Air carrier speed deviation non compliance with speed restr printed on SID.

Attributes
ACN	316109
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : toa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : zse
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	316109
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I write this to point out a potential gotcha on the river 5 departure. There is quite a note at the top of the chart to not exceed 250 KTS until advised. There is no other mention of this restr in the clearance or from ATC. This is quite different than other airports and very easy to miss. Why is the pdx departure different? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter expressed concern that the narratives in sids are too cluttered and then when there is not uniformity with a 250 KT speed restr it could be a 'gotcha.' he mentioned that some SID plates have the speed restr right under the title and some bury them in the text toward the middle or bottom of the narrative. He recommends placing the restr right under the title, highlighted or bold print. He also would like ATC to reiterate the restr as a checks and balance as standard procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR SPD DEV NON COMPLIANCE WITH SPD RESTR PRINTED ON SID.

Narrative: I WRITE THIS TO POINT OUT A POTENTIAL GOTCHA ON THE RIVER 5 DEP. THERE IS QUITE A NOTE AT THE TOP OF THE CHART TO NOT EXCEED 250 KTS UNTIL ADVISED. THERE IS NO OTHER MENTION OF THIS RESTR IN THE CLRNC OR FROM ATC. THIS IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER ARPTS AND VERY EASY TO MISS. WHY IS THE PDX DEP DIFFERENT? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE NARRATIVES IN SIDS ARE TOO CLUTTERED AND THEN WHEN THERE IS NOT UNIFORMITY WITH A 250 KT SPD RESTR IT COULD BE A 'GOTCHA.' HE MENTIONED THAT SOME SID PLATES HAVE THE SPD RESTR RIGHT UNDER THE TITLE AND SOME BURY THEM IN THE TEXT TOWARD THE MIDDLE OR BOTTOM OF THE NARRATIVE. HE RECOMMENDS PLACING THE RESTR RIGHT UNDER THE TITLE, HIGHLIGHTED OR BOLD PRINT. HE ALSO WOULD LIKE ATC TO REITERATE THE RESTR AS A CHKS AND BAL AS STANDARD PROC.

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.