C210 PLT MISINTERPS THE PUBLISHED DEP AND FLIES RWY HDG VICE TURNING AT 800 FT WHILE DEPARTING HEF.

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CLRNC FOR DEP FROM RWY 34L WAS ARSENAL 1 DEP (ARSNL1.CSN). AFTER CONTACTING DEP CTL; ATC WAS SLOW IN RESPONDING; AND AFTER RESPONDING; ATC WAS TRYING TO RADAR IDENT MY PLANE. CLRNC HAD TRANSPOSED 2 NUMBERS IN THE CLRNC; AND UNTIL THAT WAS SORTED OUT; ATC DID NOT ISSUE ANY HDG OR ALT CHANGES. IN THE MEANTIME; I FLEW APPROX RWY HDG AT 800 FT (SHOWN AS AN ABSOLUTE ALT IN THE PICTORIAL DEPICTION) UNTIL INTERCEPT WITH THE 056 DEG RADIAL OF CSN. AT THAT POINT; I INITIATED A CLB TO 2000 FT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CLRED TO 6000 FT. AT THAT TIME; ATC IMPLIED I FLEW THE SID ERRONEOUSLY AND SAID I WAS TO REVIEW THE PROC. THE FOLLOWING DAY; I SPOKE TO A CTLR AND A MGR AT POTOMAC TRACON. THEY INSISTED; INITIALLY I WAS TO CLB TO 800 FT AS THE NARRATIVE READS AND TURN; CLBING TO 2000 FT TO INTERCEPT THE 056 DEG RADIAL OUTSIDE OF OR USING GPS AT SHRLI. I BELIEVE THE SID IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE CHANGED SINCE IT IS SUBJECT TO MISINTERP FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1) THE TURN NOT BEING SPECIFIED; COULD BE AS LITTLE AS 1 DEG; AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO COMPLY; BUT NOT ENOUGH TO VACATE THE EXTENDED RWY CTRLINE. 2) THE 800 FT ATL IS A 'HARD' ALT FOR THE RWY CTRLINE. 3) THE DEPICTION STRONGLY IMPLIES THE CLBING TURN IS IN FACT THE INTERCEPTION OF THE RADIAL (NEEDLE MOVEMENT) AND IN THE NARRATIVE; WE ARE GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO INTERCEPT OUTSIDE OF SHRLI; BUT WITH A 'NOT TO SCALE' DRAWING; WE GET NO HDG GUIDANCE. THEORETICALLY; WE COULD GET NEEDLE MOVEMENT ABOUT WHEN WE REACH 800 FT; BUT WE DO NOT. 4) THE DEP IS NOT ALLOWED FOR RWYS 16L&R BECAUSE TOO MANY PLTS WERE VIOLATING THE RESTR AIRSPACE. THE CORRECTION IS SIMPLE: 'FLY RWY HDG UNTIL 800 FT; TURN TO A HDG OF XXX DEGS UNTIL INTERCEPTING 056 DEG RADIAL WHILE CLBING TO 2000 FT.' CHANGE THE CHART TO AGREE WITH THE NARRATIVE. TRACON ADVISED TO SET SHRLI IN GPS AND FLY DIRECT IN THE PHONE CALL. THIS IS NOT A GPS DEP. LOTS OF CONFUSION.