Reporter complains about routinely receiving multiple modifications of the ewr sids.

Attributes
ACN	95694
Time
Date	198810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	95694
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Departing out of ewr on the ewr 1 departure towards destination portland, me, or burlington, vt. The IFR flight plan calls for greki intersection as the first waypoint. However it has become quite common (on departure from runways 4 to receive a 3 min timespan the following clrncs: 1) turn right, heading 120 degrees, 2) turn left, heading 360 degrees, intercept teb 125 degree right, 3) turn right, heading 120 degrees, intercept bdr 249 degree right, 4) turn left heading 030 degrees, intercept cmk 057 degree right, 5) turn right, heading 070 degrees, direct cam when able. These clrncs are in addition to numerous altitude and frequency changes. Clearly, there is a lack of coordination between ATC sectors that may one day prove to be disastrous. This concern is not about a 1-TIME occurrence--it happens all the time. A re-evaluation of SID and stars in the nyc/ewr area is in order!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER COMPLAINS ABOUT ROUTINELY RECEIVING MULTIPLE MODIFICATIONS OF THE EWR SIDS.

Narrative: DEPARTING OUT OF EWR ON THE EWR 1 DEP TOWARDS DEST PORTLAND, ME, OR BURLINGTON, VT. THE IFR FLT PLAN CALLS FOR GREKI INTXN AS THE FIRST WAYPOINT. HOWEVER IT HAS BECOME QUITE COMMON (ON DEP FROM RWYS 4 TO RECEIVE A 3 MIN TIMESPAN THE FOLLOWING CLRNCS: 1) TURN RIGHT, HDG 120 DEGS, 2) TURN LEFT, HDG 360 DEGS, INTERCEPT TEB 125 DEG R, 3) TURN RIGHT, HDG 120 DEGS, INTERCEPT BDR 249 DEG R, 4) TURN LEFT HDG 030 DEGS, INTERCEPT CMK 057 DEG R, 5) TURN RIGHT, HDG 070 DEGS, DIRECT CAM WHEN ABLE. THESE CLRNCS ARE IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS ALT AND FREQ CHANGES. CLEARLY, THERE IS A LACK OF COORD BTWN ATC SECTORS THAT MAY ONE DAY PROVE TO BE DISASTROUS. THIS CONCERN IS NOT ABOUT A 1-TIME OCCURRENCE--IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. A RE-EVALUATION OF SID AND STARS IN THE NYC/EWR AREA IS IN ORDER!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.