A310 captain elects to depart bos after 'ship in the channel' advisory is issued.

Attributes
ACN	577490
Time
Date	200303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A310
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2312
ASRS Report	577490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	577131
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

On takeoff, tower advised us of a large ship in the channel. We did not see it and questioned tower for location. It was off to the right of the runway and posed no conflict to our engine failure procedure and we took off. After takeoff, I saw the ship was indeed well to the right of runway 22L centerline. No conflict occurred nor would have if we experienced an engine failure. I realized afterward that our takeoff message reads: if the tower reports a high masted vessel in the departure area, takeoff must be delayed until the tower reports the departure area clear. We visually cleared the area and tower cleared us for takeoff. Supplemental information from acn 577131: after airborne, we checked the takeoff data and saw that it said no takeoff if a ship was in the channel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A310 CAPT ELECTS TO DEPART BOS AFTER 'SHIP IN THE CHANNEL' ADVISORY IS ISSUED.

Narrative: ON TKOF, TWR ADVISED US OF A LARGE SHIP IN THE CHANNEL. WE DID NOT SEE IT AND QUESTIONED TWR FOR LOCATION. IT WAS OFF TO THE R OF THE RWY AND POSED NO CONFLICT TO OUR ENG FAILURE PROC AND WE TOOK OFF. AFTER TKOF, I SAW THE SHIP WAS INDEED WELL TO THE R OF RWY 22L CTRLINE. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED NOR WOULD HAVE IF WE EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE. I REALIZED AFTERWARD THAT OUR TKOF MESSAGE READS: IF THE TWR RPTS A HIGH MASTED VESSEL IN THE DEP AREA, TKOF MUST BE DELAYED UNTIL THE TWR RPTS THE DEP AREA CLR. WE VISUALLY CLRED THE AREA AND TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 577131: AFTER AIRBORNE, WE CHKED THE TKOF DATA AND SAW THAT IT SAID NO TKOF IF A SHIP WAS IN THE CHANNEL.

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.