Narrative:

Clearance published on SID extremely unclr. We were flying the newly published SID (name unknown, I don't have access to the chart as I write this) that calls for climb to 13500 ft via 215 degree heading off runway 25 and then a right turn to intercept the dbl 322 degree radial. The SID does not make clear whether to turn before or after reaching 13500 ft. Our first assigned altitude, prior to takeoff, was 14000 ft. The old IFR departure procedure published for ege makes the altitude restrs much more understandable. Center controller chastised us for not turning sooner, though I would have done it the same way again. If 13500 ft is not a minimum altitude for the turn then what is it? Should it be worded 'climb to 13500 ft or as assigned by ATC? What happened to the 9000 ft minimum turning altitude in the old IFR departure procedure? At best this is poor wording, at worst an accident waiting to happen.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A BRITISH HS125-700 FAILED TO TURN AS DESCRIBED IN SID DEP DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING CHART DEPICTIONS.

Narrative: CLRNC PUBLISHED ON SID EXTREMELY UNCLR. WE WERE FLYING THE NEWLY PUBLISHED SID (NAME UNKNOWN, I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE CHART AS I WRITE THIS) THAT CALLS FOR CLB TO 13500 FT VIA 215 DEG HDG OFF RWY 25 AND THEN A R TURN TO INTERCEPT THE DBL 322 DEG RADIAL. THE SID DOES NOT MAKE CLR WHETHER TO TURN BEFORE OR AFTER REACHING 13500 FT. OUR FIRST ASSIGNED ALT, PRIOR TO TKOF, WAS 14000 FT. THE OLD IFR DEP PROC PUBLISHED FOR EGE MAKES THE ALT RESTRS MUCH MORE UNDERSTANDABLE. CTR CTLR CHASTISED US FOR NOT TURNING SOONER, THOUGH I WOULD HAVE DONE IT THE SAME WAY AGAIN. IF 13500 FT IS NOT A MINIMUM ALT FOR THE TURN THEN WHAT IS IT? SHOULD IT BE WORDED 'CLB TO 13500 FT OR AS ASSIGNED BY ATC? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 9000 FT MINIMUM TURNING ALT IN THE OLD IFR DEP PROC? AT BEST THIS IS POOR WORDING, AT WORST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

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.