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KEY: CO = carbon monoxide; g/kW-hr = gram per kilowatt-hour; HC = hydrocarbons; THC = total hydrocarbon; kW = kilowatt; NOx = nitrogen oxides; PM = particulate matter; rpm = revolutions per minute.

^a Tier 2 emissions standards established by Congress apply to commercial compression-ignition (diesel) engines with a power rating of at least 37 kW.  Both propulsion and auxiliary engines are covered under these standards, but land-based engines used in portable auxiliary equipment must meet standards for land-based engines.  Smaller compression-ignition engines are covered under a separate rule. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also intends to regulate recreational marine diesel engine emissions under a separate rule and is establishing provisions to allow exemptions for category 1 and 2 engines used as auxiliary engines in U.S.-flagged vessels engaged in foreign trade or overseas operations at least 75 percent of the time (i.e., operation will occur more than 320 nautical kilometers outside the United States, not including trips between U.S. ports in Alaska, Hawaii, the continental United States, or its territories).

^b MARPOL Annex VI nitrogen oxide (NOx) standards (international standards adopted by the International Maritime Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships) are referred to as Tier 1 emissions standards.  These standards apply to any diesel engine over 130 kW installed on a vessel constructed on or after Jan. 1, 2000 and to any engine that undergoes major conversion after that date. MARPOL standards are currently voluntary for ships engaged in domestic travel but will be required for ships engaged in foreign trade with countries that ratify MARPOL standards.  Although they have not yet been ratified by the United States, the EPA encourages engine manufacturers to make compliant engines and encourages owners to purchase them.  If ratified by the United States, MARPOL Annex VI NOx standards will be retroactively effective Jan. 1, 2000.

^c Emissions standards are based on displacement/cylinder and rated power. The three standards categories are as follows:

Category 1 (< 5 liters displacement/cylinder and rated power >=37 kW): These engines are typically used as propulsion engines on relatively small commercial vessels (fishing vessels, tugboats, crewboats, etc.). They are also used as auxiliary engines on vessels of all sizes and applications.

Category 2 (>= 5 liters displacement/cylinder to < 30 liters displacement/cylinder and rated power >=37 kW): The largest engines that are widely used as propulsion engines in harbor and coastal vessels in U.S. waters. These engines also provide auxiliary power on very large vessels.  Many of these engines are of similar size and configuration as locomotive engines or use comparable emissions control technologies.

Category 3 (>= 30 liters displacement/cylinder and rated power .=37kW): These are very large high-power engines that are used almost exclusively for propulsion on vessels engaged in international trade.

^d Tier 2 for marine engines less than 37 kW are subject to the same emission standards as for land-based engines.

^e Indicates the model years for which the specified standards start.

^f N is the maximum test speed of the engine in revolutions per minute (rpm).

^g Manufacturers must demonstrate that the engine or engine family will meet all standards for its useful life. Certification for useful life is accomplished by testing a sample of engines. The warranty period applies to each engine manufactured. The manufacturer of each engine must provide a warranty to the ultimate purchaser or owner (and each subsequent purchaser or owner) that the engine is designed, built, and equipped so as to conform at the time of sale with Tier 2 standards and is free from defects in materials and workmanship that would cause the engine to fail to conform to these standards for the warranty period.  Furthermore, this warranty cannot be shorter than any mechanical warranty on the engine and must be at least one half of the useful life period. Useful life is expressed in hours or years, whichever comes first.

^h Warranty period is expressed in years and hours, whichever comes first.

ⁱ Indicates the model years for which the specified standards start.

Source:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Federal Marine Compression-Ignition (CI) Engines: Exhaust Emission Standards  (EPA-420-B-16-025, March 2016), available at https://www.epa.gov/emission-standards-reference-guide/epa-emission-standards-nonroad-engines-and-vehicles as of Nov. 22, 2019.