ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT IN CLB DUE TO INADEQUATE COCKPIT COORD MGMNT.

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THIS WAS THE CAPT'S FIRST TRIP IN THE ACFT FOLLOWING INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE IN ASSOCIATION WITH HIS TRANSITION INTO TYPE. ALTHOUGH HE HAS BEEN WITH THE COMPANY MANY YRS; THE AIRPLANE AND ITS PROCS ARE NEW TO HIM. I WAS DESIGNATED PF FROM CVG TO ROA. AS PNF; THE CAPT'S DUTIES INCLUDED AIRBORNE CHKLISTS. I AM NEW TO THE COMPANY AND THE ACFT; AND HAD NEVER BEEN TO THIS DEST. WHILE CONCENTRATING ON MONITORING THE AIRPLANE AND NAVIGATING; I WAS RELYING ON THE CAPT FOR CHKLISTS. WE BOTH MISSED THE CHKLIST WHICH INCLUDES RESETTING THE ALTIMETER TO 29.92. AS WE LEVELED AT FL230 I NOTICED THAT THE ALTIMETER INDICATED A LOWER SETTING. WHEN WE RESET TO 29.92 THE INDICATED ALT ROSE TO NEARLY 200 FT ABOVE THE ASSIGNED ALT. I WENT TO PUSH THE DSND BUTTON ON THE FLT DIRECTOR BUT HIT CLB INSTEAD. I HIT DSND AS SOON AS THE AIRPLANE STARTED PITCHING UP. WE RETURNED TO FL230 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MAX INDICATED DEV WAS 3000 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT. LESSON: EVEN IN 2-PERSON COCKPITS WITH FLYING AND PNF'S DUTIES CLRLY DEFINED; EACH PLT MUST MENTALLY 'FLY' AS IF SINGLE-PLT IFR. FURTHER; WHEN EITHER CREW MEMBER IS NEW TO THE AIRPLANE; A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS SHOULD BE INSTANTLY TRIGGERED.