The Australian Airline Pilots Association is questioning why its 5000 members are subjected to stricter screening than others with aircraft access
But no more or less stricter screening than anyone else who will actually fly on the aircraft.
Pilots are also unconvinced about private contractors doing security screening rather than a government agency.
Because pilots hold government agencies, such as CASA and OTS, in such high esteem.
Police fear organised crime figures are getting work at airports and ports and exploiting their security passes to influence the screening of cargo and passengers.
This is the same police who after Corby pulled their pants down, massively ramped up their airport presence, only to have been bored stupid ever since because the airports were not the hotbeds of crime and corruption they thought they were.
National secretary Tony Sheldon says casual staff are allowed behind the scenes without adequate training.
But of much more concern to Tony, without union membership!
He wants a single authority in charge of national airport safety.
There is - it's called CASA.
Oh wait, does he really mean security?
There is - it's called OTS.
More than 60 organisations and companies can issue aviation and maritime security identification cards, with the AFP warning the more people who can dish them out, the more vulnerable they become.
They are hardly "dished" out, and are only issued after the
FEDERAL agencies give the clearance, so it's a bit rich for the AFP to be whinging.
...and ports....maritime security identification cards.....maritime security cards....port operators....
Hang on, wasn't this about airport security? They do know that an ASIC can't be used at a port nor can an MSIC be used at an airport, surely?
There are 250,000 aviation and maritime security cards issued but the regulator responsible cannot say how many workers have ceased employment and not given their cards back.
Can the responsible regulator say how many drivers licenses have expired or been lost, but the holder continues to drive?
That article is a joke. How many barrows can be pushed in so few paragraphs? Was it written by GT?