Reported Visibility and approach ban

[bookworm]

Jepp chart for ILS rwy 28 at LIMJ shows an EU standard minima of 788'/2850m/3600m (ALS out) - but this is not the point

I don't doubt that you can read a plate but do you know how that's calculated? It seems inconsistent with Appendix 1 (new) to OPS 1.430 which requires no increment to DH with ALS out and a 2400 m max RVR/CMV for an ILS approach in any case.

The golden rules:

which I wouldn't argue with for a moment however

Letter of the law:

includes

OPS 1.405
Commencement and continuation of approach
(a) The commander or the pilot to whom conduct of the flight has been delegated may commence an instrument approach regardless of the reported RVR/Visibility but the approach shall not be continued beyond the outer marker, or equivalent position, if the reported RVR/visibility is less than the applicable minima (see OPS 1.192).

Compliance with OPS 1.405(e) and the establishment of visual reference permitting descent below DH does not absolve the crew from the letter of OPS 1.405(a).