Narrative:

Departed ewr runway 22R on arthur kill one departure, lanna transition. Completely missed published instructions to intercept the sbj 100 degree radial on a 250 degree heading. Departure controller immediately noticed the error and vectored us appropriately. No conflicts reported by new york approach in response to query. Both pilots missed the instructions to intercept the 100 degree radial which was located in the body of the text below runway specific instructions. Neither one of us were familiar with the arthur kill departure which is similar to the newark six departure (which we were familiar with). This was a graphic reminder to read the whole departure plate, especially one that is unfamiliar.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B757 FAILED TO FOLLOW THE PRESCRIBED SID DEP TRACK RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION TO VECTOR THEM ON THE CORRECT TRACK.

Narrative: DEPARTED EWR RWY 22R ON ARTHUR KILL ONE DEP, LANNA TRANSITION. COMPLETELY MISSED PUBLISHED INSTRUCTIONS TO INTERCEPT THE SBJ 100 DEG RADIAL ON A 250 DEG HDG. DEP CTLR IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE ERROR AND VECTORED US APPROPRIATELY. NO CONFLICTS RPTED BY NEW YORK APCH IN RESPONSE TO QUERY. BOTH PLTS MISSED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO INTERCEPT THE 100 DEG RADIAL WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE BODY OF THE TEXT BELOW RWY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS. NEITHER ONE OF US WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE ARTHUR KILL DEP WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE NEWARK SIX DEP (WHICH WE WERE FAMILIAR WITH). THIS WAS A GRAPHIC REMINDER TO READ THE WHOLE DEP PLATE, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS UNFAMILIAR.

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.