Spoken like a true dummy. Crewmembers will be met by a TSA Security Officer (TSO) who will ask for a KCM barcode card and the appropriate identification requirements (see above). If you have been inactive, on leave, or if you have been temporarily removed from service, you will not have KCM access. And those are not small. Weve seen an increasing number of people smuggling drugs and other prohibited items through these checkpoints. The continued success of the program is dependent upon crewmembers demonstrating that they can be trusted to comply with all related requirements. Q: Are temporary government issued photo IDs allowed? 0000003889 00000 n Seems crazy to punish the vast majority of people because a few bad apples. Make sure you generate as many passenger complaints as you can!! Pilots are not, and haven't been the problem. To check up-to-date regulations, prices of extra luggage, an exhaustive list . Why not stop all cars on the highway and search for drugs? Which is handing out band-aids and pressing buttons on an AED.after the machine TELLS you to. Stay in your busted vehicle because I can tell by the way you type youre a bum at best. Actually, I've seen the pre- check line longer than the general boarding line! 2. They are dropped off @ the secure side of the terminal. I dont know if any pilots who have been caught in the USA smuggling drugs. It's not at all fair to the crew members who do the right thing. I have. Goose step much Herr Pee Brain? For travel tips and a complete list of items prohibited from carry-on or checked baggage, visit www.TSATravelTips.us or call the Contact Center toll-free at 1-866-289-9673. https://www.afacwa.org/setting_record_straight_kcm_rumors?fbclid=IwAR2Jx6AzwBq_JTj471QFrQZST-hQzQNXJEa26tUuXbfKvLQLc_UNFuWuNzc. 0000004455 00000 n Are you absolutely certain youd like to demean the ONLY people trained (and willing) on an aircraft at 40,000 ft. to do WHATEVER is necessary to save your sorry butt? Our world has changed. The system is such a complete mess, and does nothing for safety. While prohibited and restricted items may sound the same, there is an actual difference - prohibited items must never be sent in the post, while restricted items may be sent in the post, but restrictions will apply. First as the article stated, pilots fly the airplane so and second, at most major airports ground personnel do not have to clear security at all, ever! Then there are the handful who do things they shouldn't do, that are making it a lot harder for everyone else. BTW! The majority of flight attendants and pilots follow the rules. We are talking IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE. CrewPASS has been used successfully at three East Coast airportsBaltimore/Washington International (BWI), Pittsburgh International (PIT) and Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan (CAE)for almost three years. For those who abuse the line, like while going to leisure international travel, which is not permitted, an immediate 6 months suspension without pay. Almost every cruise ship in the world offers some sort of laundry service onboard if you need. When all of the flights are getting delayed, people will be wishing KCM was back. That's because you unhinged exmilitary guys are a threat. What are you 10 years old kid. #3 is DEN - they do a secondary screening where they swipe the crew member's hands and test the swab in a machine. The current limits are arbitrary and nearly meaningless. It truly serves no purpose, even as a deterrent. However, keep in mind it is not just F/A's who have been known to smuggle items or take advantage of the benefit. You probably didn't pay too much attention to this class in training because you had 30 minutes sleep the night before because of the party/orgy but somehow managed to barely pass the multiple choice "test" anyway. You cant be responsible enough to be to work on time? Protective Security Officer (PSO)is a member of a protective security force and an element of a security post who has the training, equipment . We are talking CLASS ACTION lawsuits for piss-poor treatment of crew. Ill go easy on the guy that said he was a cargo pilot. Sold! Or that they pay for TSA and we don't because of ticket fees. Well, at least for larger airports. While I am an airline pilot, I fly for a major cargo airline and thankfully dont have to deal with the incompetent TSA smurfs. Some categories of people are exempt from the normal security process after identity and background checks (though they are still subject to random checks), such as flight crew, some senior government officials with security details, police officers who are required to fly armed (this isn . Are not allowed to carry property belonging to other individuals through the KCM Access Point. The ones at my company who seem to be on a regular basis are the same ones complaining to the union all the time, whining all night long about this that and the other. 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. KCM is beneficial when not abused. _W+ These are limited to 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less per item. I'm guessing there are very few prohibited items discovered during random screening. Their union fought for this they should be allowed to keep it. The neck tattoo guy isn't. I'm a flight attendant with 34 years seniority. Also, according to you, pilots don't have to because "." does this mean pilots can't do exactly what yiu allege FAs are doing? The majority of flight attendants and pilots follow the rules. What are you talking about 3-4 hours waiting? Life rafts are located on Deck 7 . You walk on your own to TSA Pre and wait in line with everyone else. I am a passenger and one day I saw how nasty attitude you get to tsa for random checks. Irons Clothing irons and steamers aren't allowed on cruise ships because they present a fire hazard. Crewmembers may request a new or replacement KCM barcode card from their airline management. The statistics dont lie. If I'm not trusted, then fine. Provisions for Dangerous Goods Carried by Passengers or Crew (Subsection 2.3) Dangerous goods must not be carried in or as passengers or crew, checked or carry-on baggage, except as otherwise 2 provided below. A second non-expired government-issued photo ID. There is automation that could easily reduce that time and move the whole process along faster for all passengers - more than offsetting the increased number of airline personnel that have to be scanned. Once you receive the barcode card, follow the instructions on the back to register it into the KCM system. lap-top computers, camcorders, when carried by passengers or crew for personal use. Editorial Disclosure: The editorial content on this page is not provided by any entity mentioned herein. 0000011580 00000 n Real professional comment on your part. (I hear at home about how the randoms seem to be more than the actual KCM good-to-gos.). Airport employees (not only flight crew) who drive & park in the employee lot are able to access the secure side of the airport without going through any security. Flight attendants and pilots are not similar in importance or security. Please stop blaming flight attendants! I've got nothing to hide. It's not my business what a person freely chooses to put in their own bodynor is it government's business. History is not saved for crewmembers without a mykcmsupport.com account. @CHRIS , whoa there boyfriend. While we do try to list all the best miles and points deals, the site does not include all card companies or credit card offers available in the marketplace. Please follow TSA instructions and do not attempt to resolve the issue with transportation security officers, as they are unable to rectify system failures or denials. Everyone arriving at a port of entry to the U.S. is subject to inspection by Customs and Border Protection officers for compliance with immigration, customs and agriculture regulations. Get mad at your (and my) own work group. The current iteration of the KCM program has been around since 2011. Dangerous goods permitted in carry-on baggage are also permitted "on one's person", except where otherwise specified. At the end of a flight cabin crew members are there to make sure that passengers disembark the aircraft safely. Blame is on BOTH sides of the door. The vast majority of crew use KCM exactly as they should and are law abiding. You've been intentionally disrupting things for years. Also keep in mind that when returning to active status there will be a delay in updating your status to active which may result in your inability to use KCM access. The first step should be eliminating flight attendants from any expedited screening program. And not using the KCM line. "Strip searched" When you fabricate, you lose all credibility. The primary mission of TSA is to reduce security vulnerabilities and to strengthen resilience against terrorist attacks in the Nation's transportation systems, including aviation, mass transit, rail, highway, and pipeline, to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. Also, the US is rolling out more and more high tech scanners which are much faster. The KCM system uses a secure connection to communicate with the participating airlines crewmember database to determine the eligibility and employment status of the crewmember. I highly doubt it but they wont release the exact numbers they give vague statements so they can grab more power. Dont worry though, youll be back groping children in no time. It is to ensure safety on public transportation, thats it. Questions about the specifics of the program should be directed to your airline. However, it is the responsibility of crew to pay these transportation costs. But it's ridiculous to get rid of a program that seems to be working fairly good so far. 0000057216 00000 n Maybe that would deter them? 2.3 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that it will take over Known Crew member screening (KCM) in 2023. It does appear the supercilious author of this piece, pulled out his Medallion Card and showed it to the whole worldeven if to mostly blame impoverished flight attendants for being drug mules? The STSO must: a. We should not take a step backward. "If It can be pumped, poured, spread or sprayed and it's more than 3.4 ounces," it needs to . They are picked up and dropped off from the ramp. I've come up with a plan though for my KCM screening, up 75%I now wear flip flops and a Jethro Bodine belt to then get sent to random screening! Full screening. Crew Member responsibilities include assisting customers as needed, answering questions, and completing daily tasks. For over two decades, Aircraft Operators have relied on NATACS for compliance services that meet the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) secured document and record management solutions. If you did, you wouldn't have made such an inept comment. a. It also has warned that such violations could jeopardize the entire Known Crew Member program. If you combine all the flight attendants and look at the numbers is it even close to 1% of crew members doing this? Crew members should: participate in their national vaccination programmes recognising that vaccination offers personal protection from infection and can assist in recovery of global connectivity; monitor themselves for fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, loss of taste, or other symptoms of COVID-19 according to . Making all of us lose this privilege will soon tax tsa, delay flights and and expand misconnects. Historical flightdeck positions include: And nothing to do with YOU! Im a 37-year flight attendant with bachelors and masters degrees. The crew members are then asked to complete a written report that records all details of the flight. For context, with the Known Crewmember Program, eligible pilots and flight attendants dont have to clear security when passing through airports. The plane wont be leaving without me as long as I inform schedule that Im in the airport. After all, theres big money in smuggling drugs, and perhaps some newly minted flight attendants dont feel like they have that much to lose career-wise. A: No. It would make better sense to just have a baggage scanner at each KCM checkpoint but eliminate the need to X-ray scan our bodies. If pilots were running a little late for whatever reason, the flight attendants would still be required to be there to board passengers so as not to be faulted with a delay in the boarding process. Interesting SMR? The exception is that employees will sometimes be randomly selected to be screened, and the number of random screenings has reportedly increased significantly in recent months (and will continue to increase). There's too many crewmembers to have them all go through pre-check. And no youre not getting a credit. Agree that the problem stems from flight attendants being able to use this as well as pilots. I will not come here to say one is worse than the other, while I have witnessed my fair share of the other half doing things they should not. Cops, firefighters and paramedics are first responders. If you arrive at the busiest times, youll see dozens of airport staff coming thru the PreCheck positions. If you did, you wouldn't have made such an inept comment. must be screened at the passenger-screening checkpoint. Its really an interesting take when you mention pilots dont need to be screened as much. Punish those that broke the rule. When you are selected for random, at Denver for instance, you are told to go to random screening. Do not go through KCM. We launched Prohibited Items Week for the first time last year as a way to highlight the great work of our officers in airports across the country. There have been reports of pilots caught with weapons when they get randomed. Non-uniformed crewmembers are screened to passenger-screening standards. And while I'm in line to be scanned throughout the KCM door, they just walk in without ID check. And, while doom and gloom regarding the future might be reality, there is a good chance that it will be nowhere near as bad as some try to paint it. Your anger and frustration brings me joy. Yeah - I have been strip searched after a hand swipe - just because I made the mistake of applying a hand moisturizer prior to going through screening.). 2023 KNOWN CREWMEMBER. According to Aero Crew News, in 2023 the Known Crewmember Program (KCM) will be replaced by a new program branded as Expedited Crew Access (ECA). Queen Mary 2 is certified to carry 4,400 people (3,108 guests and 1,292 crew members). Nope, AFA, was also involved in the lobbying for KCM, all crew members or none. Q: What should I do if I encounter a TSA screening officer who does not seem to be applying the KCM requirements correctly? In commercial aviation, the aircrew are called flight crew. Its not entitlement. I said I'm not concerned with passenger volume or wait times. The more that original mission is replaced by "catch and imprison people carrying contraband" the less it makes sense to ignore the protections afforded under the Fourth. This enhanced process leverages current technology to provide an effective and cost-efficient solution. Visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission's website for more information on what items might be subject to a recall. 82 0 obj <>stream the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has found circumstances where there have been egregious violations of the KCM requirements. Hold your fellow flight attendants responsible for their actions. Throw the book at the offenders. IATA - Personalised Passport, Visa & Health travel documentation advice That has never happened at any US domestic airport. @ Alan -- I mean, I think the people who are actually caught with serious things (like kilos of cocaine) are facing worse punishment than just being banned from KCM Full disclosure- Im a flight attendant, and its frustrating to lose this privilege because of crew members who dont follow the rules. Maximum penalties. I think the KCM program is complete bullshit. You guys walk right up to the front of the queue. But only if you're nice. Q: Does using KCM preclude any chance that I may be selected for additional screening after I successfully transit an access point and proceed into the sterile area of an airport? After-all, in an emergency at 35,000-feet, calling 911 isn't going to save youbut the flight attendants just might? Cabin Readiness Safety & Compliance Reminder! On October 21, 1520 Magellan finally entered the strait that he had been seeking and that came to bear his name. 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) - Again, the TSA doesn't handle drug cases but if they do even random checks and find something that is illegal, they are going to refer it to local or federal police. I ever wondered what if one of these TSA screeners or even a LEO get jumped in the Employees parking lot or else where and their uniform stolen?. In my opinion and observations, many of the violations that have occurred in recent years have been new flight attendants (at a entry level pay scale) that have little to lose by sneaking things through KCM. Please remember you said this when YOU have a medical emergency or a general emergency (ie. 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. A: If the TSA cannot confirm your identity or current employment status at the KCM access point, you will be directed to the passenger-screening checkpoint in order to access the sterile area. Do you know how early we have to arrive to be on time and not get paid? How insulting! How many pilots have been caught smuggling? On the other, my spouse is a F/A for Southwest. TSA properly is strictly for managing terroristic threats. Because, trust me, the pilots wont be the ones to help! As for their excuse as to why theyre increasing random security checks, its kind of a dumb argument. If they want to look in my bag, no problem. Drugs and Medicine prohibited by the FDA; Distilled spirit absinthe (except certain diluted brands) Merchandise from embargoed countries; Items made with Dog and . For all these keyboard cowboys, do you actually know how to Google? After-all, who you gonna call when the "center does not hold" at 35,000 feet? 53 0 obj <> endobj Some times 10 or 15 TSA screeners at the same time. And nothing to do with YOU! Incidents onboard aircraft involving Federal Air Marshals. Poshmark prohibits the sale of items that have been recalled by governments or manufacturers. Get over yourselves. An automated enhancement to random screening/USP has been enabled in the KCM system. So in reality anyone who come into the airlines as an employee. Get mad at your (and my) own work group. The most common hard skill for a mcdonalds crew member is cleanliness. I'll go to the end of the line and the flight will leave when I get to the aircraft and complete my duties. So, according to you, FAs need to go through security because of prohibited items and drugs. And several times I have seen PILOTS attempting to bring their family members through KCM and then throw a hissy fit when theyre told no. You idiots change the security process based on whether or not crew have a certain shirt on. Also allowing them to use this when they are off duty is the other problem. Cops, firefighters and paramedics are first responders. Legal Notice: This website is only intended to provide an overview of the Known Crewmember program. How classist of you to assume that they wouldnt also try smuggling drugs, if not for the money then simply for the power and because they can. Then there are the handful who do things they shouldn't do, that are making it a lot harder for everyone else. INSANE makes NO sense to me No problem. A joke. The crew may have to deal with several emergencies such as cabin fires or first aid situations. Flight attendants are consistently being found to bring prohibited items (including drugs, even though that's not what TSA is looking for) through KCM. Crewmembers are permitted to bring personal property through the KCM access points as long as that property is not on theTSAs. While I havent seen the document myself, this has allegedly been outlined in a Known Crewmember update, following a meeting with TSA Administrator David Pekoske. Have new threats from crew been identified? Punish those that broke the rule. The KCM program was initially developed by ALPA, FOR PILOTS. Common sense solutions to common sense problems. Any employee, even a pilot, could be enlisted to smuggle a weapon into the secure area to be passed to someone else. This enhanced identity-verification and employment-confirmation system for airline pilots will make airport checkpoint screening more efficient for all who depend on air transportation by removing airline pilots from passenger screening lines. What exactly are the numbers of people who are trying to sneak in illegal things through kcm? In any event, I really enjoy reading your articles. As of publication, at least 922 crew members have been infected and at least 11 have died from COVID-19. I have. Interesting viewpoint, except for those people who never have to pass through security could easily pass said product off to said pilot, attendant, or anyone with access to the plane storage cargo. Considering 90% of guns are not even found when the TSA is tested by other government agencies, I'm curious how they even manage to find guns or drugs on crewmembers. vI9F Xm0c(`8v{i?_)D]`5Qm5fd``6h~"p /% We KCM should be 100% allowed for pilots there is a MASSIVE difference in career terms and pay between pilots and FAs. In your feeble mind, do you really think the TSA guy sitting there makes the rules? I have witnessed them walk through checkpoints in droves with little more than a flash of a badge. So tell me. Just give us a dedicated crew only lane. Pilots should still be able to have KCM. This includes: one open liter of alcoholic beverage and 300 cigarettes, or 50 cigars, or 2 kilograms of smoking tobacco, or a proportionate amount of each; merchandise not exceeding $200 in value, which may include gifts the crew member has purchased for persons in the United States, free of duty. I get paid by the hour, not per passenger. The vast majority of crew use KCM exactly as they should and are law abiding. There is no rolling back what the TSA currently does - like it or not. Thank you Jennifer for the info. Interesting comment, at my local airport, SEA, screening for airport employees is done by the Port of Seattle, on a lower level, NOT the TSA at the lanes that the traveling public uses. Failure to submit to screening at the passenger screening checkpoint (e.g., using a SIDA badge to avoid screening) is considered circumvention of screening, and TSA may take enforcement action in accordance with the KCM Disqualification Protocols (KCMDP). Didn't we all crewmembers provided the Agency with Fingerprints, ( They want new one's by next year 2023 ). I'm tired of regularly going to KCM and being told that I got random. Not claiming the new policy will affect my trips, only that TSA has major staffing issues at certain airports. If they increased the requirements - say you have to have a 2 year degree -- an EMT license, etc. NOTE: If the selected crewmember exits the sterile area and attempts to reenter through a KCM access point during this time period, they will continue to be identified for USP. Exactly Mr. DeKnob! ice axes and ice picks. Im so tired of the majority of us being punished because of the few idiots that break the rules or commit crimes. Known Crewmember has been a wonderful privilege. The people being caught with contraband are both flight attendants and pilots. It didnt always exist. Shoot we regularly have people with guns on the aircraft, air marshals, Leos and ffdos and if one of them snapped one day they could certainly do harm. Where they can't, or don't, expand, everyone's delays will get worse.
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