FLC NOT SURE HOW TO FLY THE SID WHEN THEY RECEIVED AN AMENDED CLRNC.
Synopsis
FLC NOT SURE HOW TO FLY THE SID WHEN THEY RECEIVED AN AMENDED CLRNC.
Narrative
DEPARTED RWY 24L WITH AN ORIGINAL CLRNC TO DO THE TORONTO 6 DEP WHICH IS TO TRACK THE 237 DEG INBOUND COURSE TO JULIET RBN AND THEN 230 DEG HDG FOR VECTORS TO COURSE. THE SID STATES FOLLOW SID NOISE TRACK UNTIL ABOVE 3600 FT. IT ALSO STATES REMAIN ON TRACK TOWARDS THE APPROPRIATE NDB UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO TURN. PRIOR TO BRAKE RELEASE TWR GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO FLY HDG 240 DEGS OR RWY HDG; NOT SURE WHICH WAS THE EXACT PHRASE. ON DEP MAINTAINED RWY HDG; 240 DEGS; UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO A MORE SWESTERLY HDG. NOT SURE OF EXACT HDG INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO. BEGAN THE TURN AT APPROX 2000 FT. AS I ROLLED OUT OF THE TURN MY FO SAID HE THOUGHT WE WERE TO HOLD THE TURN UNTIL REACHING 3600 FT. I FELT THAT WE WERE TO TURN AT THE TIME THE CTLR ISSUED THE INSTRUCTION. I FELT ALSO THAT BECAUSE WE WERE GIVEN A HDG TO FLY ON TKOF THIS BASICALLY NEGATED OUR REQUIREMENT TO FLY THE SID UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE SID. I FEEL THIS SID IS WRITTEN IN AN AMBIGUOUS WAY IN THAT THE 2 OF US INTERPRETED THE INTENT OF THE SID DIFFERENTLY. I FELT THAT THE PHRASE 'REMAIN ON TRACK UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO TURN;' MEANT THAT ONE SHOULD TURN WHEN CTLR SAID TO. MY FO FELT THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO CONTINUE ON THE ASSIGNED HDG UNTIL REACHING 3600 FT AND THEN TURN TO THE HDG ASSIGNED BY THE DEP CTLR; EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TIME DELAY BTWN INSTRUCTION TO TURN AND ACTUAL EXECUTION OF THE TURN. IF THE INTENT OF THE SID IS TO HAVE NO TURNS BEFORE 3600 FT THEN I THINK THAT SHOULD BE STATED MORE CLRLY AND/OR THE CTLR SHOULD NOT ISSUE A TURN UNTIL HE OBSERVES THE ALT READOUT TO BE 3600 FT OR IF HE ISSUES THE TURN EARLIER WE SHOULD STATE TURN TO HDG SUCH AND SUCH AT 3600 FT. AGAIN; I FEEL THAT THERE IS AMBIGUITY BUILT INTO THIS SID AND A DEFINITE TRAP ONE COULD FALL INTO IF A TURN INSTRUCTION IS ISSUED TO YOU PRIOR TO REACHING 3600 FT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.