Check it again...
EU-OPS 1.297 (C) says :.... (Note "C")
EU-OPS 1.297 (D) details the ETOPS en-route planning minimas. (Note "D")
As I stated so many times earlier. It's about "Planning" and "Inflight". Eitherway, enroute alternate is typically required, and weather must be ABOVE landing minima during the "Planning" phase of flight.
Incidently. The same applies for ETOPS, however those rules include the term "Suitable". However, if during "Planning" an airport defined as "Suitable" was later (During the ETOPS portion of the flight) degraded to Adaquate, a reroute to non-etops would not be required - amongst other things (Fuel when depressurized, etc, etc)
Again, the question refered to is NON-ETOPS.
I think Henry (and Oldsmokey in a previous forum) was pointing out that you may be wrong. I'll leave it up to them to confirm either case.
Last edited by Jimmy Do Little; 15th Jul 2009 at 14:23.