Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120; Flight Crew Total 6000; Flight Crew Type 160
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Speed All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors
Climbing out of DAY on the Dayton 6 SID; as we passed 10;000; the Center controller said just maintain the SID speed through 14;000 then resume normal speed. To this the Captain and I looked at each and said 'what SID speed?!' Our SID charts were up (our company uses Jeppesen on iPads) and displayed so we made quick work of re-scrutinizing the chart and saw that towards the bottom of the chart in the plan view a small; fairly nondescript text box saying 'Aircraft filed over CVG VOR MAINTAIN 250KT until advised by ATC.' We had barely started to accelerate and ATC never said a word; so I am pretty sure there was no violation; nor loss of separation. My reason for writing is this; we are one month away from it being 2019; over one hundred years and counting of aviation and still our charts are terrible!! Standardization is severely lacking. Our company advises us to review the four corners of a chart so as not to miss out on any notes. Well this note is not really in one of the four corners; nor is it bolded or put in red font like other speed restrictions are. Even the initial altitude (5;000) is not very conspicuous; which it should be---take for example the SIDs in ATL. This is beyond ridiculous. Every pilot and/or crew is presented with a number of threats when sitting on the ground preparing for a flight; distracting you; throwing you off your normal patterns; besides the fact that we traverse hundreds of airports each with their own multitude of nuances every year. Briefing departure should not be a 'Where's Waldo' challenge.
Air carrier First Officer reported not recognizing a charted speed restriction on departure out of DAY.