Cops, firefighters and paramedics are first responders. The difference between prohibited and restricted goods when posting parcels. 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 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. I have also seen pilots try to bring animals or children through KCM with them. With an increase in travelers using these checkpoints to smuggle stuff onto planes, it seems that its going to be reconsidered. Known Crewmember - Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Questions about the specifics of the program should be directed to your airline. <]>> 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 Pilots are not easily replaced, flight attendants are. But only if you're nice. There won't be any after its gone. In commercial aviation, the aircrew are called flight crew. We are required to sign in at latest 1 hr before departure. Our customers' security is our priority. One morning last summer at SAN the PreCheck line was out the West Terminal door extending half a block. It will be easier for you to smuggle drugs that way. For years, pilots and flight attendants havent had to regularly go through security, thanks to the Known Crewmember Program. Life boats are located on Deck 8. Pilots are not more trustworthy than flight attendants and should not be given more special privileges than their fellow crew members. Q. Imagine having to go through security and adding extra unpaid time to your job every time you went to work. 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. Once a gangster town. always a gangster town - starting at the top down (with the exclusion of The Obamas - they were the major good that ever came out of Chicago). Interesting SMR? As if trucks and other merchandise dont come through to be sold at airport property. 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. The comments on this page have not been provided, reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any advertiser, and it is not an advertiser's responsibility to ensure posts and/or questions are answered. Ukraine Prohibited and Restricted Items | FedEx Cross Border KCM Rules for Use, effective November 21, 2022 - KNOWN CREWMEMBER If youve not got anything productive to say, just focus on flying the plane. Civil Enforcement | Transportation Security Administration The FAA in their infinite wisdom starting requiring flight attendants to have an FAA Airman certificate several years ago. PDF Dangerous Goods and Restricted items - EK 0000010714 00000 n Random screening/USP is a normal TSA screening policy. Stay mad, enjoy going through the security checkpoint. It is incorporated for crewmembers protection and to ensure the integrity of the system. We cant forget this and need to push back against their continued scope creep in the name of self preservation. 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). Having an off duty employee pass rider clogging up lines that they didnt subscribe/pay for is spitting into face of the passengers that do. Things have gotten so bad, I am ready for a fight. We have to submit to a background check to even have KCM.. its a shame a few bad incidents have to ruin this privilege,so tired of the public thinking we are provided with so many nice benefits we arent. And nothing to do with YOU! In most instances, the TSA will send the crewmember a Letter of Investigation (LOI) explaining the incident that occurred, identifying the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) which the TSA believes was violated, and requesting a written response. That would solve the vast majority of the issues. Flight attendants have the weapons they need readily available: cockpit access and a bottle of wine from the galley. 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. Whats the data? Sign up Crewmembers can utilize the KCM access points for both business and personal use. If the investigation does not result in a regulatory finding, KCM privileges will be restored when the investigation is closed. 11/21/22 Notice to KCM Participating Airlines, 6/29/22 Notice to KCM Participating Airlines, 3/1/22 Notice to KCM Participating Crewmembers, 6/23/20 Notice to KCM Participating Crewmembers. Flight attendants never should have been included. Funny how you said that it's the flight attendants when I can tell because I actually work as a flight attendant that just last month a PILOT went through KCM with a loaded weapon that he should have declared. And those are not small. I have pre check and clear. Known Crewmember (KCM) - It's a Privilege, Not a Right! If the program went back to its origins, it would work fine, but the authorities are far too politically correct to exclude just one problem group, so now we all get to suffer for their sins. It's the easiest post. And I mean to the VERY front, all the way to the front of the belt. I don't really care if literally the whole crew, all my fellow passengers, and TSA are all smuggling drugs on every flight so long as I get where I'm headed. Too bad Clayton Osbon didn't have a gun and kill the fo right? How many pilots have been caught smuggling? I think the KCM program is complete bullshit. NEWSFLASH: Most hand creams that flight attendants use (#1 preferred product by F/A's is "WORKING HANDS") have glycerine at the VERY TOP of the ingredients list. 2) You want to make the people who cross umpteen timezones for your safety stand around like the rest of you cheap cattle car bovines, watch crews take their sweet time at the back of the two hour A lot of money from pilot dues was spent by the Air Line Pilots Association to help get the Known Crew Member program going. A: No. Are you mad that they aren't letting people smuggle drugs thru security? As a Flight Attendant I support keeping it for the pilots. As a 30 year career airline pilot, I have a vested interest in protecting my career, so do all of the other pilots I fly with taking security seriously. Yes, I am furious. It's not my business what a person freely chooses to put in their own bodynor is it government's business. That only causes issues. When you are selected for random, at Denver for instance, you are told to go to random screening. Its not just flight attendants. Carriage of another individuals property through the KCM portal to circumvent screening is prohibited. The transportation of such items is restricted and governed by the Civil Aviation Regulations. Scissors with blade length less than 4 inches . Didn't we all crewmembers provided the Agency with Fingerprints, ( They want new one's by next year 2023 ). 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. lap-top computers, camcorders, when carried by passengers or crew for personal use. Carriage of another individual's property through the KCM portal to circumvent screening is prohibited. So they pick on us instead. A 14 year old girl flew coast to coast solo, followed by her father, an airline captain in another plane. We did it Joe! Also allowing them to use this when they are off duty is the other problem. "Y'all fucked around and found out". They are picked up and dropped off from the ramp. Once registered, you may begin using the barcode card at any active KCM access point. Contact Us. I fly for an international freight airline. Surely if it truly were that long Donna (Karen) you absolutely would have taken a photo. If you believe that a KCM denial occurred relative to your employment status, please enter the sterile area as directed via the passenger-screening checkpoint and, when time permits, ask your airline supervisor for assistance in rectifying the situation with your carrier. Am I not mistaken, but in many other parts of the world, do the pilots and FAs not just simply present to the front of the general security queues? I just hope the tsa dosen't find out we have a one handed crash axe in every cockpit. Common sense solutions to common sense problems. Battery-powered electronic smoking devices, such as "e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery systems," can be brought as carry-on items only. 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. Our frustration has absolutely nothing to do with entitlement. A:A crewmember will be issued a KCM barcode card from their participating airline management staff. The way I type indicates that I'm a bum and have a busted vehicle? TSA properly is strictly for managing terroristic threats. 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) - 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). It truly serves no purpose, even as a deterrent. 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. b. Now there's a delayairline management won't like that idea. 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. And not punish the rest of us. I don't really care if literally the whole crew, all my fellow passengers, and TSA are all smuggling drugs on every flight so long as I get where I'm headed. Once you arrive at the boarding gate and your pass has not been properly marked by the TSA, you will be sent back to the passenger screening checkpoint for proper screening. This entire article was a joke and seemed more demeaning than informative. There should be employee TSA entrance, no sense of having crews who show up last minute, which is understandable not having an employee entrance. Special use airspace (SUA) consists of that airspace wherein activities must be confined because of their nature, or wherein limitations are imposed upon aircraft operations that are not a part of those activities, or both. It is time that "whoever takes over screening" looks at us (all) as individuals. I have witnessed them walk through checkpoints in droves with little more than a flash of a badge. Many common items found in your household can be considered dangerous goods for the purpose of air transport. Will the Expedited Crew Access program require all pilots and flight attendants to be screened, or? Blame it on the flight attendants, but oh the pilots wouldn't try to smuggle anything. Then to say the flight attendants can make a few runs and make their salary. TSA is already severely understaffed at many airports. They aren't looking for drugs but if they find you strapped up with bricks of coke and fentanyl they have to get police involved, you absolute morons. A:Airlines for America (A4A) has received some reports of crewmembers experiencing technical difficulties while trying to activate a KCM account or register a KCM barcode card on themykcmsupport.comwebsite.. Crewmembers that experience technical difficulties while either activating an account or registering a KCM barcode card should contact the KCM service provider directly [email protected]. Sometimes there's contraband inside, and the well-meaning flight attendant had no idea. Recently I was behind a FA in line to go thru themetal detectorsSHe rang 4 times so they just said go thru no problem.. If the pilots on a flight become incapacitated, the lives of everyone on board are jeopardized; if the flight attendants become incapacitated, it is a Pilots are not easily replaced, flight attendants are. They may be carried by passengers or crew members and are for personal use only. EVEN with FULL KCM we constantly have to go thru full passenger screening because some airports have NO KCM or limited hours. Incidents onboard aircraft involving Federal Air Marshals. 0000003346 00000 n However, keep in mind it is not just F/A's who have been known to smuggle items or take advantage of the benefit. Also, the US is rolling out more and more high tech scanners which are much faster. 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. For those who say "well, they're flying the plane ." that didn't end well for the pax and rest of crew of the German flight whose pilot crashed it into a mountain after locking out his copilot, or probably MH360. Ive seen grandpa working like its his second career to stay busy. This enhanced process leverages current technology to provide an effective and cost-efficient solution. IATA - Personalised Passport, Visa & Health travel documentation advice 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. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits! Deny entry and inform the crewmember/s, as applicable, that they are not authorized through the KCM access point. Every pilot knows that you have to have a valid airline employee ID and be verified in the TSA computer database to get through KCM, no exceptions. Not only does he have an axe under his seat, but he could simply crash the plane. It's about protecting those who aren't from the delays and damage caused by the searches. Therefore, we recommend that all Flight Attendants abide by the following rules to protect your ability to participate in the Known Crewmember program: As a reminder, KCM is accessible only for "active" crewmembers. 2.3 Uniformed crewmembers are exempt from 3-1-1 restrictions. TSA's prohibited items: What you can't bring through security - CNN But now theyre gonna stop flight attendants from trafficking in fentanyl. Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The flight attendants are required to be there before the rest of the crew because they are the ones needed to board passengers. If I need to go through the line, the smurfs need to go through the line too. If they think after 4 years of school, $100k in training, another 4 years of grinding time as a CFI, after finally becoming a airline pilot that I would even know where to score these drugs then they must think I'm way cooler than I actually am. Did you mean minutes? Thank you Jennifer for the info. All air carrier employees are subject to TSA screening practices conducted within sterile areas, which include roving screening teams and/or random gate screening. The second most common hard skill for a mcdonalds crew member is food orders appearing on 29.2% of resumes. You can get more details about them at CBP's prohibited and restricted items list.10. Nevertheless, we know it takes man power and probably effects their bottom-line, to manage the check point. 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. They also wear wrinkled dirty uniforms and look about as professional as the Bad News Bears. 4.1.2. Who cares if a pilot brings a gun onto a plane. Yes, you generally go to a crew line or the front of the regular line or a separate crew security line, but you Always go the the scanner as does your luggage. You have successfully joined our subscriber list. It is only there to prevent security threats to aviation, originally hijacking then terrorist attacks. Effective March 31, 2022, the TSA will require KCM eligible crewmembers to scan a KCM-issued barcode card when utilizing a KCM access point. The program is not ending. 0000001314 00000 n If Will is a pilot, it only reinforces the often primadonma, elitist egos of many pilots. Flights can board with/without pilots..however, a flight cannot board without the flight attendants. Stay mad, everyone. The government-approved Known Crewmember (KCM) program allows Flight Attendants and Pilots at many airlines to enjoy the convenience of an expedited security screening. We will just have more delayed flights. Items Prohibited from Federal Facilities: 4 An Interagency Security Committee Standard List of Prohibited Items 4.0 Lists of Prohibited Items The items that are prohibited in Federal facilities include any item prohibited by any applicable Federal, State, local, and tribal law and/or ordinance, as well as firearms, dangerous weapons, Crewmembers also may be directed to passenger-screening lanes whenever the KCM access point is not operational. HAAAA!!! This was discipline issued by the carrier and documented by TSA. Again, you must present your KCM barcode card, airline ID as well as a US government-issued photo ID to utilize the KCM access points. I think they should give a hefty fine and take away the privilege from the individual who couldnt follow the rules. 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 Im a flight attendant and Ive been random 18 times out of 22 since I started counting in January. I am flight crew, and for all flight crew here talking about going to the end of the line, taking your sweet time to delay the flight, etc.youve got it wrong. SIDA badge holder to carry it into the sterile area then give to the FA for delivery - many SIDA badge holders make less than FAs with easy entry into a position as long as they have a clean-ish background. If your pass has a SSSS printed on it, you must undergo selectee screening at the passenger screening checkpoint. More egregious violations of the Code Federal Regulations (CFRs) could result in civil or criminal penalties. The first step should be eliminating flight attendants from any expedited screening program. 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. 2. Doesn't my ID matches the same face and picture of myself in their laptop database? 99.99% of those passengers have done nothing wrong, and are carrying no contraband nor weapons. Bag restrictions are in place for the 2022 season. 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 Blame it on the flight attendants, but oh the pilots wouldn't try to smuggle anything. Then to say the flight attendants can make a few runs and make their salary. 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. Other countries check their own and I have never witnessed this in the US. The sticky problem here is that a crew member bringing in a pound of drugs could just as easily be bringing in something that could harm an aircraft. I am not trying to disparage flight attendants, of course they are important but they are not the same as pilots and there are multiple rational grounds for distinguishing between them. I am a U.S. airline pilot, and while disappointing, this development was not unexpected. It's not my business what a person freely chooses to put in their own bodynor is it government's business. The announcement comes after the TSA reportedly discovered crew members smuggling unlawful items and substances through airport security checkpoints. Perhaps the TSA services will improve if there are enough complaints from pilots and FAs as they way they treat some people is unacceptable. Cruise Ship Employment FAQ - Princess Cruises An 18% service charge is automatically applied to all beverage purchases, bar retail items, specialty restaurant cover charges, all for-purchase a la carte menu items, and all Spa & Salon services. 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). Get over yourselves. Thats a great idea especially as we strip off all our jewelry, belts, shoes, food, drinks, and 6-pk for overnight! If there is to be no special consideration for a FA then there should be none for pilots. Maximum penalties. General. Dont just blame a work group. Now you whong be able to smuggle drugs while doing it. I hope KCM is not done away with, but kept with added safeguards to prevent abuse. Oh youre mad because the flight attendants never treat you right. ENR 5. george and margaret keller today - narmadakidney.org The system is such a complete mess, and does nothing for safety. But if they find drugs they have to alert authorities. Drug interdiction isn't TSA's job and they know it. VxH UKrOrBWuNw9Wv`i|:>Dj^~zfJ)?9VEQ Anybody else want to guess how many pilots have gone to federal prison for such crimes as murder? Not pilots. The vast majority of crew use KCM exactly as they should and are law abiding. The blame is on BOTH PARTS. Aircrew - Wikipedia 2,056 Sq. Three common soft skills for a mcdonalds . You really need to understand a few basics of airline travel. So many of these comments are quite entertaining. All items must be strictly for personal consumption, kept wrapped or sealed and not allowed to create any risk to health or likelihood of pest infestation in cabins or any other areas. Are you worried that they might find the child porn that you regularly travel with now that you'll be going through security more often? There is no rolling back what the TSA currently does - like it or not. Known Crewmember - MyKCM Login 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 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. It is to ensure safety on public transportation, thats it. The outdated machines are looking for glycerine - a primary agent in bombs of the past. I just love how every flight attendant in the World is a drug smuggler and pilots have never been arrested for anything. 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. They just walk all the way inside the secured area without being challenged or ID/Badge checked. That has never happened at any US domestic airport. If the average traveller's time is worth $30 per hour, then an extra 20 minute delay costs $10. Maybe that would deter them? Right Eddie!?! 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. Its simply aggravation when you have to wait on a slow ass employee bus then drag your bag to security and here an offer say You wanna try your luck with a dumb ass grin on their face. Ill go easy on the guy that said he was a cargo pilot. I guess it's impossible for them to smuggle something, even though that's NOT what it's for. Poshmark prohibits the sale of items that have been recalled by governments or manufacturers. I guarantee if you're a flight attendant reading this you've said "oF cOuRsE I diD!" When all of the flights are getting delayed, people will be wishing KCM was back. I recently took a leave of absence from my airline, am I eligible to use KCM while on leave? TSA is out of controltheir job is to prevent a 9-11but today they are covid mask enforcers, DEA agents, uniform police etc etcKCM was paid for and pushed in by ALPA with alpa duesthe F/A's got in for free and ruined it. And since you're so hung up on logistics, you should be able to comprehend that people in positions of need will more likely risk activities such as drug smuggling. As a 121 passenger pilot, this would push me to go fly cargo, it would be too much of a hassle to go through normal security. I honestly don't give a flying beep about ending KCM. xbbbg`b`` / Nevertheless, we know it takes man power and probably effects First, crew members appreciate having a KCM check point. On the one hand, I've spent the last 16 years+ working for TSA. 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 H\Ak0:bf0mBmM85ld8.!gv?d}R{>Eee Packages large enough to smuggle a sufficient quantity of drugs show up on X-rays or via manual searches. I'm a Flight Attendant for a major US Carrier and I've known of a few that have had privileges suspended for a year and of one who had her privileges permanently revoked.
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