A discussion with a friend in a JAROPS airline has raised this question; primarily inside JAROPS but input from the venerable Old S and JT on 'forrin' procedures more than welcome.
An OEI proc is published for an airport. The 25 mile MSA is well above 1500' AAL, say 8500'. The OEI proc takes him to 1500' safely.
Whose responsibility is it to determine the procedure thereafter? No airfield charts are available to crew which show the controlling terrain, but only an en-route low-level chart with area 'grid' MSAs.
So, there my friend is, IMC at 1500' AAL and clean, with 7000' more to climb to be 'safe'. Should he expect a 'surveyed' route to either return him to the airfield (where circling minima are established) or to climb to 8500' (or en-route MSA) clear of the controlling terrain, or is he expected to 'make it up' - and, of course, 'get it right'?
I know which I would prefer, and I believe JAROPS 1.495(f) is fairly clear - but is it? I have expressed such to him.
Edit: JAROPS Ref Typo corrected. Thanks mbcxham