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Use of simulators in training and assessment
The use of simulators, performance standards and other requirements is referred
to in Regulation I/12 of the STCW Convention, 1978, as amended (Manila
Amendments) and its associated STCW Code. Reproduced in Annex B, they apply
to all mandatory simulator-based training, any assessment of competency carried
out by means of a simulator and any demonstration of continued proficiency by
means of a simulator.
The following IMO performance standards apply to the training and assessment
covered by this document:
Navigational and watchkeeping simulation equipment
All simulators used for navigational and watchkeeping training must be approved
by the MCA and must comply with the IMO performance standards.