Narrative:

After a long taxi and briefing the fact that the vancouver 3 departure has a note in small print at the bottom of the chart that says 'contact departure control after passing 1000 ft unless instructed otherwise by ATC...' both the first officer and I forgot to do this. We were concentrating on another non-standard procedure for takeoff, which is to maintain V2 + 10-20 KTS to 3000 ft, reduce climb power at 1500 ft, and retract flaps at 3000 ft instead of the normal 1000 ft flap retraction altitude. I do not fly to and from cyvr very often and forgot to remind the first officer to switch to departure control at 1000 ft. I was concentrating on flying into IMC conditions, (5 mi visibility, light rain showers, 3000 ft overcast) listening to ATC, and not calling for 'N1, bug up' at 1000 ft. The first officer said he was monitoring the traffic, that the airspeed was V2 + 10-20 KTS, and the outside air temperature because anti-ice would be needed once we entered IFR conditions. We forgot because it isn't normal procedure to automatically contact departure control. The tower controller finally told us to switch to departure control at 3500 ft just before the first officer picked up the microphone to ask to switch. From about 3100 ft until the controller called us at about 3500 ft the first officer and I were discussing why we had not been given a vector for a turn on course. Corrective action: print the note at the top of the chart in bigger font.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 FLT CREW IS REMINDED BY LCL CTLR AT 3500 FT THAT THEY WERE LATE ON THE PUBLISHED FREQ CHANGE PROC TO DEP CTLR AS NOTED ON THE YVR3 SID OUT OF CYVR.

Narrative: AFTER A LONG TAXI AND BRIEFING THE FACT THAT THE VANCOUVER 3 DEP HAS A NOTE IN SMALL PRINT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CHART THAT SAYS 'CONTACT DEP CTL AFTER PASSING 1000 FT UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE BY ATC...' BOTH THE FO AND I FORGOT TO DO THIS. WE WERE CONCENTRATING ON ANOTHER NON-STANDARD PROC FOR TKOF, WHICH IS TO MAINTAIN V2 + 10-20 KTS TO 3000 FT, REDUCE CLB PWR AT 1500 FT, AND RETRACT FLAPS AT 3000 FT INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL 1000 FT FLAP RETRACTION ALT. I DO NOT FLY TO AND FROM CYVR VERY OFTEN AND FORGOT TO REMIND THE FO TO SWITCH TO DEP CTL AT 1000 FT. I WAS CONCENTRATING ON FLYING INTO IMC CONDITIONS, (5 MI VISIBILITY, LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS, 3000 FT OVCST) LISTENING TO ATC, AND NOT CALLING FOR 'N1, BUG UP' AT 1000 FT. THE FO SAID HE WAS MONITORING THE TFC, THAT THE AIRSPD WAS V2 + 10-20 KTS, AND THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP BECAUSE ANTI-ICE WOULD BE NEEDED ONCE WE ENTERED IFR CONDITIONS. WE FORGOT BECAUSE IT ISN'T NORMAL PROC TO AUTOMATICALLY CONTACT DEP CTL. THE TWR CTLR FINALLY TOLD US TO SWITCH TO DEP CTL AT 3500 FT JUST BEFORE THE FO PICKED UP THE MIKE TO ASK TO SWITCH. FROM ABOUT 3100 FT UNTIL THE CTLR CALLED US AT ABOUT 3500 FT THE FO AND I WERE DISCUSSING WHY WE HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN A VECTOR FOR A TURN ON COURSE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PRINT THE NOTE AT THE TOP OF THE CHART IN BIGGER FONT.

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.