Narrative:

The pbi 4 departure SID was issued may/01 and the commercial plate for this SID was in error. The management of FAA at pbi decided to reissue the SID after commercial chart publisher made a correction. That being so, no pbi 5 was issued and the west wind departed using the obsolete pbi 4 plate. This should have been a revision to the pbi 5 to eliminate this problem. Question: what responsibility does commercial chart publisher have with the government pubs for accuracy or vice versa? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: a new pbi 4 radar vector SID was published and effective may/17/01. A facility specialist advised that pbi suspended the SID when errors were found on a commercial chart publication. The commercial chart publisher issued an internal corrective NOTAM and SID. Since jun/18/01 pbi has a statement on the ATIS, for pilots assigned the pbi 4 SID, to ensure they have commercial charting effective jun/8/01. The new SID was designed to utilize GPS in conjunction with initial climb rates and speed restrs on the first 4 mi of flight, to focus an eastbound departure route over a very specific noise abatement area. The specialist advised that since the error was with the commercial chart publisher, the FAA/DOD could not apply charting codes and regulations that apply only to the government. Therefore, a charting number change was not appropriate, as would be the case if the FAA/DOD had made the charting error. Coordination has been effected with the commercial chart publisher from the user, pbi TRACON, as well as headquarters level personnel. The specialist advised the commercial chart publisher was very responsive to the FAA's questions and concerns to immediately correct all problems.

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Title: PBI CTLR CONCERNED WITH NEW PBI 4 SID IMPLEMENTATION WITH COMMERCIAL CHART PUBLISHER'S ERRORS. CTLR WANTS FAA TO CHANGE SID NUMBERING.

Narrative: THE PBI 4 DEP SID WAS ISSUED MAY/01 AND THE COMMERCIAL PLATE FOR THIS SID WAS IN ERROR. THE MGMNT OF FAA AT PBI DECIDED TO REISSUE THE SID AFTER COMMERCIAL CHART PUBLISHER MADE A CORRECTION. THAT BEING SO, NO PBI 5 WAS ISSUED AND THE WEST WIND DEPARTED USING THE OBSOLETE PBI 4 PLATE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REVISION TO THE PBI 5 TO ELIMINATE THIS PROB. QUESTION: WHAT RESPONSIBILITY DOES COMMERCIAL CHART PUBLISHER HAVE WITH THE GOV PUBS FOR ACCURACY OR VICE VERSA? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: A NEW PBI 4 RADAR VECTOR SID WAS PUBLISHED AND EFFECTIVE MAY/17/01. A FACILITY SPECIALIST ADVISED THAT PBI SUSPENDED THE SID WHEN ERRORS WERE FOUND ON A COMMERCIAL CHART PUB. THE COMMERCIAL CHART PUBLISHER ISSUED AN INTERNAL CORRECTIVE NOTAM AND SID. SINCE JUN/18/01 PBI HAS A STATEMENT ON THE ATIS, FOR PLTS ASSIGNED THE PBI 4 SID, TO ENSURE THEY HAVE COMMERCIAL CHARTING EFFECTIVE JUN/8/01. THE NEW SID WAS DESIGNED TO UTILIZE GPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH INITIAL CLB RATES AND SPD RESTRS ON THE FIRST 4 MI OF FLT, TO FOCUS AN EBOUND DEP RTE OVER A VERY SPECIFIC NOISE ABATEMENT AREA. THE SPECIALIST ADVISED THAT SINCE THE ERROR WAS WITH THE COMMERCIAL CHART PUBLISHER, THE FAA/DOD COULD NOT APPLY CHARTING CODES AND REGS THAT APPLY ONLY TO THE GOV. THEREFORE, A CHARTING NUMBER CHANGE WAS NOT APPROPRIATE, AS WOULD BE THE CASE IF THE FAA/DOD HAD MADE THE CHARTING ERROR. COORD HAS BEEN EFFECTED WITH THE COMMERCIAL CHART PUBLISHER FROM THE USER, PBI TRACON, AS WELL AS HEADQUARTERS LEVEL PERSONNEL. THE SPECIALIST ADVISED THE COMMERCIAL CHART PUBLISHER WAS VERY RESPONSIVE TO THE FAA'S QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT ALL PROBS.

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.