Medium Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180; Flight Crew Total 13000; Flight Crew Type 7000
Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
General None Reported / Taken
Chart Or Publication
I believe we were cleared to descend to 4000 on the SERFR1 arrival then cleared for the TIPP TOE VISUAL. The MENLO intersection in the STAR says at 4;000 feet; the TIPP TOE says 5;000 feet. I believe we complied without ATC clearance; but it is a distraction.
After being cleared for the SERFR1 STAR and then the Tipp Toe Visual into SFO; Medium Transport FO noted a 1;000 foot difference in the MENLO crossing altitude between the two approaches.