Originally Posted by piratepete
Stop being a pedant looking for references/regulations and accept real world standard practice.
So, accept PPRUNE's anonymous heroes without confirming the veracity of the information? If not taking anonymous internet poster's opinion as all encompassing, definitive regulation is pedantic then I am an unapologetic pedant.
For the benefit of yourself and Latetonite: in many respects the SID is merely a mechanism for framing the wider discussion on enhanced Mode S interaction with ATC. That is the discussion.