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Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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B. Essential requirements for exhaust emissions from propulsion engines U.K.

Propulsion engines shall comply with the essential requirements for exhaust emissions set out in this Part.

1.PROPULSION ENGINE IDENTIFICATIONU.K.

1.1.Each engine shall be clearly marked with the following information:U.K.
(a)

engine manufacturer’s name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and contact address; and, if applicable, the name and contact address of the person adapting the engine;

(b)

[X1engine type and, if applicable, engine family;]

(c)

a unique engine serial number;

(d)

CE marking, as provided for in Article 18.

1.2.The marks referred to in point 1.1 must be durable for the normal life of the engine and must be clearly legible and indelible. If labels or plates are used, they must be attached in such a manner that the fixing is durable for the normal life of the engine, and the labels/plates cannot be removed without destroying or defacing them.U.K.
1.3.The marks must be secured to an engine part necessary for normal engine operation and not normally requiring replacement during the engine life.U.K.
1.4.The marks must be located so as to be readily visible after the engine has been assembled with all the components necessary for engine operation.U.K.

2.EXHAUST EMISSION REQUIREMENTSU.K.

Propulsion engines shall be designed, constructed and assembled so that when correctly installed and in normal use, emissions shall not exceed the limit values obtained from point 2.1, Table 1 and point 2.2, Tables 2 and 3:

2.1.Values applying for the purposes of Article 55(2) and Table 2 of point 2.2:U.K.
Table 1
(g/kWh)
TypeCarbon monoxide Hydrocarbons Nitrogen oxidesNOxParticulatesPT
ABnABn
Two-stroke spark ignition150,0600,01,030,0100,00,7510,0Not applicable
Four-stroke spark ignition150,0600,01,06,050,00,7515,0Not applicable
Compression ignition5,0001,52,00,59,81,0

Where A, B and n are constants in accordance with the table, PN is the rated engine power in kW.

2.2.Values applying from 18 January 2016:U.K.
Table 2

Exhaust emission limits for compression ignition (CI) engines b

a
+

Alternatively, compression-ignition engines with rated engine power at or above 37 kW and below 75 kW and with a swept volume below 0,9 L/cyl shall not exceed a PT emission limit of 0,20 g/kWh and a combined emission limit of 5,8 g/kWh.

b
++

Any compression-ignition engine shall not exceed a Carbon monoxide (CO) emission limit of 5,0 g/kWh.

Swept VolumeSV(L/cyl)Rated Engine Power PN(kW)ParticulatesPT(g/kWh)Hydrocarbons + Nitrogen Oxides (g/kWh)
The values referred to in table 1
a0,34,7
0,155,8
0,145,8
0,125,8
0,125,8
0,115,8
Table 3

Exhaust emission limits for spark ignition (SI) engines

Type of engineRated EnginePower PN(kW)Carbon monoxideCO(g/kWh)Hydrocarbons + Nitrogen Oxides (g/kWh)
Stern-drive and inboard engines 755
35016
35022
Outboard engines and PWC engines 30
300
2.3.Test cycles:U.K.

Test cycles and weighting factors to be applied:

The following requirements of ISO standard 8178-4:2007 shall be used, taking into account the values set out in the table below.

For variable speed CI engines test cycle E1 or E5 shall be applied or alternatively, above 130 kW, test cycle E3 may be applied. For variable speed SI engines test cycle E4 shall be applied.

Cycle E1, Mode number12345
SpeedRated speedIntermediate speedLow-idle speed
Torque, %1007575500
Weighting factor0,080,110,190,320,3
SpeedRated speedIntermediate speedLow-idle speed
Cycle E3, Mode number1234
Speed, %100918063
Power, %100755025
Weighting factor0,20,50,150,15
Cycle E4, Mode number12345
Speed, %100806040Idle
Torque, %10071,646,525,30
Weighting factor0,060,140,150,250,4
Cycle E5, Mode number12345
Speed, %100918063Idle
Power, %1007550250
Weighting factor0,080,130,170,320,3

Notified bodies may accept tests carried out on the basis of other tests cycles as specified in a harmonised standard and as applicable for the engine duty cycle.

2.4. Application of the propulsion engine family and choice of parent propulsion engine U.K.

The engine manufacturer shall be responsible for defining those engines from his range which are to be included in an engine family.

A parent engine shall be selected from an engine family in such a way that its emissions characteristics are representative for all engines in that engine family. The engine incorporating those features that are expected to result in the highest specific emissions (expressed in g/kWh), when measured on the applicable test cycle, should normally be selected as the parent engine of the family.

2.5. Test fuels U.K.

The test fuel used for exhaust emission testing shall meet the following characteristics:

Petrol Fuels
PropertyRF-02-99UnleadedRF-02-03Unleaded
minmaxminmax
Research Octane Number (RON)9595
Motor Octane Number (MON)8585
Density at 15 oC (kg/m3)748762740754
Initial boiling point (°C)24402440
Mass fraction of sulphur (mg/kg)10010
Lead content (mg/l)55
Reid vapour pressure (kPa)5660
Vapour pressure (DVPE) (kPa)5660
Diesel Fuels
PropertyRF-06-99RF-06-03
minmaxminmax
Cetane number52545254
Density at 15 oC (kg/m3)833837833837
Final boiling point (°C)370370
Flash point (°C)5555
Mass fraction of sulphur (mg/kg)To be reported300 (50)10
Mass fraction of ash (%)To be reported0,010,01

Notified bodies may accept tests carried out on the basis of other tests fuel as specified in a harmonised standard.

3.DURABILITYU.K.

The manufacturer of the engine shall supply engine installation and maintenance instructions, which if applied should mean that the engine in normal use will continue to comply with the limits set out in points 2.1 and 2.2 throughout the normal life of the engine and under normal conditions of use.

This information shall be obtained by the engine manufacturer by use of prior endurance testing, based on normal operating cycles, and by calculation of component fatigue so that the necessary maintenance instructions may be prepared by the manufacturer and issued with all new engines when first placed on the market.

The normal life of the engine is as follows:

(a)

For CI engines: 480 hours of operation or 10 years, whichever occurs first;

(b)

For SI inboard or stern drive engines with or without integral exhaust:

(i)

for the engine category : 480 hours of operation or 10 years, whichever occurs first,

(ii)

for engines in the category : 150 hours of operation or three years, whichever occurs first,

(iii)

for the engine category : 50 hours of operation or one year, whichever occurs first;

(c)

personal watercraft engines: 350 hours of operation or five years, whichever occurs first;

(d)

outboard engines: 350 hours of operation or 10 years, whichever occurs first

4.OWNER’S MANUALU.K.

Each engine shall be provided with an owner’s manual in a language or languages which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State in which the engine is to be marketed.

The owner’s manual shall:

(a)

provide instructions for the installation, use and maintenance needed to assure the proper functioning of the engine to meet the requirements of Section 3 (Durability);

(b)

specify the power of the engine when measured in accordance with the harmonised standard.

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