Captain of an air carrier large transport questions the airport chart presentation of taxiway marking and the sign at the intersection of 2 txwys for clarity of its real meaning.

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Attributes
ACN	423575
Time
Date	199812
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	423575
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At mia, taxiing northwest on taxiway P, signage approaching the intersection of taxiway west indicates taxiway P jogs to the left to parallel runway 12/30. Commercial plate 10-9 designates 'P' just above the 9355 number adding more confusion. Airport signage needs to be corrected. Mia 10-9 plate should delete the reference to 'P' above the runway length for runway 12/30.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN ACR LGT QUESTIONS THE ARPT CHART PRESENTATION OF TXWY MARKING AND THE SIGN AT THE INTXN OF 2 TXWYS FOR CLARITY OF ITS REAL MEANING.

Narrative: AT MIA, TAXIING NW ON TXWY P, SIGNAGE APCHING THE INTXN OF TXWY W INDICATES TXWY P JOGS TO THE L TO PARALLEL RWY 12/30. COMMERCIAL PLATE 10-9 DESIGNATES 'P' JUST ABOVE THE 9355 NUMBER ADDING MORE CONFUSION. ARPT SIGNAGE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. MIA 10-9 PLATE SHOULD DELETE THE REF TO 'P' ABOVE THE RWY LENGTH FOR RWY 12/30.

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.