Narrative:

Just prior to gate departure, the security coordinator for my flight from cdg-dfw brought up the security form for my signature. I asked as to the number of selectees, if any, on my flight and was told he did not have to tell me. I again asked since he did not have to tell me the number of selectees aboard my flight, would he tell me and had been told not to tell the captain the number of selectees on board the flight. I cannot read his name from the form, but his employee number is xyz. As the in-flight security coordinator, I feel this is important information which the security coordinator should know as to the security situation on his specific flight. If someone attacks my door or passenger (crew in flight), I would like to know if there are any individuals present who could be accomplices. Why are the capts not being told of the number of selectees on their flts?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 CAPT RPTED HIS DISSATISFACTION AT NOT HAVING COMPLETE INFO REGARDING HIS FLT BEFORE DEP.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO GATE DEP, THE SECURITY COORDINATOR FOR MY FLT FROM CDG-DFW BROUGHT UP THE SECURITY FORM FOR MY SIGNATURE. I ASKED AS TO THE NUMBER OF SELECTEES, IF ANY, ON MY FLT AND WAS TOLD HE DID NOT HAVE TO TELL ME. I AGAIN ASKED SINCE HE DID NOT HAVE TO TELL ME THE NUMBER OF SELECTEES ABOARD MY FLT, WOULD HE TELL ME AND HAD BEEN TOLD NOT TO TELL THE CAPT THE NUMBER OF SELECTEES ON BOARD THE FLT. I CANNOT READ HIS NAME FROM THE FORM, BUT HIS EMPLOYEE NUMBER IS XYZ. AS THE INFLT SECURITY COORDINATOR, I FEEL THIS IS IMPORTANT INFO WHICH THE SECURITY COORDINATOR SHOULD KNOW AS TO THE SECURITY SIT ON HIS SPECIFIC FLT. IF SOMEONE ATTACKS MY DOOR OR PAX (CREW IN FLT), I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY INDIVIDUALS PRESENT WHO COULD BE ACCOMPLICES. WHY ARE THE CAPTS NOT BEING TOLD OF THE NUMBER OF SELECTEES ON THEIR FLTS?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.