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Figure 9.4. Who Produced The Procedure
9.5. Instrument Departure Procedures. Except for Diverse Departures, Instrument
Departure Procedures are preplanned IFR procedures that provide obstruction clearance from
the terminal area to the appropriate enroute structure. Normal IFR departure methods are
designed for all engines operating. The following discussion pertains to normal IFR
departures. See paragraph 9.15 for a discussion of engine-out performance considerations.
9.5.1. Methods to Avoid Obstacles. If any obstacles penetrate the 40:1 OCS, then the
TERPS specialist must provide notification to the pilot, as well as establish a method to
avoid the obstacles, or publish the low close-in obstacles. When designing an IFR
departure procedure, methods used by the TERPS specialist are: publish obstacles
location, non-standard takeoff weather minimums, climb gradients, specific routing, or a
combination of several methods. In some cases, IFR departures are not authorized from
specific runways. It is the responsibility of the Pilot In Command (PIC) to thoroughly
review the published instrument departure procedures in order to determine the
appropriate method to be used.
Figure 9.5. IFR Departure Not Authorized.
9.5.1.1. NOTE: Knowing the proper terminology for departures is important. In the
late 1990’s, the FAA started to remove the term Standard Instrument Departure (SID)
from its publications in an attempt to standardize processing and terminology. After
re-evaluating the use of the term SID worldwide, the FAA harmonized with ICAO
and reverted back to using the term SID. The FAA is using the terms SID and
Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP) in the United States to describe preplanned
published departure routings. The information in the front of the IAP book is titled
“Takeoff Minimums and (Obstacle) Departure Procedures. This section includes
non-standard weather minimums, low close-in obstacles, ODPs, and climb gradients.
ODPs, are printed either textually or graphically and are referred to as a “Textual
ODP” and “Graphic ODP”; and SIDs are always printed graphically. ODPs are
developed to provide obstruction clearance/avoidance. SIDs also provide obstruction
clearance information but are designed primarily to reduce pilot/controller workload
and to facilitate traffic flow. Thus, a SID may not provide the most optimal route for
obstacle avoidance.
9.5.2. NOTE: Occasionally, a departure procedure will be published specifying a
maximum speed or different routings or restrictions based on aircraft category. On