ETOPS planning minima are ONLY to be applied to en-route alternates for the ETOPS segment of the flight. For destination planning, the company can use the normal operating minima, as you are not flying under ETOPS regulations anymore.
However, in case the destination aerodrome is also your ETOPS alternate (e.g.: Isolated Aerodrome), it has to comply with the ETOPS planning minima too.
The minima are specified in JAR-OPS as:
- CAT 2,3: Cat 1 minima for A, and NPA minima for B.
- CAT 1: NPA minima for A, and Circling minima, or, if not available, NPA + 200 ft / 1000m for B.
- NPA: The lower of NPA + 200 ft /1000 m, or circling approach for A, and higher of circling minima, or NPA + 200ft / 1000m for B.
- CIRCLING: Circling approach minima for both A and B.
Note:
A= an aerodrome with at least 2 separate app. proc. based on 2 separate navaids serving 2 separate rwy
B= an aerodrome with at least 2 separate app. proc. based on 2 separate navaids serving 1 rwy, or with at least 1 app. proc. based on 1 navaids serving 1 rwy.
Last edited by zonnair; 30th Mar 2009 at 18:37.