Narrative:

First line flight for copilot in the squadron. Copilot flying, given from ATC, 'heading 060 degree intercept dfw 090 degree radial and resume the dall 8 departure.' copilot turned slow to intercept radial, controller called 3 mi north of radial. We turned to further intercept and controller called 'paralleling north of radial and had there been inbound traffic, my position could be in conflict. We turned further to intercept and I told controller 'I thought I had 4 NM each side of this radial.' he said 'this is a SID not an airway, the 4 NM doesn't apply.' as an instructor, I allow a little more variation from new pilots and thought I was in protected airspace. Luckily there was no conflicting traffic. My review of 'air traffic control data -- united states on ATC clrncs/separations, departures -- IFR. En route IFR has not turned up any data on how much protected airspace I have on a SID other than 4 NM each side of centerline on a published airway or route. Also the note: 'certain separation standards are increased in the terminal environment when cenrap is being utilized.' I don't know what these certain separation standards are but I would and like to if I'm going to be held accountable for them. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter was advised that there are no standard protected airspace criteria provided to pilots for standard departures, arrs or radar vectors. The flight crew are expected to adhere to the headings, radials and altitudes, and to turn, climb or descend upon receiving ATC instructions. In addition, he was advised that the closer to terminal areas, the closer will be the allowable ATC separation standards. He was appreciative of the callback and said that it was the first of his many NASA reports submitted. He further stated that the first officer was flying who was new to the aircraft which caused a slower than normal reaction to turn the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF MIL MLG ACFT OVERSHOT A SID TRACK HDG DUE TO A DELAYED TURN DURING CLBOUT.

Narrative: FIRST LINE FLT FOR COPLT IN THE SQUADRON. COPLT FLYING, GIVEN FROM ATC, 'HDG 060 DEG INTERCEPT DFW 090 DEG RADIAL AND RESUME THE DALL 8 DEP.' COPLT TURNED SLOW TO INTERCEPT RADIAL, CTLR CALLED 3 MI N OF RADIAL. WE TURNED TO FURTHER INTERCEPT AND CTLR CALLED 'PARALLELING N OF RADIAL AND HAD THERE BEEN INBOUND TFC, MY POS COULD BE IN CONFLICT. WE TURNED FURTHER TO INTERCEPT AND I TOLD CTLR 'I THOUGHT I HAD 4 NM EACH SIDE OF THIS RADIAL.' HE SAID 'THIS IS A SID NOT AN AIRWAY, THE 4 NM DOESN'T APPLY.' AS AN INSTRUCTOR, I ALLOW A LITTLE MORE VARIATION FROM NEW PLTS AND THOUGHT I WAS IN PROTECTED AIRSPACE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC. MY REVIEW OF 'AIR TFC CTL DATA -- UNITED STATES ON ATC CLRNCS/SEPARATIONS, DEPS -- IFR. ENRTE IFR HAS NOT TURNED UP ANY DATA ON HOW MUCH PROTECTED AIRSPACE I HAVE ON A SID OTHER THAN 4 NM EACH SIDE OF CTRLINE ON A PUBLISHED AIRWAY OR RTE. ALSO THE NOTE: 'CERTAIN SEPARATION STANDARDS ARE INCREASED IN THE TERMINAL ENVIRONMENT WHEN CENRAP IS BEING UTILIZED.' I DON'T KNOW WHAT THESE CERTAIN SEPARATION STANDARDS ARE BUT I WOULD AND LIKE TO IF I'M GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR WAS ADVISED THAT THERE ARE NO STANDARD PROTECTED AIRSPACE CRITERIA PROVIDED TO PLTS FOR STANDARD DEPS, ARRS OR RADAR VECTORS. THE FLC ARE EXPECTED TO ADHERE TO THE HDGS, RADIALS AND ALTS, AND TO TURN, CLB OR DSND UPON RECEIVING ATC INSTRUCTIONS. IN ADDITION, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE CLOSER TO TERMINAL AREAS, THE CLOSER WILL BE THE ALLOWABLE ATC SEPARATION STANDARDS. HE WAS APPRECIATIVE OF THE CALLBACK AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MANY NASA RPTS SUBMITTED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE FO WAS FLYING WHO WAS NEW TO THE ACFT WHICH CAUSED A SLOWER THAN NORMAL REACTION TO TURN THE ACFT.

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.