Article 13Use of simulators
1.The performance standards and other provisions set out in section A-I/12 of the STCW Code and such other requirements as are prescribed in Part A of the STCW Code for any certificate concerned shall be complied with in respect of:
(a)all mandatory simulator-based training;
(b)any assessment of competence required by Part A of the STCW Code which is carried out by means of a simulator;
(c)any demonstration, by means of a simulator, of continued proficiency required by Part A of the STCW Code.
2.Simulators installed or brought into use before 1 February 2002 may be exempted from full compliance with the performance standards referred to in paragraph 1 at the discretion of each Member State.