46 CFR 10.411: Simulator performance standards for competence assessment
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026
This section sets performance standards for simulators used in assessment of competence. They must meet the appropriate standards in Section A-I/12 of the STCW Code. Simulators installed or brought into use before February 1, 2002 may be excused if they meet the assessment objectives.
Applies toSimulators used in assessment of competence.
What it says
Simulators used in assessment of competence must meet the appropriate performance standards in Section A-I/12 of the STCW Code.
“Simulators used in assessment of competence must meet the appropriate performance standards set out in Section A-I/12 of the STCW Code”
The STCW Code is incorporated by reference, and the text directs the reader to § 10.103 of this part for that incorporation.
“incorporated by reference, see § 10.103 of this part”
A simulator installed or brought into use before February 1, 2002 need not meet those standards if it fulfills the objectives of the assessment of competence or demonstration of proficiency.
“a simulator installed or brought into use before February 1, 2002, need not meet those standards if it fulfills the objectives of the assessment of competence or demonstration of proficiency”
Common questions
What standards must simulators used for assessing competence meet?
They must meet the appropriate performance standards set out in Section A-I/12 of the STCW Code.
“Simulators used in assessment of competence must meet the appropriate performance standards set out in Section A-I/12 of the STCW Code”
Do older simulators have to meet the STCW simulator standards?
Not necessarily. A simulator installed or brought into use before February 1, 2002 need not meet those standards if it fulfills the objectives of the assessment of competence or demonstration of proficiency.
“a simulator installed or brought into use before February 1, 2002, need not meet those standards if it fulfills the objectives of the assessment of competence or demonstration of proficiency”
The text of 46 CFR 10.411
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Simulator performance standards
Simulators used in assessment of competence must meet the appropriate performance standards set out in Section A-I/12 of the STCW Code (incorporated by reference, see § 10.103 of this part). However, a simulator installed or brought into use before February 1, 2002, need not meet those standards if it fulfills the objectives of the assessment of competence or demonstration of proficiency.
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