(1) An equipment to which this chapter applies
shall be of a type approved by the Administration. Subject to paragraph
(2), such equipment shall conform to appropriate performance standards
not inferior to those adopted by the Organization.footnote
(2) Equipment installed prior to the dates of
application prescribed by regulation 1 may
be exempted from full compliance with the appropriate performance
standards at the discretion of the Administration, provided that the
equipment is compatible with equipment complying with the performance
standards, having due regard to the criteria which the Organization
may adopt in connection with such standards.