A B757-200 CAPT RPTS THAT NOTHING HAD CHANGED THE NEXT DAY AFTER HE HAD COMPLAINED TO THE STATION MGR ABOUT EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING THEIR BADGES OR UNIFORMS WHILE ON THE RAMP.
Synopsis
A B757-200 CAPT RPTS THAT NOTHING HAD CHANGED THE NEXT DAY AFTER HE HAD COMPLAINED TO THE STATION MGR ABOUT EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING THEIR BADGES OR UNIFORMS WHILE ON THE RAMP.
Narrative
COUNTED 11 PERSONS; WORKING INSIDE AND IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE OF THE ACFT IN CCS; WITHOUT IDENT OF ANY KIND. AFTER ADVISING STATION PERSONNEL OF THE SIT; FEWER THAN 2 OF THE 11 WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE ANY IDENT; AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY. I FIND IT IRONIC THAT IF I DON'T CHALLENGE THEM FOR IDENT; I AM FINED AND DISCIPLINED; HOWEVER; IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IDENT UPON BEING CHALLENGED; THERE IS NO PRICE TO PAY; NO BIG DEAL; NO EFFORT TO ASCERTAIN THE IDENT OF THEM OR REMOVE THEM FROM THE VICINITY OF THE ACFT. THEY COULD BE ANYONE; PERFORMING ANY LEGITIMATE OR ILLEGITIMATE ACTIVITY; AND NO ONE IN CCS COULD CARE LESS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THIS B757-200 CAPT RPTS THAT AFTER HE HAD SPOKEN TO THE COMPANY'S STATION MGR ABOUT SECURITY PROBS THE DAY BEFORE HE FOUND THAT PERSONNEL WERE STILL NOT WEARING THEIR SECURITY BADGES OR THEIR UNIFORMS. HE SAID THAT NONE OF THE CATERERS; BAGGAGE LOADERS; OPS PERSONNEL; OTHER RAMP PERSONNEL OR THE SECURITY GUARDS HAD THEIR IDENT BADGES OR OTHER IDENT. THE CAPT SAID THAT HE HAS COMPLAINED TO HIS COMPANY MGMNT ABOUT THIS; BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE YET. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAS CALLED THE FAA HOTLINE CONCERNING THIS AND OTHER SECURITY CONCERNS IN SOUTH AMERICA.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.