Reporter claims a SOP is illegal and mandates that aircraft be taken off a SID and provided vectors.

Attributes
ACN	459436
Time
Date	200001
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 23000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors departure sid : royal 3 jthro
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	controller time certified in position1 : 34 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	459436
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : zkc.artcc
Chart	sid : royal 3 jthro

Narrative:

According to a mandatory SOP, aircraft are taken off of a SID (royal, jthro transition) by being given a vector, as per the SOP. The pilot of aircraft questioned me about what to do -- 'stay on the 040 degree heading or rejoin the SID.' the SOP involved is illegal. It takes an aircraft off an established SID and puts the aircraft on a heading with no further provisions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CLAIMS A SOP IS ILLEGAL AND MANDATES THAT ACFT BE TAKEN OFF A SID AND PROVIDED VECTORS.

Narrative: ACCORDING TO A MANDATORY SOP, ACFT ARE TAKEN OFF OF A SID (ROYAL, JTHRO TRANSITION) BY BEING GIVEN A VECTOR, AS PER THE SOP. THE PLT OF ACFT QUESTIONED ME ABOUT WHAT TO DO -- 'STAY ON THE 040 DEG HDG OR REJOIN THE SID.' THE SOP INVOLVED IS ILLEGAL. IT TAKES AN ACFT OFF AN ESTABLISHED SID AND PUTS THE ACFT ON A HDG WITH NO FURTHER PROVISIONS.

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.