FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - SOP dissection.
Thread: SOP dissection.
View Single Post
Old Dec 10, 2009 | 8:56 am
  #3  
sbm12
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
10 Countries Visited20 Countries Visited30 Countries Visited20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Prefacing my comments with "I know that this version is six revisions old," here is my favorite.

2A-3. ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL DOCUMENT CHECKING PROCEDURES
During peak travel periods, the FSD or his/her designee may authorize alternative travel document checking
procedures at screening checkpoints equipped with ultraviolet lights and magnifying loupes.
A. The use of black lights/loupes may be reduced from 100% of individuals processing through the
screening checkpoint to no less than 25%.
B. This alternative procedure must not be used for more than 30 minutes at a time and may be used no more
than three times during an 8 hour shift, unless authorized by the FSD due to exigent circumstances.
Particularly the "may be reduced from 100%" bit of paragraph A. While I do occasionally see 100% checking with the light/loupe it is MUCH less common than occasional checking with one or the other. I would bet that either the requirement has changed or that the TSOs are not in compliance with this section. Or the FSDs have declared "exigent circumstances" to be the norm.

Let me be VERY clear - I don't want them to be. The lines would be worse and for no value. But it seems that this is an issue.
sbm12 is offline