Crewmembers will no longer be permitted to manually enter their KCM data. You've been intentionally disrupting things for years. After-all, who you gonna call when the "center does not hold" at 35,000 feet? So, according to you, FAs need to go through security because of prohibited items and drugs. We will just have more delayed flights. Other countries check their own and I have never witnessed this in the US. 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. They are picked up and dropped off from the ramp. A 14 year old girl flew coast to coast solo, followed by her father, an airline captain in another plane. To view KCM security checkpoint lanes at DFW, please visit the Known Crewmember website. You dont have flight attendants so have no special procedures during flight. Report: TSA Ending Known Crewmember Program In 2023 Ben Schlappig Published: November 30, 2022 Updated: December 4, 2022 201 While exact details remain to be seen, it would appear that airline pilots and flight attendants may have to consistently start going through airport security as of next year In this post: This isnt the 1980s anymore. Are you EOD now? The current limits are arbitrary and nearly meaningless. It was thought up and the Airline pilots Union and not he Flight attendants union. Which is handing out band-aids and pressing buttons on an AED.after the machine TELLS you to. Great, making the job even more miserable will help the pilot shortage, You all realize that the ramp agents and TSA making $15-$20 an hour bypass all security and could put a bomb on a plane, but pilots and even flight attendants have to go through screening. A:Authorized crewmembers traveling with a printed boarding pass or seat request card are subject to the TSA Secure Flight (SF) vetting system the same as passengers. Legal Notice: This website is only intended to provide an overview of the Known Crewmember program. Also a lot of airports, like Ohare, dont require ground crew to go through security check points. 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. Flight attendants (mostly female) live out of their suitcases for several days at a time and wouldn't be feasible to check their bags just for health and beauty products (make-up, shampoo, etc), not counting the amount of food that FA's are allowed to pack in their travel cooler (again, several days of food are packed in those coolers) FA's are background checked and it's an honor system just like Global Entry and Pre-Check, you're screened as to if you can be a "trusted traveler". A: You should remain calm and ask to speak to a Lead or Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (LTSO or STSO) to the discrepancy. Questions about the specifics of the program should be directed to your airline. 0000008870 00000 n Maybe a probationary period before they are eligible, idk. 0000001314 00000 n Unfortunately, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has found circumstances where there have been egregious violations of the KCM requirements. I agree with you about flight attendants vs pilots. 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. Known Crewmember Program | NATACS I agree some abuse the system and rules in place. Did you mean minutes? What items are prohibited onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship? The flight attendants are required to be there before the rest of the crew because they are the ones needed to board passengers. (I hear at home about how the randoms seem to be more than the actual KCM good-to-gos.). That is completely wrong! This entire article was a joke and seemed more demeaning than informative. "First responders" L.O.L. If you look at the Number of incidents that are occurring, the majority, are all flight attendants. Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste - Smithsonian Magazine Now, when TSA asks, I just say Im not playing Your Game of going thru two lines, this is all eyewash anyway. I recently took a leave of absence from my airline, am I eligible to use KCM while on leave? That only causes issues. Most of these tsa agents are regular people, lower paid, not highly educated. Also allowing them to use this when they are off duty is the other problem. As a crew member it's disappointing to hear that KCM may be going away. Flight attendants have been the issue with attempting to smuggling things through KCM. (I hear at home On the one hand, I've spent the last 16 years+ working for TSA. I have. I haven't been randomed by TSA, ever! who cares..I pay TSA people out of my taxes to keep a 9-11 from happening again. 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. KCM was a tremendous privilege these years we enjoyed it. AFA International | Known Crew Members (KCM) Lanes KCM ties airline employee databases together in a seamless way and enables Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officers to positively verify the identity and employment status of crew members. For all these keyboard cowboys, do you actually know how to Google? 0000001462 00000 n Airline pilot here. page on our website to help with some of the misunderstandings in this program. My cousin is a flight attendant that flys internationally from South America to the United States. Sharp Objects, including all knives and scissors. 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. Nope, AFA, was also involved in the lobbying for KCM, all crew members or none. Fine tuning of the program are very much in need but not just to our end, theirs (Government Screeners) too. Crewmembers may request a new or replacement KCM barcode card from their airline management. The blame is on BOTH PARTS. Its simply a raw grab for power by a federal government already out of control and unable to operate under the Constitution. The real issue is if you wanted to smuggle something, you would just throw it away if you got random or give it to someone else to try to take it through. The outdated machines are looking for glycerine - a primary agent in bombs of the past. I'm also a flight attendant and I don't know about that since it looks like you're happy with arriving an extra couple hours even before your report time at the gate. Q. 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. It's not my business what a person freely chooses to put in their own bodynor is it government's business. That would solve the vast majority of the issues. Highly incorrect. PDF Known Crewmember Fact Sheet - Air Line Pilots Association, International Im a F/A. Too bad a few more here can't grasp the insight you just provided for them. The Port Agent will arrange transportation to the ship's next port of call. And those are not small. But I guess let's just ignore those statistics and realities because you're offended by it. Your password can only be changed once per 24 hours. Sometimes there's contraband inside, and the well-meaning flight attendant had no idea. <]>> 0000002043 00000 n Non-uniformed crewmembers are screened to passenger-screening standards. 0000012492 00000 n xbbbg`b`` / 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. You were given a privilege and exploited it. It didnt always exist. Also, according to you, pilots don't have to because "." does this mean pilots can't do exactly what yiu allege FAs are doing? And nothing to do with YOU! 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. I witnessed a pilot trying to bring his teenage son through KCM and getting irate because he was told he couldnt. 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. We are required to sign in at latest 1 hr before departure. Crewmembers may request a new or replacement KCM barcode card from their airline management. We did it Joe! All rights reserved. "TSA PRE-CHECK" line where most do not have to remove their shoes or take laptops out of bags - yay. You seem to be missing the point and just jumping on the offense instead. KCM provides crewmembers with an alternative entry point into airport sterile areas, which may be separate from the passenger security-screening lanes. So there you go. Uh huh. 0000045258 00000 n It will be easier for you to smuggle drugs that way. Maybe they'll finally get it when they miss a connection or twomaybe? Known Crewmember Fact Sheet (Source: www.knowncrewmember.org) Q. 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. Just because you hate your life and job doesnt mean everybody else does. However, keep in mind it is not just F/A's who have been known to smuggle items or take advantage of the benefit. Are allowed front-of-the-line access atTSA PreCheck lanes and standard passenger screening lanes. 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 also are aware that pilots have had their fair share of violations with kcm too, right? Report: TSA Ending Known Crewmember Program In 2023 PDF Dangerous Goods Regulations - International Air Transport Association Well, at least for larger airports. 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. Almost 80%. So they pick on us instead. It is unfortunate that in 2023, the program may no longer exist for some. They should absolutely profile crew members for randoms but right now they are sending crews through regular lines 50% of the time. For information about the Known Crewmember program, please contact us at:info@knowncrewmember.org. Protective Security Officer (PSO)is a member of a protective security force and an element of a security post who has the training, equipment . 99.99% of those passengers have done nothing wrong, and are carrying no contraband nor weapons. must be screened at the passenger-screening checkpoint. Besides should you be focusing your energy on more important things like fighting the company to allow male FAs to wear blouses and heels!