Originally Posted by
goalie
valid advice but a question based on my experiences from my friend who has a a titanium rod in his leg....
since the pax is carrying proper documentation, why not go thru the wtmd and see if you alarm. if no alarm, continue on your way but you do alarm, then tell the tso who is the wtmd gatekeeper your situation and take the secondary with the hhmd. this is what my friend does. he would always get a secondary when telling the tso at the wtmd that he has a rod in his leg even tho he would not alarm but since i suggested he do it as i mentioned above, he is thru the wtmd and on his way in just a few minutes (and n.b. he as alarmed only twice since his surgery 3 years ago)
just my two hockey pucks but seems more efficient if you ask me
+100 There is a lot of variability in the WTMD and don't make things worse than they need to be.
I've got a 50% hit rate with my metal hip implant. Removing my watch (which never used to alarm) and other jewelry seems to help. There is no metal in my shoes, but this week at CBR, I alarmed the WTMD while wearing the shoes. Told the guy that I had a metal hip, was sent back to remove shoes, came back through. (Note: the following is why I love Australia). The screener and I were both expecting another alarm, but when it didn't he just shrugged, smiled, and let me through. ^