Plain English Meaning

The rules that apply to instrument approaches that tell you where you are side-to-side but not up-and-down. These rules set the lowest altitude you can descend to and the visibility you need before landing.

Full Definition

The set of approach design and minima standards that apply to instrument approaches providing lateral guidance only, without electronic vertical guidance. In the side-step maneuver context, nonprecision criteria govern the descent minimums, visibility requirements, and missed approach procedures used when the pilot is cleared to land on a parallel runway adjacent to the one served by the approach.

Context Anchor

Seen when studying side- , where a flies an approach to one runway and then visually moves to land on a nearby parallel runway.