PLTDEV OCCURRED WHEN THE MTR CLBED THROUGH THE MAINTAIN ALT ASSIGNED BY THE DEP CTLR FOR TFC SEPARATION FROM AN OVERFLT ACFT.

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I WAS WORKING THE DEP SECTOR FOR PENSACOLA; WHICH WAS DEPARTING RWY 01. THE MIL JET WAS FILED OFF ON A TRADR 4 SID. THE SID HAD AN INITIAL RESTR REGARDING THE ACFT'S CLB RATE TO 3000 FT. IT THEN HAS A RESTR THAT HAS THE ACFT MAKE A CLBING L TURN TO 4000 FT AND HOLD 4000 FT UNTIL A RADIAL S OF NPA. AT THE TIME THE SIT OCCURRED; I HAD AN OVERFLT WHOSE COURSE WOULD TAKE HIM 4 MI N OF PENSACOLA WBOUND. RECOGNIZING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT; I TOLD THE MIL JET ON DEP TO 'MAINTAIN 3000 FT; COMPLY WITH RESTRS.' I INTENDED FOR THE ACFT TO MAINTAIN THE SPECIFIED CLB RATE TO 3000 FT; AND THEN FLY THE DEP COURSE OF THE SID AT 3000 FT UNTIL FURTHER ADVISED. THE PLT UNDERSTOOD THE INSTRUCTION TO MEAN HE SHOULD CLB TO 3000 FT; AND THEN COMPLY WITH THE RESTR TO CLB TO 4000 FT IN HIS TURN. THE ACFT PASSED WITH 1200 FT VERT SEPARATION AND THEN I VECTORED THE MIL JET TO MAINTAIN LATERAL DIVERGENCE. IN HINDSIGHT I REALIZE THAT THE PHRASEOLOGY I USED COULD BE MISLEADING. HOWEVER; I WAS TRAINED TO USE THIS PHRASEOLOGY AND IT USED TO BE IN FAA HANDBOOK 7110.65. IT IS NO LONGER THERE; AND I WAS NOT BRIEFED THAT IT HAD BEEN REMOVED. ALSO; THERE IS NO CLR PHRASEOLOGY OR GUIDANCE ON HOW TO LEGALLY RESTRICT THE ALT OF A SID DEP. THIS LEADS TO CONFUSION WHEN CTLRS ARE USING DIFFERENT WORDS TO MEAN THE SAME THING.