Originally Posted by
mmm345
The interpretation of that reference i believe is based around an aerodrome in which a TAF is normally available however is unavailable or is desingated as PROV ( provisional), which both require an alternate. However, my understanding is that this regulation is NOT applicable to an aerodrome in which a aerodrome forecast ( TAF) is not normally available IE.many small regional ports.
See ENR 1.10 -1.2.1, when planning to a non IAP destination, the minimum forecast is a GAF.
Anyone else have a different interpretation of these regs?
I would say an alternate is required anywhere there is no TAF (both VFR & IFR).
Unless it has changed, the requirement was that if an aerodrome as a TAF that is PROV (provisional) then an alternate is ALWAYS required (even on a perfect CAVOK day). If you extrapolate that requirement, then one would expect that if there is no TAF at all then an alternate is required as well.