Narrative:

Air carrier X departure vps, runway 12 cleared to 5000', runway heading. Departure 119.3 control told us to expect further climb clearance in 2 mins and contact vps departure 125.1. Upon contact we were assigned heading 360 degree and climb to 10000', on a heading of 360 degree, climbing through 6000' we saw 2 fgt's Y at 9 O'clock descending through 6000' on left downwind for runway 19 at vps. At 6700' the controller told us to maintain 6000', then immediately told us to continue climb. Our medium large transport and the 2 fgt's were on the same heading and no immediate evasive action was required. As for the cause, I can only speculate lack of communication between the 2 departure controllers.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD NMAC, LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION FROM FGT'S Y. SYSTEM ERROR.

Narrative: ACR X DEP VPS, RWY 12 CLRED TO 5000', RWY HDG. DEP 119.3 CTL TOLD US TO EXPECT FURTHER CLB CLRNC IN 2 MINS AND CONTACT VPS DEP 125.1. UPON CONTACT WE WERE ASSIGNED HDG 360 DEG AND CLB TO 10000', ON A HDG OF 360 DEG, CLBING THROUGH 6000' WE SAW 2 FGT'S Y AT 9 O'CLOCK DSNDING THROUGH 6000' ON L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 19 AT VPS. AT 6700' THE CTLR TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 6000', THEN IMMEDIATELY TOLD US TO CONTINUE CLB. OUR MLG AND THE 2 FGT'S WERE ON THE SAME HDG AND NO IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED. AS FOR THE CAUSE, I CAN ONLY SPECULATE LACK OF COM BTWN THE 2 DEP CTLRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.