B737 flight crew concerned with company procedures, airport charting and perceived contractions.

Attributes
ACN	503981
Time
Date	200103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : pushback ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	503981
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Chart Or Publication Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
Chart	airport : fll.airport

Narrative:

In the company ramp area, adjacent to a company gate, holding south of taxiway T across from T3, I requested clearance from fll ground control to taxi onto taxiway T behind a company B737 holding short of T2 on taxiway T. Ground control informed me the area was controled by company ramp (and past experience confirmed this). I then taxied onto taxiway T up to the B737 on taxiway T and holding short of T2 (behind company gate), while monitoring company ramp frequency. My first officer believed this was not legal, since the area in question is shown to be a taxiway on commercial plate 10-9. (The special commercial chart/company page 10 does not show it as a taxiway, but instead shows 'terminal 2'). I believe the commercial chart page 10-9 should be corrected, deleting taxiway T between T2 and T3. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter (PIC) and first officer were at odds as to where they should be calling ground control for clearance for pushback and taxi instructions. Ground controller advised that in their area it was uncontrolled. First officer still did not agree, but took taxi instructions anyway. Reporter states what actions are required of the company/flight crew in bos are not conducted in fll. The reporter recommends standardization of all united states airports, with and without control towers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC CONCERNED WITH COMPANY PROCS, ARPT CHARTING AND PERCEIVED CONTRACTIONS.

Narrative: IN THE COMPANY RAMP AREA, ADJACENT TO A COMPANY GATE, HOLDING S OF TXWY T ACROSS FROM T3, I REQUESTED CLRNC FROM FLL GND CTL TO TAXI ONTO TXWY T BEHIND A COMPANY B737 HOLDING SHORT OF T2 ON TXWY T. GND CTL INFORMED ME THE AREA WAS CTLED BY COMPANY RAMP (AND PAST EXPERIENCE CONFIRMED THIS). I THEN TAXIED ONTO TXWY T UP TO THE B737 ON TXWY T AND HOLDING SHORT OF T2 (BEHIND COMPANY GATE), WHILE MONITORING COMPANY RAMP FREQ. MY FO BELIEVED THIS WAS NOT LEGAL, SINCE THE AREA IN QUESTION IS SHOWN TO BE A TXWY ON COMMERCIAL PLATE 10-9. (THE SPECIAL COMMERCIAL CHART/COMPANY PAGE 10 DOES NOT SHOW IT AS A TXWY, BUT INSTEAD SHOWS 'TERMINAL 2'). I BELIEVE THE COMMERCIAL CHART PAGE 10-9 SHOULD BE CORRECTED, DELETING TXWY T BTWN T2 AND T3. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR (PIC) AND FO WERE AT ODDS AS TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE CALLING GND CTL FOR CLRNC FOR PUSHBACK AND TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. GND CTLR ADVISED THAT IN THEIR AREA IT WAS UNCTLED. FO STILL DID NOT AGREE, BUT TOOK TAXI INSTRUCTIONS ANYWAY. RPTR STATES WHAT ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED OF THE COMPANY/FLC IN BOS ARE NOT CONDUCTED IN FLL. THE RPTR RECOMMENDS STANDARDIZATION OF ALL UNITED STATES ARPTS, WITH AND WITHOUT CTL TWRS.

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.