Narrative:

Received clearance to bur (from oak) via skyline departure, maintain 10000'. I am a check airman giving IOE to a transitioning captain. Neither of us had been through oak in the last 30+ days, but were familiar with the area. We had expected 2000' restriction, but none given. Talked about questioning ATC, but got busy with other preflight duties. Had flown the skyline SID routing hundreds of times before, but both of us missed the 2000' crossing note. This note is very obscure/hidden on both the plan view and in the text (plates). Contacting bay TRACON, the controller asked if we were aware of the altitude note on the SID--obviously not. (The 1 time I had not thoroughly read and highlighted on system airport revision!) obviously my fault, but would recommend a clearer commercial chart presentation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER CITES OBSCURE NOTES REFERENCING ALT RESTRICTION ON OAK SKYLINE 2 AS CONTRIBUTORY TO ALT BUST ON SID DEP.

Narrative: RECEIVED CLRNC TO BUR (FROM OAK) VIA SKYLINE DEP, MAINTAIN 10000'. I AM A CHK AIRMAN GIVING IOE TO A TRANSITIONING CAPT. NEITHER OF US HAD BEEN THROUGH OAK IN THE LAST 30+ DAYS, BUT WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. WE HAD EXPECTED 2000' RESTRICTION, BUT NONE GIVEN. TALKED ABOUT QUESTIONING ATC, BUT GOT BUSY WITH OTHER PREFLT DUTIES. HAD FLOWN THE SKYLINE SID ROUTING HUNDREDS OF TIMES BEFORE, BUT BOTH OF US MISSED THE 2000' XING NOTE. THIS NOTE IS VERY OBSCURE/HIDDEN ON BOTH THE PLAN VIEW AND IN THE TEXT (PLATES). CONTACTING BAY TRACON, THE CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE AWARE OF THE ALT NOTE ON THE SID--OBVIOUSLY NOT. (THE 1 TIME I HAD NOT THOROUGHLY READ AND HIGHLIGHTED ON SYS ARPT REVISION!) OBVIOUSLY MY FAULT, BUT WOULD RECOMMEND A CLEARER COMMERCIAL CHART PRESENTATION.

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.