Narrative:

I cleared aircraft Y for takeoff and as he was established in his climbing right turn heading 180 to 1;600 feet I switched the aircraft to departure control. Then I cleared aircraft X for takeoff on the RNAV departure. As the aircraft climbed off the departure end; I noticed the wing dip and the aircraft begin a right turn toward the previously departed aircraft Y. I instructed the pilot of aircraft X that they should be runway heading and the pilot replied; 'no sir'. I immediately went to issue traffic to aircraft X but mid-transmission; noticed he was turning faster than expected and gave 'traffic alert' on the aircraft Y that was now less than a mile at his 1 o'clock. I advised aircraft Y of traffic just in case they were on my frequency but did not receive a response. The RNAV departure procedure should have the aircraft climbing to 3;000 feet on runway heading before any turns are made. This is not the first time this issue has occurred in my short time here. I have been in the tower cab for three of these occurrences and each time has resulted in a close call. The wording of the climb-out instructions for this RNAV SID are on a separate page and can be confusing for pilots as compared to many other RNAV departures I have seen and read. The wording must be changed to alleviate further confusion.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SRQ Tower Local Controller reported an Air Carrier did not fly the RNAV SID as expected and towards a confliction with previous departing traffic and that this is a recurring issue using this RNAV SID.

Narrative: I cleared Aircraft Y for takeoff and as he was established in his climbing right turn heading 180 to 1;600 feet I switched the aircraft to Departure Control. Then I cleared Aircraft X for takeoff on the RNAV Departure. As the aircraft climbed off the departure end; I noticed the wing dip and the aircraft begin a right turn toward the previously departed Aircraft Y. I instructed the pilot of Aircraft X that they should be Runway Heading and the pilot replied; 'No sir'. I immediately went to issue traffic to Aircraft X but mid-transmission; noticed he was turning faster than expected and gave 'traffic alert' on the Aircraft Y that was now less than a mile at his 1 o'clock. I advised Aircraft Y of traffic just in case they were on my frequency but did not receive a response. The RNAV departure procedure should have the aircraft climbing to 3;000 feet on runway heading before any turns are made. This is not the first time this issue has occurred in my short time here. I have been in the tower cab for three of these occurrences and each time has resulted in a close call. The wording of the climb-out instructions for this RNAV SID are on a separate page and can be confusing for pilots as compared to many other RNAV departures I have seen and read. The wording must be changed to alleviate further confusion.

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.