I agree with Rustee and USMCFLYR that published side-step minimums are NOT required to execute a side-step maneuver. But the question of which minimums to use is a good one. USMCFLYR suggests using the NP mins for the approach you are using, making perfect sense.
"Compliance with minimum altitudes associated with stepdown fixes is expected even after the side-step maneuver is initiated."
So the minimums change, depending on which runway you are lined-up with. Perhaps the only time this is not true is when side-step minimums are published, for whatever reason.
Last edited by AKASHA; 03-12-2010 at 05:27 PM.