B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 185; Flight Crew Total 12500; Flight Crew Type 3400
Situational Awareness
No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure; Company Policy; Airport
While reviewing our departure; our weight was high enough that a departure from Runway 28L or 28R might have been necessary.  We were departing on the NIITE1 RNAV departure; which off the 28';s requires a turn at 520 feet to TWINK and no faster than 220 knots to avoid terrain.  This is essentially the same procedure as one would fly on the old SHORELINE6 departure off the 28's.  While reviewing the engine failure profile off 28's; the Runway Data from ACARS says to refer to the 10-7 pages for details.  If an engine is lost before the first turn; it's straight forward:  at SFO 2.0 DME; turn right to 310 and intercept the SFO 294 outbound.  However; if you have already started the first turn; traditionally we have always continued the turn to heading 030 and intercepted the SFO 340.  This is where the safety issue comes in.  The 10-7E page (current update) which is what is directing per the ACARS runway data; states this:  'The ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURE - TAKE-OFF/MISSED APPROACH AFTER FIRST TURN AND BELOW 1500 feet; off the 28's THE PROCEDURE BELOW APPLIES TO THE QUIET; REBAS; AND SHORELINE SID's ONLY.' The NIITE1 RNAV is conspicuously absent.  I checked the NOTAMS and nowhere does it say to follow the 'after first turn' engine failure procedure off 28's on the NIITE1.  So technically if you lost an engine after first turn off the 28's on the NIITE1; the way I read it you'd be turning back towards the 294... which would be a very bad idea.
The reporter states that his company has not gotten back to him as to when the engine out procedures will be modified to cover the AFIVA1; NIITE1 and TRUKN1 departures or what the interim procedure should be.
B737 Captain states that his company's engine out procedures do not address the new NIITE1 departure from Runway's 28 after the turn is initiated at 520 feet.