It took me a while to fully grasp this, but I now see that SOP does indeed distinguish the term “shipside crew.”
Thank you for pointing this out!
That’s a great point. However, it’s worth noting that the Vehicle Crewman role does not fall under the ASO’s command. Whether it should is an interesting topic, though I don’t have a strong opinion on it.
It’s also worth mentioning that the topic of IOs driving the ARC was already discussed and resolved some time ago:
