Doorman
Doormen - also known as entrances or porters - are part of the security staff , who usually only allow selected guests to enter restaurants or event venues and perform an apparent access control .
tasks
Doormen often work for organizers of concerts , parties and festivals and in discos , nightclubs , dance cafes, restaurants and brothels .
The tasks of a bouncer include rejecting people who, from the organizer's point of view, do not fit into the target group of the event. Bouncer practice on their behalf house right out. There are some common criteria that bouncers use to make choices: appearance , age , clothing , gender , alcohol level and, in some cases, nationality . They should also prevent unwanted items from being taken inside. This often includes weapons , drugs and drinks that you have brought with you .
Bouncers, together with security personnel, are responsible for ensuring that no violent confrontation occurs during the event . In addition, bouncers are often supposed to ensure that people in particular enter the restaurant, who increase its attractiveness. In addition to wealthy customers, this primarily includes women without male accompaniment.
Legal situation in Germany
Bouncers may - like any other citizen - defend themselves in self-defense situations using physical violence, but they are not allowed to intrude into the area of responsibility of the police . Your responsibility is limited locally by the property boundaries and in terms of content by the personal rights of the guests. In concrete terms, this means that they cannot enforce identity checks or searches. Such checks in front of the door are always voluntary, but a criterion for admission. Like everyone else, bouncers have the right to detain under Section 127 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In addition, the security personnel are usually also “ servants ” of the security object.
exam
Doormen at discos who work for a security company or who are self-employed must pass a so-called proficiency test at the competent Chamber of Commerce and Industry . This is prescribed in Section 34 (a) of the trade regulations. The certificate issued by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce after passing the competence test is colloquially referred to in the relevant circles as the “doorman license” or simply “certificate” or “34 a”. The exam consists of a written part with multiple choice questions and an oral part. The latter can be repeated at a reduced price if you fail. The number of retry attempts is currently not limited. The costs for the proficiency test are between 150 and 190 euros, depending on the IHK location.
Are of the proficiency examination generally exempt persons who can demonstrate a relevant professional qualification for security services, including skilled labor protection and safety and plant security professionals , and plant security master . Furthermore, people are free, which successfully concluded in the context of a career examination for the middle least Polizeivollzugsdienst , the central Prison Service , the average non-technical customs with completion of the course ESB (self-protection and armament) and for military police of the armed forces have purchased. Furthermore, a successfully passed examination in the security industry leads to an exemption from the instruction according to § 34a GewO.
Known bouncers
Well-known bouncers include Conny de Beauclair from Club U4 in Vienna, Sven Marquardt and Roger Baptist , bouncer at the Techno Club Berghain in Berlin, Frank Künster , who is also a film director and actor in addition to his job, Michael Kuhr and Bernie Flottmann from Hamburg-St. Pauli and Manfred Meyer († January 6, 2009) in the Batschkapp rock club in Frankfurt am Main .
Similar professions
literature
- Karl Painer: Geflasht 2: Ten Commandments for Doormen and Security, Österreichischer Milizverlag 2016, ISBN 978-3-901185-57-1
- Karl Painer: Scheiß Türsteher !: The truth of an industry from the king of bouncers , Vienna-Munich 2006, ISBN 3-902536-69-1 .
- Geoff Thompson: The door: experiences of a bouncer , Burg / Fehmarn 2002, ISBN 3-927553-08-5 .
- Michael Kuhr: Bodyguard: Between high society and underworld
