Narrative:

This was the second flight on day 2 of a 3-DAY trip. I was being given IOE and I was acting as the PIC. The IOE check airman obtained the clearance from ATC clearance delivery. Although I was present in the cockpit, I did not hear the clearance. We were cleared to btv via the lga 6 departure, as filed, maintain 5000 ft. Heading assigned by clearance delivery was 360 degrees. It was my leg to fly and I did the departure crew brief. I briefed...heading assigned by ATC...etc. I did not specifically brief the 360 degree heading assignment, as I did not know it and the check airman never mentioned it. On departure I realized at about 700 ft AGL that I did not know what heading to fly. I questioned the check airman and he replied he was not given a heading. I flew runway heading. When we contacted departure control, the controller asked if we had been assigned heading 360 degrees. The check airman replied 'oh, sorry, we missed that, we had it written down here.' the controller replied that it was no problem. The rest of the flight proceeded uneventfully. Part of this was due to my unfamiliarity with lga. I am a training officer for the airline and I have flown very little in the last 2 yrs. The overriding cause was not questioning the clearance closer to ensure compliance with departure procedure.

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Title: RPTR TAKING CHK RIDE, IOE CHK AIRMAN IN THE R SEAT, DID NOT HEAR CLRNC REQUIRING TURN 360 DEGS AFTER TKOF AND FLEW RWY HDG.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE SECOND FLT ON DAY 2 OF A 3-DAY TRIP. I WAS BEING GIVEN IOE AND I WAS ACTING AS THE PIC. THE IOE CHK AIRMAN OBTAINED THE CLRNC FROM ATC CLRNC DELIVERY. ALTHOUGH I WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT, I DID NOT HEAR THE CLRNC. WE WERE CLRED TO BTV VIA THE LGA 6 DEP, AS FILED, MAINTAIN 5000 FT. HDG ASSIGNED BY CLRNC DELIVERY WAS 360 DEGS. IT WAS MY LEG TO FLY AND I DID THE DEP CREW BRIEF. I BRIEFED...HDG ASSIGNED BY ATC...ETC. I DID NOT SPECIFICALLY BRIEF THE 360 DEG HDG ASSIGNMENT, AS I DID NOT KNOW IT AND THE CHK AIRMAN NEVER MENTIONED IT. ON DEP I REALIZED AT ABOUT 700 FT AGL THAT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HDG TO FLY. I QUESTIONED THE CHK AIRMAN AND HE REPLIED HE WAS NOT GIVEN A HDG. I FLEW RWY HDG. WHEN WE CONTACTED DEP CTL, THE CTLR ASKED IF WE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED HDG 360 DEGS. THE CHK AIRMAN REPLIED 'OH, SORRY, WE MISSED THAT, WE HAD IT WRITTEN DOWN HERE.' THE CTLR REPLIED THAT IT WAS NO PROB. THE REST OF THE FLT PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY. PART OF THIS WAS DUE TO MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH LGA. I AM A TRAINING OFFICER FOR THE AIRLINE AND I HAVE FLOWN VERY LITTLE IN THE LAST 2 YRS. THE OVERRIDING CAUSE WAS NOT QUESTIONING THE CLRNC CLOSER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH DEP PROC.

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.