Definition
A Standard Instrument Departure (SID) that has been published as a depicted procedure on an FAA or commercial chart, showing the assigned route, altitudes, headings, fixes, and any climb gradients required after takeoff. Pilots fly the procedure as charted unless ATC issues different instructions.
Plain English
A printed departure procedure that shows the exact path to fly after takeoff, including which way to turn, what altitudes to climb to, and which navigation points to cross.
Context Anchor
You see charted SID procedures during IFR preflight planning, when reviewing departure charts, and in an ATC clearance such as “cleared via” a named departure.
Derivation
"Charted" simply means depicted on a published chart. The distinction matters because some departure procedures exist only as text descriptions, while a charted SID provides a graphical depiction the pilot can fly directly from.
Why Pilots Care
Following the published path guarantees obstacle clearance and meets air traffic control requirements for safe and orderly departures.
Intuition Check
Do not read “charted” as meaning any route drawn on a map. Here it means an officially published instrument departure procedure that pilots and air traffic control can both refer to by name.
Example Sentence 1
After receiving their clearance, the crew loaded the charted SID procedure into the FMS and briefed the initial heading and crossing altitude.
Example Sentence 2
ATC assigned the HOPEE1 charted SID procedure, which the crew loaded into the flight management system.