DA2000 flight crew reports misunderstanding the RUUDY2 departure procedures after being vectored to ELVAE. The routing after ELVAE should be COL then WHITE but the crew went ELVAE then WHITE.
Synopsis
DA2000 flight crew reports misunderstanding the RUUDY2 departure procedures after being vectored to ELVAE. The routing after ELVAE should be COL then WHITE but the crew went ELVAE then WHITE.
Narrative
After a ground hold and clearance being changed twice; we were issued a clearance of Runway 24 RUUDY 2 RNAV departure WHITE Intersection and the jet airway after that. After departure we were given a couple of headings then cleared to ELVAE Intersection and nothing after that. We proceeded to ELVAE Intersection and after passing ELVAE proceeded to WHITE Intersection per the original clearance. After a couple of minutes ATC asked what the previous controller gave us for a clearance was and responded the previous controller gave us ELVAE WHITE and he said that wasn't right and gave us a heading to join COL 350 Radial to Colts Neck. He said we should have gone ELVAE COL 350 Radial COL then WHITE. On the chart of the RUUDY 2 it says on the routing for departure fix WHITE to expect vectors to ELVAE/COL/WHITE. I thought that if they wanted us to go to COL after ELVAE that would have been in the clearance since all of it was an expect vectors to: on the departure. I should have questioned the controller about the clearance after ELVAE; but at the same time it was busy with convective active in the area also; I thought that ATC was supposed to issue the whole clearance if it is an 'expect' on the chart; not just the first fix of the 'expect'.
Second reporter narrative
Cleared RUUDY 2 departure WHITE as filed. After takeoff given direct ELVAE; pilot in command entered ELVAE direct WHITE ATC asked if previous controller issued ELVAE then 350 Radial to COL? Pilot in command responded no; ATC said no problem and instructed a new heading.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.