replacing the Known Crewmember Program with Expedited Crew Access? If you are a crew member who, even ONCE, brought a firearm illegally to work, you should be randomly screened for LIFE (even if you only did it once). No other individuals are allowed access in the KCM program. Are you mad that they didn't let them go? It's not at all fair to the crew members who do the right thing. The last incident of the FA caught smuggling fentanyl in SF because they got the random at KCM and got caught at the security checkpoint was the final nail in the coffin for KCM. I am a U.S. airline pilot, and while disappointing, this development was not unexpected. all while putting up with ATTITUDES & MINDSETS from people like you! Too much education, and not enough accountability. This is not a U.S. government site. Carriage of another individuals property through the KCM portal to circumvent screening is prohibited. Besides should you be focusing your energy on more important things like fighting the company to allow male FAs to wear blouses and heels! Then you have to listen to passengers complain and ask why your late. Flight attendants and pilots are not similar in importance or security. Pilots are not, and haven't been the problem. I don't know if a single checkpoint which excorts you directly to screening. Unfortunately, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has found circumstances where there have been egregious violations of the KCM requirements. I'm sure many blog readers have stories of this to share. Ok, back to your BarcaLounger. Boohoo. Security is an illusion there is no reason to subject those flying the airplane to TSA checks. They also wear wrinkled dirty uniforms and look about as professional as the Bad News Bears. These items must accompany the crew member upon . Maybe a probationary period before they are eligible, idk. I guarantee if you're a flight attendant reading this you've said "oF cOuRsE I diD!" 0000003889 00000 n Interesting SMR? Most crew have known for YEARS NOW that the TSA has done a piss-poor job of screening. Enter your email address here and we will send you an email with your username and instructions on how to change your password. What else are they catching? All Crewmembers transiting a KCM portal are subject to random screening. Which is handing out band-aids and pressing buttons on an AED.after the machine TELLS you to. Flight attendants have 2 months of training. Whats the data? If you did, you wouldn't have made such an inept comment. The way I type indicates that I'm a bum and have a busted vehicle? Once registered, you may begin using the barcode card at any active KCM access point. 0 All Crew Members transiting a KCM portal are subject to random screening. I have heard stories of pilots and flight attendants ferrying money, drugs and electronics and that has led to the loss of this expedited service for us. And those are not small. There's too many crewmembers to have them all go through pre-check. The program expedites flight crewmember access to sterile areas of airports, reduces passenger screening line congestion, enhances security, and makes airport checkpoint screening more efficient for all who depend on air transportation. Most airports have crew only lines and if they dont were allowed to walk to front of line while in uniform. 5The Known Crew Member program enables TSOs to positively verify the identity and employment status of flight-crew members who have joined the program and provide expedited access to the sterile area of the airport for properly identified and verified, uniformed crewmembers. I agree with you about flight attendants vs pilots. As of 2023, the TSA will allegedly be introducing Expedited Crew Access, which will replace the Known Crewmember Program. An aircraft can board without a pilotbut not without the minimum crew of flight attendants.. and considering how long our duty days are, I don't know any flight attendants willing to leave their layover hotel a couple hours earlier. Meanwhile I have to show my employer issued ID, plus scan a TSA issued barcode identifying me and a 2nd Government issued picture ID (a 3rd ID not in uniform). Second, customers are always disappointed when a crew member steps to the front of a line. The continued success of the program is dependent upon crewmembers demonstrating that they can be trusted to comply with all related requirements. This is just going to exacerbate the problem of long lines and lack of precheck in multiple terminals, You can even point to this as a reason for the insane crowding at lounges were seeing. This story is incorrect. Our frustration has absolutely nothing to do with entitlement. Exactly Mr. DeKnob! _W+ Legal Notice: This website is only intended to provide an overview of the Known Crewmember program. Pilots have repeatedly been caught bringing guns. KCM provides crewmembers with an alternative entry point into airport sterile areas, which may be separate from the passenger security-screening lanes. The statistics dont lie. Q:I have a SSSS on my boarding pass or seat request card, what do I do? If you have been inactive, on leave, or if you have been temporarily removed from service, you will not have KCM access. Pilots have much more to lose. AFA International | To operate as a CAP Solo Pilot, the member must possess a valid student pilot certificate, or in the case of a pilot transitioning to another aircraft category, at least an FAA Private Pilot certificate in another category and/or class of aircraft, and appropriate solo endorsements from a CAP Instructor Pilot for the make and model aircraft flown. endstream endobj 54 0 obj <>/Metadata 9 0 R/Pages 8 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/StructTreeRoot 11 0 R/Type/Catalog/Lang( E N - U S)>> endobj 55 0 obj <>/ColorSpace<>/Font<>/ExtGState<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 56 0 obj <> endobj 57 0 obj <> endobj 58 0 obj <> endobj 59 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceRGB 16 77 0 R] endobj 60 0 obj <> endobj 61 0 obj <>stream The random serves NO purpose, except harassment UNLESS TSA would escort you directly to screening. How many pilots have been caught smuggling? Dangerous Goods are also known as restricted articles, hazardous materials and dangerous cargo. You have a nice day. A:The KCM barcode card is used to expedite the crewmember verification process at the KCM access points. Meanwhile with all this new increase of Random checks I've been bypassing KCM and just doing the regular line. As for the flight attendant vs. pilot issue, the justification for including flight attendants was always that there simply was not enough volume to maintain KCM checkpoints just for pilots. Is air travel going to get even MORE expensive? Seems crazy to punish the vast majority of people because a few bad apples. box cutters. As for the flight attendant vs. pilot issue, the justification for including flight attendants was always that there simply was not A large part of the problem was allowing crew members - pilots or flight attendants - to use KCM when off duty with the exception of going immediately taccess o/from their base as a commuter. If you combine all the flight attendants and look at the numbers is it even close to 1% of crew members doing this? 0000007899 00000 n Q: What should I do if I encounter a TSA screening officer who does not seem to be applying the KCM requirements correctly? Direct the crewmember/s with personal international travel on their itinerary to the passenger screening checkpoint. Security is an illusion there is no reason to subject those flying the airplane to TSA checks. If they increased the requirements - say you have to have a 2 year degree -- an EMT license, etc. The current limits are arbitrary and nearly meaningless. Smuggling drugs or trying to get a weapon through security should be punishable to the people doing it. The folks who say TSA isn't here for drug smuggling interdiction are absolutely correct. List of Prohibited Items Examples of items prohibited by UPS include, but are not limited to the following: Ammunition (except as expressly provided in the "UPS Tariff/Terms and Conditions of Service - United States" beginning on page 7) Bank bills, notes or currency (other than coin) Corpses, cremated or disinterred remains Fireworks Just because you hate your life and job doesnt mean everybody else does. To check up-to-date regulations, prices of extra luggage, an exhaustive list . When youre randomly checked five or six times in a row, its easy to cop a tude. They're the offenders over and over. I have a problem with the guy with the neck tattoo making $18 bucks an hour that moves in and out of security without a second look telling me, a retired army officer with a top secret security clearance that I need more scrutiny. You have successfully joined our subscriber list. They are picked up and dropped off from the ramp. As a paying subscriber of CLEAR & TSAPre, I would welcome a dedicated crew/employee line for those employees that are working. Flight attendants are consistently being found to bring prohibited items (including drugs, even though that's not what TSA is looking for) through KCM. An average pilot makes whatunder $200k at best. Just give us a dedicated crew only lane. See more about our ethics policies here. I use KCM and live in a base. TSA finds almost all guns. If you look at the Number of incidents that are occurring, the majority, are all flight attendants. Plus I would love to see you pilots sitting in the cockpit waiting for 2 hours without being able to board. Imagine getting upeset that people smuggling narcotics are getting caught. Q:What if I have not received a KCM barcode card from my participating airline? While you have no idea what its like going through security as many times as we do with our heavy bag, etc, as many times as we do, it is actually quite frustrating to walk up to kcm and be randomed 2/3 of the time. Special Use Airspace. 0000006114 00000 n And not punish the rest of us. When all of the flights are getting delayed, people will be wishing KCM was back. Why not just revoke the flight attendants privileges and keep KCM for pilots? It has been a shit-show forever at many airports (I'll site a few problem locations: EWR is #1- their KCM NEVER WORKS, forcing Crew to the regular (oh I'm sorry) - Too bad a few more here can't grasp the insight you just provided for them. Prohibited List: These items under most circumstances cannot be imported into the United States. Since you dont deal with people Im going to ignore the commentary on your lack of understanding why its necessary to go through an expedited process as a flight attendant. The REAL problem is that airline management, in conjunction with the FA unions, basically hire anyone with a "pulse" to be a Flight Attendant. Have a little fun with this!!! I get paid by the hour, not per passenger. To my knowledge its not that many. He clearly doesnt do this on the day yo day and sounds dumb. Contact Us. I wish I could taste the tears of your unfathomable sadness. I'll be signed in and ready for work whenever. I say some because there are agents, pilots, and flights that don't clear security at all. So, according to you, FAs need to go through security because of prohibited items and drugs. If you arrive at the busiest times, youll see dozens of airport staff coming thru the PreCheck positions. "If It can be pumped, poured, spread or sprayed and it's more than 3.4 ounces," it needs to . So tell me. But only if you're nice. And how might a TSA random screening have prevented the German wings incident? If the penalties for breaking the rules were severe and immediate, I believe the problem would be quelled. Instead it should focus on how TSA has become more relaxed and lazy at doing their jobs and are short staffed and dont have officers to man the KCM station so everytime someone gets randomed they are throwing a pissy fit about having to walk over. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits! Ive also witnessed on more than one occasion a pilot attempt to bring a family member through KCM and then throw a hissy fit when theyre turned away. Sold! To protect your ability to participate in the Known Crewmember program, you must abide by the following rules: Authorized flight crew members must travel in uniform. If they want to look in my bag, no problem. Crewmembers may use KCM access points in or out of uniform in accordance with the identification requirements above. Please remember you said this when YOU have a medical emergency or a general emergency (ie. Work closely with your union or become a rep to improve work rules and pay at your airline to make respecting your job more appealing. "TSA PRE-CHECK" line where most do not have to remove their shoes or take laptops out of bags - yay. Please remember you said this when YOU have a medical emergency or a general emergency (ie. Packages large enough to smuggle a sufficient quantity of drugs show up on X-rays or via manual searches. EffectiveFriday, September 6, 2019, the requirements are: Effective August 27, 2019, KCM-authorized enhancement to Unpredictable Screening Procedures (USP) will be enabled. Unfortunately, due to the dubious actions and agendas of a few, here we are. Once registered, you may begin using the barcode card at any active KCM access point. Its not entitlement. It's not one bit different. I'll actually enjoy watching you go through security and whining about it. Should be required to use clear backpacks or purses to pass security/ metal detectors should be used and nothing else should be allowed on premises. ice axes and ice picks. So they are more likely to risk their crap paying job (as stated in the article) to make big bucks very easily. Ive definitely noticed an increase in random screenings over the last several months. Date: March 18, 2022 The government-approved Known Crewmember (KCM) program allows Flight Attendants and Pilots at many airlines to enjoy the convenience of an expedited security screening. Yesterday when I went through TSA pre-check, i beeped walking through the detector even though I had nothing in my pockets or that I was wearing that should have beeped I asked the TSA what was beeping she said and I quote its not you its the system its chosen you as random Really??? To the direct and accurate comment that newly minted Flight Attendants who don't have much of a career to lose and much to gain from smuggling..I say if the resources are low then allow KCM for pilots only. And not using the KCM line. Stay mad, everyone. Actually, I've seen the pre- check line longer than the general boarding line! Again, NOT for drug enforcement. If you did, you wouldn't have made such an inept comment. If they can make their annual salary as a flight attendant with a couple of runs, then they might figure its worth the risk. Im flight crew @ ORD. And if I run out of duty day because I've been standing in line, oh well. Care to share that photo to back up your claims? Hair curlers containing hydrocarbon gas, up to one (1) per passenger or crew member, provided that the safety cover is securely fitted over the heating element. Crewmembers may not transit the KCM portal with any. The people being caught with contraband are both flight attendants and pilots. A few extra minutes of my time isnt going to matter that much. That should have never been allowed any more than ground workers could access special security lines when traveling. I'm sorry but I simply do not want to allow anyone to be able to conduct any illegal activity via aviation; the drug crisis in the US is horrific and anyone that wants to protect their personal privileges to allow someone else to profit and kill others should simply not have those privileges. (I hear at home about how the randoms seem to be more than the actual KCM good-to-gos.). Are allowed Liquids, Aerosols and Gels (LAGs) and other exemptions applicable to uniformed flight crewmembers atTSA PreCheck. Who is to say they can't hand off drugs or weapons. Our customers' security is our priority. Not only does he have an axe under his seat, but he could simply crash the plane. Just dump your item, go though screening, exit security and you are reset to try again. It's not about logistics. Now you whong be able to smuggle drugs while doing it. 0000010714 00000 n Lmao you think I care about wait times and passenger volume? ALPA and the A4A met in late March 2011 with TSA Administrator John S. Pistole and received TSA approval to install and test Known Crewmember at as many as seven U.S. hub airports. Good one. A flight attendant, also known as steward / stewardess or air host / air hostess, is a member of the aircrew aboard commercial flights, many business jets and some government aircraft. So, like with just about everything else good, a few ruin it for the majority. We are talking CLASS ACTION lawsuits for piss-poor treatment of crew. They also let a passenger through a week ago with a razor blade. why would it bother you what our reactions are? System Transfers Awarded Effective May 1, 2023, AFA Reporting System Memberlink Grievance Portal Update, AFA Grievance Reporting System Memberlink Planned Downtime for Server Move, Interruption of Reserve Legal Rest While at Home, Two New Letters of Agreement Approved by United MEC. If a crewmember does not present an active KCM barcode card and is referred for screening, they must follow the TSOs instructions and complete the screening process at the passenger screening checkpoint. You can get more details about them at CBP's prohibited and restricted items list.10. Drones are explicitly listed as forbidden luggage items on MSC cruises. Legal Notice: This website is only intended to provide an overview of the Known Crewmember program. I could list 100 - 200 more issues that are problematic with this system but I am truly hoping you'll get the point of why I think our screening system is broken. Crewmembers will no longer be permitted to manually enter their KCM data. Additionally, many of us fly the airlines as passengers with a ticket to get to/from home or the aircraft. Almost 80%. Are you EOD now? As a reminder, KCM is accessible only for "active" crewmembers, In an effort to clear up any misunderstanding and eliminate confusion on access protocol, we recommend that you review our . So drugs should be allowed? As it is, the random screenings have increased exponentially - to the point where crew members are tempted to go through the pre check line anyway to avoid an extra step of waiting for someone to tell you to go there. 0000056810 00000 n Lets not forget is was started by ALPA for pilots. I stopped using it entirely for about 2 months now. Flight attendants have been the issue with attempting to smuggling things through KCM. They are picked up and dropped off from the ramp. Crewmembers who do not have a KCM barcode card, have a worn/unreadable barcode card, or have not completed the registration process will be referred to the passenger screening checkpoint for entry into the airport sterile area.