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Old 5th December 2015 | 05:23
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I can't comment on the specific procedure but, in general, there is no absolute prohibition against turns below 400ft. Indeed, many terrain-critical departures are based on turns from the runway head or a waypoint prior to 400 ft ..

Perhaps you might be confusing this with the certification requirement that the OEI third segment minimum height is 400 ft above runway elevation ? .. regardless of whether there be a turn or not ...
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