Marshaller fails to use wands, guides with hands only.

Attributes
ACN	295638
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1390 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	295638
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ramper motioned (marshalled) aircraft to parking slot using hands only, wands absent from hands, in back pocket. This was discovered by an FAA official riding in seat. The FAA official told the captain and first officer that wands are required, by law, to be used by rampers when assisting with parking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MARSHALLER FAILS TO USE WANDS, GUIDES WITH HANDS ONLY.

Narrative: RAMPER MOTIONED (MARSHALLED) ACFT TO PARKING SLOT USING HANDS ONLY, WANDS ABSENT FROM HANDS, IN BACK POCKET. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY AN FAA OFFICIAL RIDING IN SEAT. THE FAA OFFICIAL TOLD THE CAPT AND FO THAT WANDS ARE REQUIRED, BY LAW, TO BE USED BY RAMPERS WHEN ASSISTING WITH PARKING.

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.