AN AIRBUS 320 PARKED ON A GATE WAS MOVED TO ANOTHER GATE WITH PAX AND BAGS STANDING IN THE AISLE.

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THE SIT IS AS FOLLOWS: I WAS THE PF ON AN A320 ACFT FROM JFK TO ZZZ. I HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED MY TYPE RATING AND WAS PERFORMING IOE UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF AN IOE CHK AIRMAN. THE RAMP AT ZZZ HAD RECENTLY UNDERGONE CONSTRUCTION. ONCE SHUT DOWN; THE ACFT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE TXWY IN TO THE GATE DUE TO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE RAMP AREA. AFTER THE ACFT WAS TOWED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE JETBRIDGE COULD NOT BE DOCKED WITH THE ACFT DUE TO A SLIGHT ALIGNMENT ERROR. AT THIS POINT THE CHK AIRMAN LEFT THE COCKPIT AND MADE A PA TO THE PAX USING A FLT ATTENDANT PA HAND SET. WHILE HE WAS DOING THIS; I WAS COORDINATING WITH THE STATION GND PERSONNEL REGARDING THE IMPENDING ACFT MOVEMENT. I DID NOT HEAR WHAT THE CHK AIRMAN SAID TO THE PAX. AT THIS POINT; I WAITED FOR THE PAX TO SIT BACK DOWN IN THEIR SEATS. THE IOE CHK AIRMAN WAS STILL IN THE PAX CABIN. AFTER WAITING APPROX 2 MINS FOR THE PAX TO RETAKE THEIR SEATS; I INQUIRED BACK TO THE CHK AIRMAN (NOW STANDING AT THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT STATION) ABOUT WHEN THE PAX WOULD RETAKE THEIR SEATS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME AND TO ORDER THE GND PERSONNEL TO REPOSITION THE ACFT. TO MAKE SURE THAT I HEARD THE COMMAND CORRECTLY I THEN SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF HE WANTED TO MOVE THE ACFT WITH THE PAX STILL STANDING IN THE AISLE AND HE SAID YES. I GAVE STRONG CONSIDERATION TO COUNTERMANDING THESE INSTRUCTIONS. IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE FARS AND A VIOLATION OF MY COMPANY OPS SPECS TO MOVE THE ACFT WITH PAX AND BAGS IN THE AISLES. I AM AT FAULT BECAUSE I CHOSE NOT TO COUNTERMAND THESE INSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE THIS WAS AN EVALUATION EVENT FOR ME AND I WAS THE FUNCTIONAL SUBORDINATE OF THE IOE CHK AIRMAN. IRONICALLY ENOUGH; THE ACFT WAS MOVED (WITH THE PAX STANDING) IN FULL VIEW OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY AND AN AUDIO RPTR MET THIS FLT IN ZZZ AND THEN ULTIMATELY BOARDED THE RETURN FLT BACK TO JFK. HAD ANY OF OUR PAX ON THE INBOUND FLT BEEN INJURED DURING THE REALIGNMENT PROC IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FULL VIEW OF THE CEO AND THE AUDIO RPTR. TO THOSE OF YOU THAT READ THIS; DON'T DO WHAT I DID. DO WHAT IS RIGHT -- COMPLY WITH YOUR OPS SPECS AND WITH THE FARS. CHK AIRMEN ARE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT; THEY ARE FALLIBLE HUMAN BEINGS TOO. IRONICALLY; THIS SAME CHK AIRMAN FAILED ME ON MY IOE EVENT LATER IN THE DAY BECAUSE; IN HIS OPINION; MY COMMAND JUDGEMENT IS FLAWED.