An air carrier pilot questioned the sjc BMRNG2 RNAV departure wording clarity about 'climb to 3;000 feet'. Should the climb continue while expecting vectors or should the statement be 'climb to and maintain 3;000 feet expect vectors'?

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Attributes
ACN	1286831
Time
Date	201507
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SJC.Airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	SID BMRNG TWO RNAV
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Narrative:

The bmrng two RNAV departure (jepp 10-3A-1 19jun15) out of sjc is unclear whether you climb to 3;000 feet and maintain it; or continue climb past 3;000 feet while expecting vectors for the other fixes.this I believe could cause a future problem with an altitude deviationchange the wording to 'climb and maintain' or 'while climbing expect'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier pilot questioned the SJC BMRNG2 RNAV Departure wording clarity about 'CLIMB TO 3;000 feet'. Should the climb continue while expecting vectors or should the statement be 'CLIMB TO AND MAINTAIN 3;000 feet EXPECT VECTORS'?

Narrative: The BMRNG TWO RNAV Departure (JEPP 10-3A-1 19JUN15) out of SJC is unclear whether you climb to 3;000 feet and maintain it; or continue climb past 3;000 feet while expecting vectors for the other fixes.This I believe could cause a future problem with an altitude deviationChange the wording to 'Climb and Maintain' or 'While Climbing Expect'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.