Originally Posted by
IO540
The EAD plates that I have seen were all devoid of minima, yes. There is a way of calculating it, but I don't know what it is.
All AIP charts must have OCH/OCA information on.
French, Belgian (mostly), Netherlands charts also have minimum RVR/vis info. UK, German and Swiss AIP charts do not, though Switzerland puts the JAA minima in the text of the AIP.
Calculating minima is not exactly rocket-science. EG AD 1.1.2 gives all the appropriate tables. While I'm not 100% sure, I believe there are no legal RVR/vis absolute minima for IAPs in Germany, so it's only the UK where the calculation becomes a legal issue.
AOCs need to think through their minima for every approach -- doesn't seem like a bad policy for private operators too.