Narrative:

After landing; mia ground control cleared us to the gate. There was a 717 exiting the alley which had communications problems and we waited. Then ground said there were aircraft behind us and it looked like there was plenty of room for us to enter the alley around the 717. There was a lot of room to enter the alley and proceed to the gate; so this is what I did. After arriving at the gate; the airport manager greeted me very angrily and said I need to read my airport chart pages and see that there is a ramp control and I did not call him. He then pointed to 2 FAA inspectors and said; 'I'm turning you over to them;' and he quickly departed. The 2 FAA inspectors were there to perform a routine ramp check; which they did and there were no discrepancies. Myself and one of the FAA inspectors reviewed the mia airport chart and were surprised to not find the ramp frequencies. I then looked on the FLIP side of the fold out of the airport chart and saw that a ramp control was being implemented and according to their schedule; we should not have made contact to the ramp. I have never before seen frequencys and procedures listed like this on the back of an airport chart; and in this case; seems very unusual to me. I will in the future review the FLIP side of these charts for additional information; but I suggest the airport chart be updated with a note on the front to reference the mia new procedure. Supplemental information from acn 655501: some problems that led to this action were us not being familiar with the frequency's location on the back of the airport chart the fact that the frequency is on the back of the airport chart and not on the front; and ground giving us clearance to maneuver around the B717. Callback conversation with reporter acn 655501 revealed the following information: the emphasized the lack of a description of the ramp policy in the air carrier's information page for the mia airport and advised he had approached the company safety department regarding the lack. Thus far; there has been no resolution. He also stressed the unusual nature of the display of the information on what amounts to the runway and operations minimums page. He feels that the 'mandatory' nature of the use of these frequencys argues strongly for their inclusion in the communication frequency tables along with tower; ground; clearance delivery; etc. He also commented that the proliferation of ramp control use at large airports demands the system develop a standard format and location for the details pertinent to each such airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARJ CREW ENCOUNTER BLOCKED RAMP ACCESS DUE TO 717 AND FOLLOW GND CTL INSTRUCTIONS AROUND TFC; WITHOUT CONTACTING RAMP CTL. AIRCREW MET BY ARPT MANAGEMENT AND TWO FAA INSPECTORS. FLC CITES DEPICTION OF RAMP COMMUNICATION PROCS AND FREQS ON ARPT CHART IS CONFUSING.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG; MIA GND CTL CLRED US TO THE GATE. THERE WAS A 717 EXITING THE ALLEY WHICH HAD COMS PROBS AND WE WAITED. THEN GND SAID THERE WERE ACFT BEHIND US AND IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR US TO ENTER THE ALLEY AROUND THE 717. THERE WAS A LOT OF ROOM TO ENTER THE ALLEY AND PROCEED TO THE GATE; SO THIS IS WHAT I DID. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE; THE ARPT MANAGER GREETED ME VERY ANGRILY AND SAID I NEED TO READ MY ARPT CHART PAGES AND SEE THAT THERE IS A RAMP CTL AND I DID NOT CALL HIM. HE THEN POINTED TO 2 FAA INSPECTORS AND SAID; 'I'M TURNING YOU OVER TO THEM;' AND HE QUICKLY DEPARTED. THE 2 FAA INSPECTORS WERE THERE TO PERFORM A ROUTINE RAMP CHK; WHICH THEY DID AND THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES. MYSELF AND ONE OF THE FAA INSPECTORS REVIEWED THE MIA ARPT CHART AND WERE SURPRISED TO NOT FIND THE RAMP FREQUENCIES. I THEN LOOKED ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THE FOLD OUT OF THE ARPT CHART AND SAW THAT A RAMP CTL WAS BEING IMPLEMENTED AND ACCORDING TO THEIR SCHEDULE; WE SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE CONTACT TO THE RAMP. I HAVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN FREQS AND PROCS LISTED LIKE THIS ON THE BACK OF AN ARPT CHART; AND IN THIS CASE; SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL TO ME. I WILL IN THE FUTURE REVIEW THE FLIP SIDE OF THESE CHARTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFO; BUT I SUGGEST THE ARPT CHART BE UPDATED WITH A NOTE ON THE FRONT TO REFERENCE THE MIA NEW PROC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 655501: SOME PROBLEMS THAT LED TO THIS ACTION WERE US NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE FREQ'S LOCATION ON THE BACK OF THE ARPT CHART THE FACT THAT THE FREQ IS ON THE BACK OF THE ARPT CHART AND NOT ON THE FRONT; AND GND GIVING US CLRNC TO MANEUVER AROUND THE B717. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ACN 655501 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE EMPHASIZED THE LACK OF A DESCRIPTION OF THE RAMP POLICY IN THE ACR'S INFO PAGE FOR THE MIA ARPT AND ADVISED HE HAD APCHED THE COMPANY SAFETY DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE LACK. THUS FAR; THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. HE ALSO STRESSED THE UNUSUAL NATURE OF THE DISPLAY OF THE INFO ON WHAT AMOUNTS TO THE RWY AND OPS MINIMUMS PAGE. HE FEELS THAT THE 'MANDATORY' NATURE OF THE USE OF THESE FREQS ARGUES STRONGLY FOR THEIR INCLUSION IN THE COM FREQ TABLES ALONG WITH TWR; GND; CLRNC DELIVERY; ETC. HE ALSO COMMENTED THAT THE PROLIFERATION OF RAMP CTL USE AT LARGE ARPTS DEMANDS THE SYSTEM DEVELOP A STANDARD FORMAT AND LOCATION FOR THE DETAILS PERTINENT TO EACH SUCH ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.