Where is the Inoperative Components or Visual Aids Table located for adjustments to minimums?

• A. In the Inoperative Components or Visual Aids Table in the TPP
• B. In the IFR Approach Procedures Manual
• C. In the AIM
• D. In the NOTAMs

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that there is a specific table that shows how minimums change when any essential component or visual aid is inoperative, and that table is found in the Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP). This Inoperative Components or Visual Aids Table provides the exact adjustments you apply to the published approach minimums based on which items are not available. It’s the reference pilots use during flight planning and in flight to determine if lower or higher minimums are permitted when something like a lighting system or a required visual cue is out of service.

Other sources don’t house this adjustment table. The IFR Approach Procedures Manual isn’t where these minimums adjustments are published, the AIM is general information for navigation and procedures, and NOTAMs communicate temporary changes rather than the standard inoperative-minimums table. So the correct source for these adjustments is the Inoperative Components or Visual Aids Table in the Terminal Procedures Publication.