Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related
The First Officer was hand-flying the JCKTS departure off runway 26L. After completing the After Takeoff checklist the Captain noticed we were slightly right of course (less than a half dot). At that time ATC contacted [us] asking if we were going to SNUFY. We verified that we were going to SNUFY. The Tower controller handed us off to Departure and the flight continued without further incident.Threat: Flying an RNAV departure without using the autopilot. Took-off close behind a 737 whose wake turbulence we encountered moving the airplane. Left the gate a few minutes late.Error: Not being vigilant with following the departure course.Undesired aircraft State: Being slightly off course.Ensure autopilot is used as soon as possible. And being more vigilant about maintaining situational awareness while completing flows/checklists.
CRJ-200 Captain reported deviating from departure course; citing wake turbulence encounter and a hand-flown departure as contributing factors.