FO OF AN ACR MLG COMPLAINS THAT THE ARPT DIAGRAM DOES NOT REFLECT THE EDGE OF THE FLL RAMP AREA AS A NON CTLED AREA SO THAT THEY COULD LEGALLY DO A BLEED AIR ENG START WITHOUT TAXI INSTRUCTIONS.

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AT THE ACRX AIRLINE TERMINAL IN FLL; PUSHBACK WAS COMPLETED NORMALLY. ARPT TFC WAS HVY AND UNUSUAL FOR THIS ARPT. THE GND CTLR HAD A HIGH WORKLOAD AND WAS OBVIOUSLY STRESSED OVER THE SIT. OUR ACFT (B737) HAD AN INOP APU AND THE #1 ENG WAS STARTED AT THE GATE. AFTER PUSHBACK; WE ADVISED THAT A XBLEED START WOULD BE REQUIRED AND ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT PLACE TO DO THIS. THE STRESSED GND CTLR REPLIED THAT THE RAMP AREA IS UNCTLED AND THAT WE SHOULD COORDINATE WITH OUR GND CREW FOR THE START OF #2 ENG. THE START COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AT OUR PRESENT POS DUE TO EQUIP BEHIND THE ACFT. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO THE GND CTLR BY ME (FO) WITH NO REPLY; THE CAPT (WITH A STERN AND AGITATED VOICE) CALLED TO GAIN PERMISSION TO TAXI UP TO TXWY T AT T3 TO COMPLETE THE START. AN EQUALLY AGITATED GND CTLR STATED EMPHATICALLY THAT THE RAMP AREA WE WERE IN IS UNCTLED. THE CONFUSION IS THAT BTWN T3 AND T2 THE AREA IS LABELED; ON THE 10-9 PAGE; AS TXWY T WITH MARKINGS ON THE PAVEMENT THAT ALSO INDICATE A TXWY. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION; IT WAS DECIDED THAT BASED ON EXPERIENCE AT THAT TERMINAL; IE; NO PUSHBACK CLRNC IS REQUIRED FOR PUSHBACK INTO THAT AREA OFF THE ADJACENT GATES; SO WE TAXIED BEHIND ANOTHER B737 THAT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF T2 ON TXWY T. THAT GAVE US CLRNC BEHIND TO COMPLETE THE XBLEED START OF THE #2 ENG. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: ABNORMAL STARTING PROC REQUIRED FOR OUR ACFT; UNCOMMON AMOUNT OF GND TFC CAUSING STRESS FOR THE GND CTLR AND THE AMBIGUITY BTWN THE 10-9 PAGE AND THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS. THE COMMERCIAL PAGE SHOULD BE UPDATED; OR HAVE A NOTE SHOWING THAT AREA AS UNCTLED.