Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Situational Awareness
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Chart Or Publication
Oakland Center cleared us on the SERFR 1 RNAV Arrival; East Transition to SFO. We incorrectly assumed the plan view of the arrival was a depiction of the 'East' Arrival; which would take us on the east side of SFO to land on 19L as per the ATIS. Soon after passing WWAVS waypoint; NORCAL Approach realized our error and issued a vector to the west side of the airport. We did not see the narrative on the proper routing on the Arrival plate.Though there is potential for confusion with the usage of 'east' and 'west' on the SERFR Arrival; careful review of the Arrival plate would alleviate any issues.
Large Transport Twin Turbojet flight crew on the SERFR1 RNAV Arrival to SFO; was given the 'East Transition' by ATC and mistakenly flew the 'West Transition' because it is on the east side of the airport.