Originally Posted by
eraualex
that is exactly what i did. low profile, fended the blows from the managers verbal attack, apologized profusely and promised it would not happen again. the police officer even stated that he will write in his report the fact that i was calm and collected and offered no defensive or offensive attitude. i hope it goes away. in addition to the above, i do know of many collegues who are working without a sida badge because they did not renew it and dont care to do so
You don't need a side badge to work. You do need a Sida clearance. Without that you legally can't go down the jetway to the aircraft prior to passenger boarding. There are several levels of a Sida clearance. The most basic let's you down that jetway and on the ramp in the shadow of your aircraft. That is what most pilots have. If it's revoked you can't work. The next level is to be badged for ramp access. Some airlines do this but most don't.